Category Crime

18-year-old stabs his sibling to death

An 18-year-old male was arrested in Bushbuckridge after allegedly stabbing his two siblings. One, aged 23, succumbed to his injuries while the other, aged 19, was taken to hospital for medical treatment. The incident occurred at Violetbank near Bushbuckridge yesterday morning, Sunday, 5 December. READ | 25-year-old convicted for the murder…

Man arrested after being found with child pornography

A man was arrested by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) in eMalahleni after he was found with child pornographic material. He appeared in the Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court yesterday, 28 September. The suspect was also charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm. According to the police, the FCS…

Man convicted for chopping his ex-lover to death

A 30-year-old man from Mangosuthu in Piet Retief, Thulasizwe Mtholephi Kunene, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court of South Africa: Mpumalanga Division sitting in Breyten for the murder of his ex-lover, Thuli Mavuso, and housebreaking. Kunene pleaded guilty and was convicted of housebreaking and murder. This…

Suspects to appear in court for business burglary

SABIE – Two suspects were arrested on Saturday after a business burglary which resulted in a shoot-out with police. The pair are due to appear at the Sabie Magistrate’s Court. According to the police, they were notified about a burglary when about six suspects broke into a cellphone shop and…

Life sentence for murder of man

NELSPRUIT – The Provincial Commissioner of South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, has welcomed a life imprisonment term meted to 38 year old Lucas Tsietsi Nkoana. The sentence was handed down by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court which was sitting in Delmas on Thursday,…