Despite the suspension of SAPS VIP Protection unit, Action Society is not just demanding more charges to be added but willing to help the victims lay them. ACTION SOCIETY GOING ALL OUT FOR JUSTICE Action Society’s legal team lodged a formal complaint against the police officers involved in the #BlueLightMafia video this morning, under the provisions […]

The Bloemfontein High Court granted three of the suspects accused of helping convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester escape from prison bail on Wednesday, 5 July. The trio were denied bail in a lower court on 29 May. READ: Bester escape: G4S employee granted bail, State to oppose application of others HIGH COURT OVERTURNS BAIL DENIAL Former […]

The Special Investigating Unit has recovered just under R2million from a fraudulent Free State pastor and his partner. A probe from the SIU revealed the the pair made a fraudulent claim from the Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSeta) between 2016 and 2019. ALSO READ: Two border officials found guilty of fraud NON EXISTENT COMPANY DEFRAUDS THE […]

Alison Botha – the Port Elizabeth woman who survived a gruesome rape and assault almost 30 years ago – is living her worst fears after her attackers, Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, were released on parole this week. The Department of Correctional Services announced the release of the perpetrators who were sentenced to life […]

A man was arrested after hijacking an ICU ambulance along the N3 Lions River, KwZulu Natal on Monday. Midlands EMS spokesperson Roland Robertson told IOL that Midlands EMS crews were dispatched to the N3 Lions River following a motor vehicle collision. On arrival to the scene, the medics found two occupants who had been involved in a […]

A Facebook post by the Gauteng Department of Community Safety went viral after it alleged a 53-year-old man was caught speeding in a Chinese bakkie at over 200km/h on the N4 in Gauteng. South African social media users reacted to the post and in the comments section questioned the accuracy of the speed recorded by […]

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has warned members of the public about fraudsters using online job advertisement websites in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job seekers. ALSO READ: JMPD: Beware of fake jobs The Commission has noted various advertisements doing the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. […]

A 53-year-old motorist was arrested by the Gauteng Traffic Police for driving at 203km/h along the N4 freeway. The motorist who was arrested on Sunday, 2 July 2023 appeared at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 3 July. MOTORIST CLOCKS 203KM/H Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane said the motorist drove over the prescribed speed limit […]

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has confirmed that it is investigating allegations of assault against members of the VIP Protection Unit in the South African Police Service (SAPS). This, after VIP Protection unit attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection detail were captured assaulting a motorist on the N1 highway in Johannesburg, Gauteng. IPID PROBING […]

A bogus real estate agent was sentenced to 23 years of direct imprisonment by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 3 July. His conviction and sentence are related to when he swindled a victim out of R100 000. READ: ANC ward councillor murdered, girlfriend raped in the Eastern Cape BLOEMFONTEIN COURT SENTENCES FRAUDULENT REAL ESTATE AGENT […]

The start for income tax submissions is this Friday, 7 July 2023 at 20h00, but millions of SARS auto assessments have already been sent to taxpayers since last Friday the 30th. Now SARS is warning against the latest tax return scams and has published a helpful webpage. Click on it HERE if you’ve received a suspicious email, text or SMS and want […]

Lucky Mudau, the police officer who shot and killed his partner who was a nurse at Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment which has been suspended. Mudau who shot and killed Lebo Monene on 9 February 2022 and also turned the gun on himself but he survived and is now […]

The North West police have made a breakthrough in the murder investigation of the late Tsietsi Mohulatsi, an EFF councillor who was killed in October 2022. A 29-year-old suspect was arrested in Gauteng on Monday. READ: Arrests made in Gqeberha teen’s gang crossfire murder SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF EFF COUNCILLOR At the time of his […]

Austrian authorities said Thursday they had seized hundreds of weapons, ammunition and Nazi memorabilia and arrested six people after raids on several premises of the right-wing extremist Bandidos motorcycle gang. Police found a huge weapons stash including about “35 long firearms, 25 submachine guns, 100 pistols, over a thousand weapons components, 400 signal weapons,” the interior […]

Three men accused of robbing a tobacco truck and shooting its occupants have been sentenced to 18 years in jail by the Mokopane Regional Court.Despite pleading not guilty during trial, the men were found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstance and attempted murder. ALSO READ: Man sentenced for stealing R950 on CIT robbery scene AMERICAN TOBACCO […]

A South African woman has been left with her head in her hands after she was scammed out of R1.6m by her Ugandan lover. According to reports, police are currently searching the Ugandan man who convinced his Mpumalanga girlfriend that if she gave him money, he would multiply it for her. According to reports, the […]

Sudan’s war has brought painful memories back to the troubled Darfur region where armed groups are accused of ethnically targeting civilians, sparking fears of a new “genocide”. “They burned every house in the neighbourhood and killed my brother in front of me,” recounted one survivor, Inaam, who fled the western region for neighbouring Chad. Her […]

Three G4S employees accused of assisting Thabo Bester in his brazen escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) made a brief appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 28 June. READ: ‘Life changing win’: Bloemfontein man turns R15 PowerBall ticket into R23 million STATE REQUESTS CONSOLIDATION OF BESTER CASES AND POSTPONEMENT After faking his death, the […]

Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was due in a London court on Wednesday to stand trial for a dozen sexual offences which allegedly occurred more than a decade ago. The 63-year-old star of “American Beauty” and drama series “House of Cards” is facing a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in south London. He has […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested three more suspects in connection with the escape of Thabo Bester, taking the total number of suspects arrested for the matter to 12. The convicted serial rapist and murderer escaped from the G4S-run Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) in May 2022, and was re-arrested earlier this year. READ: Prison glow? Bester […]

Four Western Cape government social workers were attacked and nearly hijacked in Site C, Khayelitsha, last week, the social development department said in a statement on Monday, 26 June. READ: SASSA grants: Here are the payment dates for July 2023 [REMINDER] KHAYELITSHA IDENTIFIED AS A HOTSPOT FOR ATTACKS ON WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT WORKERS The incident took […]

Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday 25th June 2023. The attack occurred on Saturday around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu county, close to the Somali border, the source said. “Five people […]

Zimbabwean-born businessman Leeroy Sidambe – who is also socialite Mihlali Ndamase’s partner – has reportedly been issued with a warrant of arrest. This comes after his ex-girlfriend took him to court for reportedly failing to pay maintenance for their child – Sunday World reports. ALSO READ: Wife demands R156K in spousal maintenance from Mihlali’s man LEEROY SIDAMBE ALLEGEDLY […]

The Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units are continuing to prove their worth in their respective municipal areas, according to the Western Cape government. Just yesterday – one person was arrested in Betty’s Bay for being in possession of a stolen vehicle (stolen 21 June), thanks to the Overstrand Units with the assistance […]

Mpumalanga police have cautioned the public against hitchhiking or lifting hitchhikers following a spate of robberies in the Kinross police precinct. Police say hitchhiking and giving lifts to hitch-hikers may result in crimes such as robberies or risk the lives of those engaged in the practice. MPUMALANGA MOTORISTS AND HITCHHIKERS WARNED South African Police Service (SAPS) […]