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Bafana Mahungela found guilty of Kirsten Kluyts’ murder

The Johannesburg High Court has convicted Bafana Mahungela on all charges linked to the 2023 murder of pregnant Sandton teacher Kirsten Kluyts. Mahungela was found guilty of murder, robbery, defeating the ends

September 11, 2026

Crime

DJ Warras murder accused abandons bail

A woman accused of conspiring to murder DJ Warras has abandoned her right to apply for bail after appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on Friday 11 September following her arrest in

September 11, 2026

Crime

Committee flags Mchunu inconsistencies over PKTT disbandment

Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has identified what it describes as material inconsistencies in suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s evidence. The committee has

September 9, 2026

Politics

Lesotho authorities urged to probe journalist abduction

Amnesty International has called on Lesotho authorities to urgently investigate the reported abduction and assault of journalist and human rights defender Kananelo Boloetse. Boloetse was allegedly abducted from his home in Katlehong,

September 9, 2026

News·South Africa

Spring Day murder accused abandons bail bid

A 53-year-old man accused of murder has abandoned his bail application in the Cullinan Magistrate’s Court. According to NPA Gauteng Pretoria regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana, the accused is facing a murder charge

September 8, 2026

Crime·South Africa

Zimbabwean wife and daughters killer pleads guilty

Triple-murder suspect Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, as well as entering South Africa while wanted as a fugitive in the United Kingdom. Tshuma, a

September 8, 2026

Crime·South Africa

Operation Shanela nets more than 2 000 suspects in Limpopo

More than 2 000 suspects have been arrested across Limpopo during a week-long high-density crime operation that also saw police seize nine firearms and 116 rounds of ammunition. A total of 2

September 8, 2026

Crime

Olievenhoutbosch residents protest over undocumented migrants

Residents of Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion have taken to the streets demanding tougher action against undocumented migrants, adding another flashpoint to South Africa’s increasingly volatile national debate over immigration. Residents marched to the

September 7, 2026

News·South Africa

Man knifes his ex girlfriend to death after protection order

A 28-year-old man allegedly knifed his ex-girlfriend to death shortly after she obtained a protection order against him, in one of the most brutal femicide incidents reported in Limpopo. The 25-year-old woman

September 7, 2026

Crime

Vanara takes over IDAC after Johnson’s resignation

Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara has been appointed Acting Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), taking over the country’s specialist anti-corruption unit following the resignation of Advocate Andrea Johnson. Justice and Constitutional

September 4, 2026

Politics

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Bafana Mahungela found guilty of Kirsten Kluyts’ murder

DJ Warras murder accused abandons bail

Committee flags Mchunu inconsistencies over PKTT disbandment

Lesotho authorities urged to probe journalist abduction

Spring Day murder accused abandons bail bid

Zimbabwean wife and daughters killer pleads guilty

Operation Shanela nets more than 2 000 suspects in Limpopo

Olievenhoutbosch residents protest over undocumented migrants

Man knifes his ex girlfriend to death after protection order

Vanara takes over IDAC after Johnson’s resignation

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