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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said his privacy has been “severely compromised” since making explosive corruption allegations against former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Speaking to eNCA senior reporter Dasen Thathiah at the 27th Interpol African Regional Conference on Wednesday, Mkhwanazi revealed strangers constantly approach him in public. “The difficulty is that my […]

Limpopo Transport MEC Violet Mathye has expressed her condolences to the families of five inmates and a police officer who died in a tragic accident on the R101 between Mokopane and Mookgophong. The incident occurred when a police van, transporting 11 inmates to the Mookgophong Magistrate’s Court, collided with a truck and overturned. Preliminary police […]

A Gauteng police sergeant and his wife have been charged with kidnapping and extorting a 23-year-old Swiss national in Johannesburg. Sergeant John Motladile, from Tarlton Police Station, and his wife, Yvonne, appeared briefly in Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The charges stem from an incident last week when the Swiss national, who had traveled […]

Two Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers have been arrested for allegedly extorting R8,000 from a motorist in Johannesburg. The complainant alleges the officers stopped his vehicle, accusing him of fleeing an accident scene, and demanded payment to avoid arrest. After paying the officers, the motorist reported the incident to law enforcement. JMPD’s internal affairs […]

Police vehicles were damaged in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg, during confrontations with residents protesting against steep electricity price hikes. The unrest erupted on Monday morning, 21 July 2025, as locals blocked roads to voice their frustration over new tariffs introduced on 1 July. The community decried the fixed monthly charges—R109 for single-phase connections and over […]

DURBAN, South Africa – Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has strongly refuted what he described as “baseless” and “wild” allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a media briefing this morning, Sunday. The accusations centre on the disbandment of a specialist unit investigating political assassinations. Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi accused Mr Mchunu […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called for the immediate suspension of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on Sunday, following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop linking him to criminal syndicates. The EFF expressed grave concern following revelations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a media briefing on the […]

DURBAN, South Africa – KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of deliberately undermining vital crime-fighting efforts across South Africa during an explosive press briefing on Sunday, 6 July 2025 (0800 GMT). Mkhwanazi said he would be opening a case against Mchunu for alleged interference in policing matters. The provincial […]

South Africa – Police in the Eastern Cape have opened two murder cases after discovering the burnt bodies of two young women in bushes at Khayelitsha outside Gqeberha on Wednesday morning. The victims are believed to be aged between 17 and 19. Police were notified about the bodies near bushes adjacent to Fourth Avenue in […]

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 when they stopped a vehicle matching the suspects’ description, leading to the deadly […]