Moments after allegedly murdering his elderly mother, a man died after being knocked over by a car in KwaNobuhle in the early hours of Monday.. Siya Tshem, 26, allegedly assaulted his 72-year-old mother, Nozipho, with a hammer and left…
The body of a second missing woman from the Eastern Cape was found buried in a shallow grave at the weekend‚ police said. Vicky Terblanche was reported missing by her boyfriend last Thursday at the Mount Road police station in Gqeberha.…
Two former police constables were each sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Wednesday by the Alice regional court for the murder of a housebreaking suspect. Ntsikayesizwe Dlephu, 37, and Masixole Bushula, 40, were detectives stationed at…
A 33-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court on Monday in connection with the murder of a pregnant woman next to the N2 near the Gamtoos River bridge. Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said a truck driver, heading to Jeffreys…
The two police officers who are accused of murdering Nateniel Julies in Eldorado Park, are expected to appear in the Protea magistrate’s court on Monday. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said the pair, who are…
An Eastern Cape man tried to take his own life after allegedly killing Wits University student Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo in Dutywa on Monday. The death of Zozo has sparked outrage on social media, with Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi…
Nine murders and 19 attempted murders which were recorded by the police between April 2019 and March 2020 were as a result of bullying in schools. This was revealed in the release of the annual crime statistics by police minister Bheki…
Violence against women and children in SA took another sinister turn at the weekend when a Free State man allegedly confessed to stabbing and killing his mother. He attacked his mother after she allegedly refused to give him money to buy…
The Brakpan man accused of killing his 79-year-old mother and shoving her body into a drum of cement has been remanded in custody after his bail appearance was postponed on Wednesday. Robert Davie, 50, and his 17-year-old co-accused are…
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, who was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed and strung up from a tree. Police spokesperson Col Noxolo Kweza said the man had been arrested while…
A week after a Chatsworth pensioner was strangled in her prayer room, a fourth person has been arrested in connection with her murder. Police spokesman Brig Jay Naicker said the 37-year-old man was arrested in Lusikisiki in the Eastern…
As the family of slain sangoma Anele Hoyana struggle to come to terms with his death, his brother Olwethu says a two-year-old son continues to search for his father. “The kids are too young to register what happened but the two-year-old…
Luyanda Botha, who confessed to the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has been given three life sentences. He was also given five years on a charge of defeating the ends of justice. Botha pleaded guilty to the crimes, the…
A teacher from Clanwilliam in the Western Cape has been stabbed to death in her apartment. A 24-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Allison Plaatjies. Her injuries were so severe she was allegedly…
A teenager is behind bars after fatally stabbing her stepfather during an argument after he returned home “inebriated” from the Hilton Rugby Fields in Aliwal North. Detectives are investing a case of murder after the man died in the…
