Category Crime

Two Zimbabwean nationals appear in court for child abduction

Two Zimbabwean nationals appear in court for child abduction

Two female Zimbabwean nationals appeared in court on charges of child abduction and contravention of the Immigration Act of South Africa. Grace Gumbo (26) and Mercy Tsoko (28) appeared in the Kriel Magistrate’s Court for the second time on Wednesday. This is in connection with a case which was previously…

Suspects caught red handed with stolen items at shopping mall

MBOMBELA – Two suspects are expected to appear before the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday 18 December, after they caught with stolen items worth about R7 000 from a clothing shop at Ilanga Mall on Wednesday. The suspects were arrested after close surveillance was conducted following allegations that the duo…

Trio to spend 18 years behind bars for gang rape

Three men were sentenced to 18 years direct imprisonment on Monday, 4 December for a rape incident that took place five years ago. The victim was 16 years old at the time was gang raped in a vehicle at a tavern in Morgenzon. It was heard in court that Sikhumbuzo…

Prison warden found with drugs

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 of drugs According to the police, the warden was at his post at Paxton Correctional…

Community sets man's home and workshop on fire

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 released after spending a week behind bars after a 78 year-old man was fatally shot.…

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 from school. The Mpumalanga Department of Education confirmed the incident but stated that the matter…

Man appears in court for grandfather's murder

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 body was exhumed at their home in Swalala Trust, near White River on Thursday, November…

Police foil business robbery

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. On Sunday, November 5, after allegations of criminality, the mob assaulted and burnt alive two…

Police foil business robbery

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 discovery. The children allegedly alerted elders who responded to the call, and they found the…