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Suspects arrested for JMPD officer murder in Vlakfontein

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Gauteng Police confirmed Friday the arrest of multiple suspects in connection with the murder of JMPD officer Matome Mokoena, who was fatally shot while on duty in Vlakfontein. Mokoena and his colleague were responding to a robbery call

May 18, 2025

Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso rape sexual assault trial 3

Featured·South Africa

South Africa bars Omotoso’s return for five years

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso departed South Africa on Sunday after being declared a “prohibited person” by the Department of Home Affairs, effectively banning his return for five years. The self-proclaimed pastor boarded a flight to Nigeria from OR

May 18, 2025

Police officers inspect the scene where kidnapped U.S. pastor, Josh Sullivan, was rescued last night

South Africa

American Pastor Rescued In Deadly Police Shootout In South Africa

South African police rescued American pastor Josh Sullivan following a deadly shootout that left three kidnappers dead in the Eastern Cape city of Gqeberha on Tuesday. Sullivan, 45, was kidnapped last week by armed men who stormed his church during a prayer

April 16, 2025

Gauteng police are searching for a motorist implicated in the brutal death of a man following a heated dispute

South Africa·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean Man Run Over Repeatedly In Brutal Sandton Murder

Police are searching for a Ugandan national who allegedly drove over a Zimbabwean man multiple times with his Ford Ranger following a heated confrontation in Rivonia, Sandton on April 5. Emmanuel Mahamba died at the scene after being repeatedly run over in

April 16, 2025

Crime·South Africa

DA Demands Meeting With Ministers Over Prison Contraband Crisis

CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance has called for urgent talks with police and correctional services ministers as contraband continues to flood South African prisons. The opposition party’s demand comes amid revelations that correctional facilities are operating at 155% capacity, creating what

April 2, 2025

The French woman who threw her dog over the balcony at OR Tambo International Airport died in hospital Picture File

Crime·South Africa

French Tourist Dies After Fatal Dog Incident at OR Tambo Airport

A French woman who allegedly threw her dog from a third-floor balcony at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport has died at Thembisa Hospital on November 25, 2024, officials confirmed. The tourist had arrived in South Africa on November 6 while traveling from

February 12, 2025

Crime·South Africa

Zimbabwean pair arrested over rape of Rosebank geologist

Two suspects face charges after allegedly drugging and assaulting a professional woman in Johannesburg, as social media amplifies calls for justice. The victim, a geologist working in Rosebank, reported abuse by Diepkloof Police Station officers during a 2 a.m. encounter on January

January 23, 2025

Crime·South Africa

Sangoma arrested over assault, linked to murder probe

Popular traditional healer Gogo Maweni faces assault charges as investigators examine connection to five deaths. South African sangoma Gogo Maweni has been arrested in Mondeor, Johannesburg, facing assault charges while investigators probe her possible connection to five murders between 2020 and 2024.

January 21, 2025

Crime·Zimbabwe

Grandmother, 71, charged in brazen cattle theft

Elderly woman accused of stealing, branding and selling 17 cattle worth US$14,000 in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region. A 71-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with stealing a herd of cattle and selling them to an abattoir after allegedly rebranding them with her

January 16, 2025

MEC Ntandokazi Capa visited Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha on New Year s Day

Featured·South Africa

12-Year-Old Among 653 New Year’s Day Births in SA

South Africa recorded 653 New Year’s Day births by 5pm, but celebrations were tempered by concerns after a 12-year-old girl gave birth at Frontier Hospital in the Eastern Cape, prompting an urgent investigation by health authorities. Gauteng led the country with more

January 2, 2025

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Suspects arrested for JMPD officer murder in Vlakfontein

South Africa bars Omotoso’s return for five years

American Pastor Rescued In Deadly Police Shootout In South Africa

Zimbabwean Man Run Over Repeatedly In Brutal Sandton Murder

DA Demands Meeting With Ministers Over Prison Contraband Crisis

French Tourist Dies After Fatal Dog Incident at OR Tambo Airport

Zimbabwean pair arrested over rape of Rosebank geologist

Sangoma arrested over assault, linked to murder probe

Grandmother, 71, charged in brazen cattle theft

12-Year-Old Among 653 New Year’s Day Births in SA

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