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South AfricaHawks Boss Admits Sending Officers to Verify KT Molefe Raid- South AfricaAlleged Crime Boss Vusimuzi Matlala in High Court Bail BattleJOHANNESBURG, 20 October 2025- The legal battle for freedom for alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has reached the Johannesburg High Court after a lower court denied him bail. The appeal marks a critical stage in a case that has captured widespread public attention. Matlala’s legal team has…October 20, 2025
- South AfricaTaxi Boss Thamsanqa Moyo Shot Dead on Soweto HighwayJOHANNESBURG, South Africa– A tragic shooting on Soweto Highway has claimed the life of a prominent taxi boss, Thamsanqa Moyo, the chairperson of the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance (GNTA). The incident, which occurred around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 18 September 2025, has sent shockwaves through the…September 19, 2025
- South AfricaSARS Seizes R56m Cocaine Haul off Durban CoastDURBAN, South Africa- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) intercepted a cargo ship carrying cocaine worth R56 million near Durban’s coast on Wednesday, authorities said. The seizure, part of an intelligence-driven operation, targeted a vessel at the Fairway Buoy, about four nautical miles off…September 5, 2025
- South AfricaNaked man arrested in Cape Town for firing police gunCape Town, South Africa- A naked man was arrested in Cape Town’s central business district on Wednesday after disarming a police officer and firing shots on Keerom Street, police said. The incident, which occurred around 1 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), caused panic outside the Western Cape High…September 4, 2025
- South AfricaShadrack Sibiya fights unlawful police suspensionPRETORIA, South Africa- The lawyer representing suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has urged the Pretoria High Court to declare his suspension by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola unlawful. The legal challenge…September 3, 2025
- CrimePrimary school principal shot dead in KraaifonteinGunmen kill educator and wound companion in early morning attack outside Ekuthuleni Primary. A 54-year-old school principal was fatally shot outside Ekuthuleni Primary School in Kraaifontein on Thursday morning, with a female companion also injured in the attack. The shooting occurred around 7…January 23, 2025
