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Meet the woman behind DJ Warras’ murder

Gauteng police are appealing to the public for information that could help them locate Hlengiwe Goodness Buthelezi, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Buthelezi faces

August 19, 2026

Crime·South Africa

76 Murder Charges: Judgment Delayed as CBD Fire Accused Misses Court

Judgment in the case against the man accused of causing the Johannesburg CBD building fire that claimed 76 lives in August 2023 has been postponed after he failed to appear in court

August 12, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Officer’s evidence fills gaps in State’s arrest case but opens a new one

The civilian surveillance witness who had followed a Mercedes-Benz Viano through Kew was later brought to the roadside where its occupants were being detained and asked to identify them, the Johannesburg High

August 3, 2026

News·South Africa

Officer concedes he broke National Instruction and Criminal Procedure act during arrest.

The police captain, who led the arrest of accused No. 1, Musa Kekana, conceded in the Johannesburg High Court that he had failed to comply with both a national police instruction governing

August 3, 2026

Crime·News

Benjani Mwaruwari and City of Joburg In Ugly Showdown Over R1.35 Million Bill

The City of Johannesburg has instituted legal proceedings against former Zimbabwean football star Benjani Mwaruwari, seeking to recover more than R1.35 million in unpaid municipal charges relating to a luxury property in

August 2, 2026

News·South Africa

Analysis: Why Matlala’s Counsel is fighting the alleged hitman’s arrest.

There was something unusual about Friday’s proceedings, 31 July 2026 in the Johannesburg High Court, and it goes to the heart of what the trial-within-a-trial is really about. The advocate who spent

August 2, 2026

Crime·News

Matlala Case: Senior cop handcuffed ‘innocent’ man and admits he never heard of the rules.

A police captain, Phimi Alfred Sekgobela told the Johannesburg High Court that he handcuffed a man at the arrest scene who was not a suspect, and was unable to identify the legal

July 31, 2026

Crime·News

“WE DON’T TORTURE PEOPLE “: Captain denies courier bag suffocation, gun threats as medical records tell a bloody story

Graphic allegations of police brutality emerged in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, where Police Captain Phimi Alfred Sekgobela denied claims that he and his team suffocated accused No. 1, Musa Kekana

July 30, 2026

Crime

ANALYSIS | The real battle in the Matlala Trial is not guilt. It’s the evidence.

Eight days into the trial, the trial-within-a-trial has already produced some of the case’s sharpest clashes. A search without warrant, a disputed set of keys, and an arresting officer who told the

July 29, 2026

Crime·News

High Court dismisses businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal

The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s appeal against the refusal of bail, with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) saying the ruling means he will remain in custody pending

July 29, 2026

Crime·News

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Meet the woman behind DJ Warras’ murder

76 Murder Charges: Judgment Delayed as CBD Fire Accused Misses Court

Officer’s evidence fills gaps in State’s arrest case but opens a new one

Officer concedes he broke National Instruction and Criminal Procedure act during arrest.

Analysis: Why Matlala’s Counsel is fighting the alleged hitman’s arrest.

Matlala Case: Senior cop handcuffed ‘innocent’ man and admits he never heard of the rules.

“WE DON’T TORTURE PEOPLE “: Captain denies courier bag suffocation, gun threats as medical records tell a bloody story

ANALYSIS | The real battle in the Matlala Trial is not guilt. It’s the evidence.

High Court dismisses businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal

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