MBOMBELA- A City Of Mbombela administrator and his colleague appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court today for their alleged involvement in the unlawful sale and purchase of municipal properties. Sibusiso Dube (42) and Mandla Shongwe (54) were arrested by the Hawks’ Nelspruit-based Serious Corruption Investigation on Monday, June 1 following…
JOHANNESBURG – Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a businessman in Middelburg nearly six weeks ago. The businessman was allegedly kidnapped by armed men travelling in three vehicles and carrying high-calibre firearms, including AK-47 rifles and pistols. READ | Duo arrested for robbing and kidnapping…
Five suspects, including company directors, have been granted bail after allegedly defrauding Unemployment Insurance Fund of R26 million. The bail conditions by the Mpumalanga Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of alleged fraud involving the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). Fumu Mkalira Cifu…
KWAGGAFONTEIN- Businessman Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni (60), together with his two co-accused, Phillmon Makhaya Msiza (55) and Mvimba Daniel Masilela (45), appeared before the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court on charges of extortion and two counts of money laundering. During their first appearance on Wednesday, May 13, the State applied for a seven-day…
Two police officers from Bethal were arrested on Wednesday, 06 May 2026, for corruption and extortion. The officers, a Sergeant and a Constable attached to Bethal Police Station, were arrested following an intelligence-driven operation by the Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit. READ | Hawks spokesperson resigns amid corruption allegations Save big, surf…
SCHOEMANSDAL- A three year-old girl was killed by at her mother’s workplace on Tuesday May 6. It is alleged that Ziyalo Lubisi (21) who appeared in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court today admitted to the crime claiming he was angry because the child’s mother, a domestic worker at his home did…
A man was run over by a cash-in-transit vehicle at a shopping complex in Bushbuckridge yesterday. A video of the incident has been circulating on social media of the incident. The police released a statement stating that a case of murder is currently investigated following a gruesome incident. “An attempted…
A 30-year-old suspect has handed himself over to police, following the fatal stabbing of his 34-year-old brother. The incident occurred last night at Nkohlakalo Trust, outside Kabokweni. According to reports, police were alerted at around 22:30pm to a scene where a man had been stabbed and later succumbed to his…
MBOMBELA- Frustration boiled over in the Lusanda Mathabela murder case on Friday, 24 April, as the matter was postponed yet again, with the defence slamming what it described as “unreasonable” delays while the court awaits direction from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The accused, Katlego Mokoena (19) and Lungelo…
An intelligence driven operation led to the discovery of a house that is used as an illegal gold processing laboratory in Barberton on Thursday, 23 April 2026. At the facility, police found chemicals, gold processing equipment and large quantities of gold bearing material. Two unlicenced firearms with ammunition were also…