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Tragic death of South African woman in Virginia: Husband charged with murder. Image: X

Cape Town woman killed by husband in Virginia

A 32-year-old woman from Cape Town has been killed by her husband in what police are calling a domestic violence incident in the US state of Virginia. Kim White, originally from Cape Town, was found dead at her home in Chantilly on

May 29, 2025

Chesnay Patricia Keppler worked together with the officer at Eldorado Park station Photo Supplied

South Africa

SAPS Sergeant kills warden girlfriend

A police sergeant is under arrest and hospital guard after fatally shooting his girlfriend, a Panyaza crime prevention warden, through her kitchen window in Eldorado Park on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3pm at 4 Smarag Street when the intoxicated officer,

December 26, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Man Burns Wife’s Body After Fatal Iron Bar Attack

A man allegedly killed his wife with an iron bar before burning her body in a horrific act of domestic violence that has shocked the Samusodza village community in Nyanga. Benjamin Mhungira allegedly struck his wife twice on the head after they

December 26, 2024

Sibusiso Lawrence s father opened up about his son and the relationship he had with his girlfriend wife

Featured·South Africa

“He Kept Things to Himself” – Father Breaks Silence on Son’s Murder-Suicide

The father of Sibusiso Lawrence, who confessed to killing his wife and posting images of her body online before taking his own life in KwaZulu-Natal, revealed his family is “heartbroken and disturbed” by the tragedy. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, he disclosed previously

December 18, 2024

Zimbabwe

Woman jailed 10 years for knifing husband’s lover to death

A Zimbabwean woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally stabbing her husband’s girlfriend. Stacey Mkandla, 34, killed Brightness Phiri after finding her in bed with Mkandla’s husband in Gweru, central Zimbabwe. The attack took place in February when

September 26, 2024

Police have arrested an Inanda woman in connection with the murder of her father Picture File

South Africa

Woman Arrested for Father’s Murder in Inanda, South Africa

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of her father in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning in the Skokoko area of Inanda. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the woman is accused

September 5, 2024

Zanele Mkhonto aged 30 has been sentenced to 20 years direct imprisonment for the brutal murder of her boyfriend a police officer Sergeant Mandlenkosi Happy Thwala 47 Picture NPA SAPS

Crime·South Africa

Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Policeman Boyfriend

Domestic violence: Woman receives 20-year jail term for killing policeman boyfriend. The High Court in Mpumalanga, South Africa sentenced 30-year-old Zanele Mkhonto to 20 years direct imprisonment for the brutal murder of her boyfriend, police officer Sergeant Mandlenkosi Happy Thwala, 47. Thwala

April 5, 2024

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