1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (172+ words) Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder of an 88-year-old woman at Phozi Location, outside KuGompo. Police spokesperson Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said the elderly woman was found dead following a violent incident at about 8:40 am on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (221+ words) Eastern Cape police are appealing for information that could assist the investigation into the killing of a headman and his mother, and the attempted murder of a community member. Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said the incident occurred at Komkhulu Location in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (838+ words) A forensic pathologist’s analysis of Steve Biko’s original 1977 post-mortem has raised questions about the account accepted by the apartheid-era inquest that the anti-apartheid activist suffered his fatal head injuries during a scuffle with security police. Dr Shakeera Holland testified virtually…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (334+ words) A swift police operation in Gqeberha has led to the arrest of a 52-year-old suspect and the recovery of 11 firearms, including nine shotguns and two R1 15 rifles, just hours after they were stolen from a private security company in Newton Park....

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (188+ words) Western Cape police said two alleged extortionists from Gqeberha are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s court on Monday following their arrest in a sting operation on Friday. Constable Ndakhe Gwala said the men, aged, 35 and 47, were arrested at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) Australian police said Wednesday they were on the hunt for thieves who made off with hundreds of thousands of oysters. The molluscs have an estimated total value of Aus$350,000 and were lifted from an oyster farm near the town of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) Seventeen suspects, allegedly linked to a hijacking syndicate, are in police custody in Vereeniging, following their arrest on Tuesday. Police say the arrests follow an intelligence-driven operation targeting a syndicate linked to planned car and truck hijackings in the Orange…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (828+ words) A 63-year-old Gqeberha businessman accused of statutory rape and the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old boy with special needs will remain in custody until September 1, when the Gqeberha Regional Court is expected to deliver its decision on his bail application....

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (175+ words) Western Cape anti-gang unit detectives are investigating two separate triple murders reported on Sunday and early on Monday morning. Police spokesperson, Captain Frederick C. van Wyk, said the first incident was reported on Sunday in Silvertown where police found the bodies…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (198+ words) Four suspects are now in custody for their alleged involvement in the murder of former world champion boxer Zolani Tete. Tete, who holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest knockout in a title fight in boxing history, was gunned…...