Tag: SAPS

Teenager sentenced to 18 years in prison

An 16 year-old girl will spend 18 years behind bars for her role in the murder and robbery of a pensioner after the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court handed a sentence in Middelburg...

“Our Province is not a nest for criminals and druggies”- Premier

With the recent spikes in children and women murder cases in the province, Premier Mandla Ndlovu has made it clear that Mpumalanga is not a hideout for criminals. He said this during his State Of...

Abducted woman’s body found at cemetery

The body of a 46 year-old woman who was abducted at Mphatseni, Masoyi has been found. According to police, three armed suspects forcefully took her in front of her children in the early hours of...

Woman appears in court for murder

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...

15 illegal miners arrested

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....

Two minors raped and dumped on the streets

An unknown perpetrator raped two minors aged seven and nine after they went missing on Saturday, March 30 in Vosman. According to the police, the incident sent shockwaves through the community. The minor’s parents searched...

Armed men rob Carolina Hospital patients and staff

The Carolina Hospital staff and patients were under attack by robbers Saturday morning. It is alleged that a group of armed men stormed the hospital at 01:00am and terrorised the staff and patients, vandalising medical...

David Mabuza’s body guard dies in car accident

The Deputy President David Mabuza’s body guard died at a scene of an accident in Middelburg yesterday. The Deputy President’s motorcade was travelling between Mpumalanga and Gauteng when one of the back-up vehicles’ tyre burst,...

Thapelo is Season 19 Idols winner!

The South African Police congratulated Thapelo Molomo (Warrant Officer) for being crowned the Idols South Africa Season 18 winner. SAPS released a statement expressing their delight in Molomo’s achievement. “The organisation is immensely proud of...

Mother dumps newborn next to railway

A 37-year-old woman dumped her newborn in the bushes next to a railway in Dullstroom on Sunday afternoon. READ | Mother and children burn to death in Klarinet The police received a tip-off from a passerby who...

Gardee family wants case be transferred to the Hawks

The Gardee family has filed an urgent application at the Pretoria High Court against South African Police Services. According to the family statement, the application stems from the alleged incompetence of the Detective Unit. The...

Hitch-hiker shoots two robbers dead

Supplied Content  A man fatally shot two alleged robbers while trying to rob him near the Crocodile Valley Road near the N4 yesterday. The man hitch-hiked when two alleged suspects were driving in a silver grey...