Crime

Prison warden found with drugs

Authorities arrested Nala Abraham Fenyane, a 58-year-old prison warden, for possessing drugs, which included 93 tablets and three sachets with an estimated street value of R15 000. READ | 19 year-old bust with R20 000 worth...

Community sets man’s home and workshop on fire

KAMHLUSHWA- A man believed to have taken the life of a pensioner through a shooting is now homeless after his home and workshop were set alight by community members. This took place when he was...

Grade 10 learner stabbed to death

A grade 10 learner died after he was fatally stabbed on Tuesday afternoon in Boschfontein. It is alleged that the The deceased who was a studentt at Mbambiso High School was stabbed while walking home...

WATCH | Police hunt suspect after filling stating shooting in Ermelo

The police in Ermelo are man hunting a man who shot Smangaliso Innocent Nkosi at a local filling station on November 12. It is alleged that the victim, together with his friends, were at the...

Man appears in court for grandfather’s murder

Siyabonga Sanderson (22) appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court for murder and defeating the ends of justice today. This is after he was arrested for the murder of his 75 year-old grandfather, Albert Sanderson whose...

Two people killed in mob justice at Nkomazi

Cases of mob justice are on the rise and most are carried across Ehlanzeni in the Nkomazi area. The mob assaulted and brutally stoned to death an 18-year-old male yesterday, Monday, November 6 at Mjejane....

New born found in a plastic bag

A newborn baby was found dumped in a plastic bag at the sports field yesterday in Mbuzini, Nkomazi. According to the police, children who were playing on the field at about 15:00 made the gruesome...

Taxi operators attack female traffic officials

A group of taxi operators attacked female law enforcement officers in Secunda on Friday, August 4. Female Transport Inspectors were working on R546 between Embalenhle and Evander this morning. At about 08:00am, more than 50 taxis...

Traffic officer remanded in custody for failed CIT Heist case

Mbombela traffic officer, Khanyisile Viola Nyalunga remains behind bars after her case was postponed on Tuesday. The 29 year-old traffic official was as arrested on Friday, July 28 following a failed Cash-In-Transit Heist in Hazyview....

Father and son in court for rape and corruption

A man and his son appeared in the Piet Retief Magistrate's Court on Thursday for rape and corruption. This is after Bonginkosi Enerst Zwane (44) tried to bribe an investigating officer from the Family Violence...

State to oppose bail for alleged truck arson suspects

The five men who allegedly torched trucks in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu -Natal and Limpopo, made their second appearance in the Ermelo Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Nelson Khulekani Shongwe (29), Sibusiso Emmanuel Mthethwa (38) , Fundile Alberta...

Truck and bus owner arrested for R89m corruption

A prominent businessman has been arrested in connection with R89 million fraud and corruption charges related to vehicle licence fees. Morris Robert Shabalala (58), who owns a fleet of busses and semi-trailers registered under the...