MBOMBELA- Lungelo Sithole (19), the second accused in the Lusanda Mathabela murder case, was denied bail by the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court today. Sithole and his co-accused, Katlego Mokoena (19), allegedly murdered the 20-year-old at her home in Mataffin, on November 3, 2025. Investigations revealed Mathabela was brutally stabbed over 23…
EMBALENHLE- Police have arrested four suspects in connection with an attempted murder and business robbery that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 16 February at a local tavern in Extension 22. Police say the suspects allegedly arrived at the tavern at closing time and demanded money from the owner,…
MBOMBELA- A disturbing detail emerged in court on Friday, February 6, as Investigating officer Sgt Pollan Mashiloane testified that Lusanda Mathabela may have been sexually assaulted before her brutal murder. During the bail hearing of Lungelo Sithole (19), accused number two in Mathabela’s murder case, Sgt Mashiloane told the Nelspruit…
KWAMHLANGA- Murder accused, Petros Makua was arrested this week for the alleged murder of his two year-old niece at Phola Park. According to police reports, a call was received from a local hospital on the evening of Sunday, February 1 about a child had who been brought in by family…
An off-duty SAPS officer was arrested for shoplifting on Saturday, 31 January 2026, at a certain supermarket in Barberton. According to the police, a security officer who was on duty at the main entrance of the supermarket received information from the store’s control room, indicating that a male customer had…
MBOMBELA – The family of Lusanda Mathabela is opposing the bail application of two 18-year-old suspects, Katlego Mokoena and Lungelo Sithole, accused of her murder. The pair appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, January 28, where their legal representatives told the court that they are proceeding with their…
The police, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies and local farmers, received valuable information and were led on Friday, January 9 Friday 09 January 2026 (around 16h30), to an uncovering of a field of dagga plants estimated at a street value of about R2.9 Million, next to river at…
MASOYI- What started as a night of fun on Christmas Eve took a devastating turn at a local tavern when a patron shot a DJ before turning the gun on himself. Police in Masoyi are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Mganduzweni Trust during a patrol on the R538…
MBOMBELA- The High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga Division sentenced Mikah Shalamuka Willy Sithole (38) to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, Nicolene Morgan. This is following an incident on December 21, 2024 when Morgan and her sister attended a party at Cork Trust, Bushbuckridge and Sithole arrived…
20 security officers that were arrested for possession of fraudulently acquired competency certificates were all sentenced to different prison terms, ranging from six to 12 months imprisonment with an option of paying fines between R2 000 and R10 000. The accused, Thulani Mndawe (51), Frank Ndlovu (46), Derrick Shongwe (48),…