Two Mozambican nationals spent Christmas behind bars after being found in possession of stolen on the day in the Kruger National Park. READ | Two men found dead in Tonga “It is alleged that the suspects entered the park via Numbi Gate to avoid police operations on the N4. They probably…
Cocaine to the estimated value of about R29.3 million was reportedly found in a truck which was intercepted in Lebombo Port of Entry on Saturday morning, December 3. It is alleged that the driver of a truck (with Gauteng registration number plates) crossed the Port of Entry from Mozambique into…
Two bodies were discovered by security guards during their routine patrol yesterday morning in Tonga. Police were alerted by the security guards about the bodies dumped in the grass behind a low wall, a few metres from the Nkomazi River in the sewer plant. The Police at Tonga and the…
The Mpumalanga High Court has convicted Phindile Sibiya from Belfast Trust, Bushbuckridge, to 22 years’ of direct imprisonment for murdering her infant and defeating the ends of justice. Sibiya pleaded guilty to intentionally stabbing her infant and burying her in a shallow grave. Sibiya told the court that during the…
Chief Solomon Tikhontele Dlamini (80) was granted bail on Monday. The leader of the Lomshiyo Tribal Authority appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested last Friday for the murder of his son, Zwelithini. This is following investigations after he was shot dead at his home last year.…
The former Municipal Manager of Nkomazi Local Municipality, Muzi Daniel Ngwenya, was arrested by the Hawks for fraud, theft and contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act on Friday, 28 October. READ | Hawks arrest staff members for R60 million fraud In December 2021, Ngwenya bought a pre-owned Mercedes Benz using municipal…
A suspect was arrested in connection with the murder of a German tourist who was fatally shot at Numbi Road on October 3. READ | German tourist and driver shot dead by robbers The 32-year-old appeared at the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court today facing charges of murder, attempted murder and attempted hijacking.…
A 33-year-old alleged rape suspect is in hospital after community members assaulted him for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman at Thubelihle in Kriel. READ | Suspect rapes his grandmother and cousin According to the police, the victim was on her way to a nearby hiking spot for a lift back home.…
A group of robbers fatally shot a tourist at Numbi Road near White River in the early hours of Monday. According to the police, four German tourists were traveling in a Hyundai H1 on Numbi Road en route to Numbi Gate at Mdluli Safari Lodge. Three armed suspects who were…
MBOMBELA – Officials from the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are facing charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering together with directors of a company who claimed for services they did not render. READ | Community Safety officials arrested for…