Six year-old Junior Mabandla’s body was found after a month since he went missing last month. According to police, an 18-year-old man has since been apprehended in connection with the discovery. Colonel Donald Mdluli said police were called to a scene in Pienaar where a group of community members gathered.…
KANYAMAZNE- Two suspects, identified as Marvellous Tshepo Madonsela(33) and Mbuyiseni Isaac Sikhiti (34) appeared in the kaNnyamazane Periodical Court today. This is in connection with the murder of Bonisiwe Mabuza who went missing last week and was found buried in a shallow grave on Monday, 1 July. READ | Body of…
After almost a week since Bonisiwe Mabuza (37) went missing, her body was found following arrests made over last weekend. Her body was exhumed on Monday afternoon at the Luphisa Graveyard after she was murdered and buried in a shallow grave, allegedly by her assailants. On the day she was…
Two suspects, aged 29 and 36 were arrested during the Operation Vala Umgodi in Schoemanskloof on Friday, June 28. They were arrested for mining related offences and charged for Contravention of the National Environmental Management Act. Their arrest was made during the time when police assigned to carry out duties…
A security guard was beaten to death on Sunday morning when suspects broke into Malekutu Primary School. 58 year-old Elliot Mndlovu’s body was discovered in the early hours. According to a report from the school, the room where Mndlovu spent his time in between his patrols was forcefully opened. “Hi-Tech…
PIENAAR- Police are investigating a murder case after the discovery of a man’s burnt body on Monday, June 17. The body was found at the Maphakama Sports Ground after paramedics and police received information regarding the incident. According to Colonel Donald Mdluli, the body was burnt beyond recognition.”No arrests have…
A six-year-year boy has gone missing in Pienaar since yesterday. Junior Mabandla was last seen leaving home at around 15:00pm when he went to buy sweets at a local tuck shop. He was wearing a blue jersey and black trousers. Residents of Pienaar have joined the search and have been…
The eMalahleni Regional Court sentenced a 46-year-old man for two counts of rape. The accused admitted guilt for the offence and the court subsequently convicted him of raping his stepdaughter and her younger sister in 2022. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the stepfather who was convicted was left…
A woman, identified as Lucy Clara Makhabane, appeared at the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court in Tonga on Friday, May 10 on a charge of murder. This court appearance comes after a murder of another woman on Wednesday, May 8 after the discovery of her body laying on the street in Tonga.…
The police have arrested and charged 15 suspects for illegal mining related offences during Operation Vala Umgodi between Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. The joint operation was conducted at a certain farm outside Mbombela. The operation consisted of a multidisciplinary team consisting of SAPS members and Department of Home…