Tag: Murder

13 October 2020, 12:41 PM

The family of one of the two women that were killed at an industrial site in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Saturday ...

Kotoi Vannek was arrested and appeared in court following the discovery of the child's body stuffed in a box. The boy had multiple stab wounds.

Man accused of murdering 4-year-old boy remanded in custody

by Mntomuhle Gumede

12 October 2020, 4:30 PM

A 42-year-old man has appeared in the Warrenton Magistrate Court in the Northern Cape in connection with the murder of ...

Former apartheid era police officer Rodrigues insists that he was neither involved in the arrest nor in the subsequent investigation of the case against political activist Ahmed Timol.

Rodrigues approaches SCA against prosecution in Ahmed Timol murder

7 October 2020, 9:38 AM

Former apartheid era police officer Joao Rodrigues believes he will not receive a fair trial should he be prosecuted for ...

Lizette and Hettie Deacon were murdered last month at their home in Welgelegen in Polokwane.

Suspects in Deacon murder case to apply for bail

7 October 2020, 7:38 AM

Four people accused of killing a businesswoman and her mother are on Wednesday expected to apply for bail in the ...

Farmers in Senekal say they fear for their lives.

EFF in Free State calls for those responsible for burning a police van to be held accountable

by Lerato Matlala

6 October 2020, 7:02 PM

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Free State has come out guns blazing calling on law enforcement to act ...

The Marikana Massacre has been described as the deadliest use of force by the police in South Africa, since the 1976 Soweto June 16 uprisings.

Video footage of Marikana shootings expected to be shown in court

5 October 2020, 12:28 PM

Video footage of August 2012 showing the Marikana Massacre incident is expected to be shown at the North West High ...

Community members were planning to protest following the killing of young Sanelisiwe Mhlongo, when they heard that the bodies of two women had been found in the same area.

Community in shock following discovery of two women’s bodies in KwaMashu

29 September 2020, 9:22 PM

The community of KwaMashu in KwaZulu-Natal is reeling from shock following the discovery of the bodies of two women at ...

Charl Kinnear, a senior investigator in the Anti-Gang Unit, was gunned down near his Bishop Lavis home on the Cape Flats.

More protection needed for police probing high profile cases: Analyst

28 September 2020, 1:05 PM

Government must provide more protection to police officers investigating high-profile cases, especially those related to gangs and the underworld, as ...

A peaceful protest took place outside Newcastle Magistrate's Court ahead of Siyabonga Macu's appearance.

Newcastle farm couple’s murder case postponed to October

28 September 2020, 12:57 PM

The case of the man accused of the murder of a couple in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal has been postponed to ...

Former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and his co-accused were found guilty of kidnapping, common assault and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Sentencing in former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli’s case to resume

28 September 2020, 7:53 AM

Sentencing in the case of former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and co-accused Mthembeni Mthunzi is expected to resume in ...

Nathaniel Julies was gunned down near his home in Eldorado Park west of Johannesburg last month.

Bail judgment of officers accused of killing Nathaniel Julies to be delivered

28 September 2020, 6:27 AM

27 September 2020, 3:35 PM

The Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto is today expected to deliver judgment in the bail application of three police officers ...

Four men entered Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital dressed in personal protective equipment and shot the patient in the head.

Family demands answers after fatal hospital shooting

by Skhangiwe Mthiyane

The family of a man who was shot dead while lying in a ward at the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital ...

Residents in Orange Farm Extension 4 say that have been searching the area for the person who attempted to kidnap the child.

Orange Farm residents threaten police station lockdown amid child kidnapping

23 September 2020, 6:05 AM

Residents of Orange Farm in the south of Johannesburg have threatened to shut down the local police station over alleged ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele says all agencies must work in tandem in order to secure convictions against organised crime syndicates.

Western Cape authorities, police to clamp down on extortion of businesses by criminals

21 September 2020, 2:10 PM

Western Cape authorities and the police have announced an integrated plan to clamp down on the extortion of businesses in ...

Double murder accused Rameez Patel will be appearing in court for the alleged murder of his wife.

Double murder accused Rameez Patel back in court

21 September 2020, 11:00 AM

21 September 2020, 10:38 AM

The trial of double murder accused Rameez Patel is continuing at the Polokwane High Court.

More suspects to appear in court for Lizette Deacon’s murder

by Skhangiwe Mthiyane

Two more people arrested in connection with the killing of Polokwane business woman, Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie, will ...

It's alleged the 16-year-old murdered his 17-year-old peer, beheaded him and dumped his body in a trench.

Northern Cape teenager to appear in court after allegedly beheading peer

16 September 2020, 9:37 AM

A 16-year-old teenager is expected to appear in the Pampierstad Magistrate's Court in the Northern Cape on a charge of ...

The SABC 1 Ikani actress was shot on 3 September while trying to intervene in a commotion.

Three men accused of Thandeka Mdeliswa murder to appear in court

14 September 2020, 10:04 AM

Three men accused of the murder of an actress Thandeka Mdeliswa are expected to appear in the Evander Magistrate's Court ...

The accused woman allegedly caught the man trying to rape her one-year-old niece inside the family kraal in Qaga village near King Williams Town.

Eastern Cape civil society groups to support a woman in court for killing of alleged child rapist

14 September 2020, 6:24 AM