Author: Malebogo Putu
Five suspects were arrested over the weekend and are expected to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 2 February, on charges including murder, house robbery and possession of suspected stolen property in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 60-year-old man on a smallholding outside Humansdorp last week. According to Eastern Cape police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, officers arrested the five men, aged between 22 and 37, after they were found in possession of items believed to have been taken during the attack. The suspect group was linked to the murder of Deon du Toit, whose body…
Police in Port Nolloth have arrested two men after uncovering a cache of unpolished diamonds hidden inside a vehicle in the Northern Cape, authorities said Friday, in what officials described as part of an intensified crackdown on illegal mining and diamond trafficking in the Namakwa district. The arrests followed a tip-off received that two suspects were allegedly selling diamonds from a parked vehicle in Port Nolloth, a coastal town long associated with diamond activity. Police officers quickly traced the vehicle, a Nissan light delivery van, parked opposite the beach. During a search, officers discovered a quantity of unpolished diamonds concealed…
Police have taken a major step in the ongoing investigation into the December 2025 assassination of renowned media personality Warrick DJ Warras Stock, arresting a second suspect in connection with the high-profile killing that reverberated across the entertainment industry and beyond. Brigadier Brenda Muridili, spokesperson for the South African Police in Gauteng, confirmed that a 25-year-old Mozambican national was apprehended late on Friday, 30 January 2026, in the Marathon informal settlement in Primrose, Ekurhuleni, after a Crime Intelligence led operation involving the Provincial Investigation Unit (PIU) and Ekurhuleni Metro Police. The suspect, whose identity has not yet been released, is…
A 28 year old man accused of raping a 14 year old learner appeared before the Nkowankowa Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Friday, South African police said. The accused made his first court appearance on 30 January 2026 and was remanded in custody until 5 February 2026 for further investigation, according Colonel Malesela Ledwaba of the South African Police Service. Police said the charge stems from an incident on 28 January 2026 when the learner was allegedly attacked while walking home from school in Section A of Nkowankowa. The suspect, who was known to the victim, allegedly dragged her to…
Twenty-three alleged members of an international scam syndicate accused of swindling foreign investors of more than 1 billion rand were remanded in custody on Wednesday after appearing before the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court. The suspects face charges of contravening South Africa’s Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS Act). They were arrested on Jan. 27, 2026, in a coordinated, multi-agency operation led by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks. Arrests were carried out at various locations across Gauteng, including Bryanston, Randburg and Centurion. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the arrests followed prosecutorially guided investigations…
In a swift tit for tat response to South Africa’s expulsion of its top diplomat, Israel has declared South Africa’s senior diplomatic representative, Minister Shaun Edward Byneveldt, persona non grata and ordered him to depart within 72 hours. The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced the decision on X, stating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar made the move “following South Africa’s false attacks against Israel in the international arena and the unilateral, baseless step taken against the Chargé d’Affaires of Israel in South Africa.” The statement added that “additional steps will be considered in due course.” This…
The South African government has formally declared more than 9,000 Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens commonly known as Amapanyaza as Peace Officers, resolving longstanding legal uncertainties surrounding their establishment, appointment and deployment. The announcement came during a joint media briefing on Friday, January 30, 2026, convened by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Ministry of Police, and the Gauteng Provincial Government. The move follows a report by the Public Protector, Adv. Gcaleka, released on October 22, 2025, which stemmed from a complaint lodged on September 27, 2023, by Advocate Paul Hoffman, Director of Accountability Now. The complaint raised allegations…
South Africa has declared Ariel Seidman, the Israeli chargé d’affaires in Pretoria, persona non grata and ordered him to depart the country within 72 hours, escalating already strained relations between the two nations amid ongoing disputes over Israel’s actions in Gaza. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) announced the decision in a media statement on Friday, accusing Seidman of “a series of unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice which pose a direct challenge to South Africa’s sovereignty.” These violations include the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against President Cyril Ramaphosa…
The South African Police Service’s Crime Intelligence unit in Kraaifontein uncovered an illegal alcohol manufacturing operation while pursuing information related to an unlicensed firearm, police said on Wednesday. According to Constable Ndakhe Gwala of the South African Police Service in the Western Cape, officers were on a mission to recover an unlicensed firearm when they identified a residence in Antilope Street, Uitzicht, as a possible location of a person of interest. Crime Intelligence members enlisted the assistance of Durbanville SAPS officers, and on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, police descended on the premises. Two Congolese nationals, aged 23 and 24, were…
South African Police arrested six alleged bogus investment scammers along with 25 call centre agents on Tuesday in a coordinated operation targeting an international fraud syndicate, law enforcement officials said. The suspects, aged between 38 and 61, were arrested in Johannesburg, Gauteng, for contravening the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS Act) 37 of 2002. The arrests followed a joint takedown operation involving the Gauteng Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialised Investigation, Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section, the Gauteng Tactical Response Team, Hawks Legal Services and Hawks Communication Services. They were supported by Gauteng Crime Intelligence,…