SAPS

WESTERN CAPE – A 43-year-old suspect was arrested on 03 September 2026 by the George based Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the Hawks in collaboration with the Outeniqua K9 Unit on charges of dealing in drugs. The team received information regarding drugs that were sold at a particular house in Dagamaskop. The information was …

BLOEMFONTEIN – What initially appeared to be a devastating fire at a building in Bloemfontein’s CBD has taken a tragic turn following the discovery of human remains in the rubble. The fire broke out at a building in St Andrews Street, also known as China City, during the early hours of Sunday, 23 August 2026. …

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State is cautioning members of the public to think twice before using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create and share photographs of themselves wearing a SAPS uniform or showing themselves being arrested by police. It has come under the attention of management and the seriousness of the …

EASTERN CAPE – The Mthatha based Serious Corruption Investigation team of the Hawks has secured the appearance of two former members of the Hawks, former Captain Given Makhubele and Jacob Tyantini, who are facing charges of corruption. The accused appeared before the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 3 September 2026 after being served with …

FREE STATE – Bultfontein police are seeking assistance from the public to trace five suspected armed robbers. This is after a liquor delivery truck was allegedly robbed on the R708 Road, near Bultfontein. It is alleged that on Thursday, 20 August 2026 at about 14:37 police were summoned to a scene of a possible armed …

POTCHEFSTROOM – The North West South African Police Service have rearrested a murder accused who escaped from police custody while being transported for medical treatment to Maganeng Clinic on Tuesday, 02 September 2026. It is alleged that the detainee, Tshepo Lobelo, was among four detainees who were transported from Pudimoe Police Station to Maganeng Clinic …

SASOLBURG – Sasolburg detectives are requesting public assistance in locating 20-year-old Mpho Precious Mponya from Sasolburg. It is reported by Mpho’s mother that on Monday, 31 August 2026, at about 04:10, she left her residence, leaving her two daughters, aged 19 and 17, asleep. Upon her return at about 12:30, she discovered that her 20-year-old …

POTCHEFSTROOM – An intelligence-led operation targeting the illegal online trade in wildlife has resulted in the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of a live Southern African Python in Delareyville. The operation was conducted through a collaborative effort involving the Sannieshof Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STESU), the North West Department of Economic …

WELKOM – The Welkom Serious and Violent Crimes (SVC) have launched investigations into a case of murder after a man was fatally shot at a filling station in Flamingo Park, Welkom. On Tuesday, 01 September 2026 at about 18:49, police were summoned to a shooting incident at Constantia Road. On their arrival on the scene …

TSEKI – SAPS Tseki Detective Service, working together with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), successfully secured the conviction and sentencing of 41-year-old Teboho Kubheka from Hasethunya Village in Qwaqwa to 15 years’ direct imprisonment for murder. Kubheka was sentenced on Monday, 31 August 2026, for the murder of 43-year-old Thabiso Molitsoane, whom he fatally stabbed …

RUSTENBURG – The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 2 welcomes the sentencing of a 61-year-old man to eight years’ direct imprisonment for five counts of burglary residential. The accused, Rapula Edwin Moatlhodi, was linked to the offences through forensic evidence. Investigations established that he would travel from Rustenburg to Mabeskraal, break …

LINDLEY – The Serious and Violent Crimes Unit in the Free State Province are looking for at least five (5) suspects following an ATM Bombing in George Leon Street, Lindley. Two members of Lindley Visible Policing Unit were busy with their policing activities during Monday, 31 August 2026 morning when they allegedly heard a loud …

KIMBERLEY – The Frances Baard District Commissioner, Major General Charlotte Makgari welcomes the life imprisonment sentence handed down to 31-year-old Shaderick Seane by the Kimberley High Court on Friday, 28 August 2026, following his conviction for murder. The conviction and sentencing stem from the discovery of the body of a 28-year-old woman at a house …

KIMBERLEY – The Carnarvon Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years’ imprisonment for raping his 42-year-old mother at their home in Carnarvon on 23 November 2025. The conviction and sentence follow a thorough investigation conducted by Detective Constable Leevirne Nathalie Raaf of the Carnarvon Family Violence, Child Protection …

POTCHEFSTROOM – An intelligence-driven operation conducted by the Provincial Anti-Gang Unit and Provincial Crime Intelligence Overt Operations has resulted in the arrest of a 49-year-old man and the seizure of firearms, ammunition, suspected stolen property and SAPS uniform related items in Klipgat. The joint operation was conducted in the early hours of Monday, 31 August …

STEYNSRUS – A case docket of Stock Theft that was opened at Steynsrus Police Station is being investigated by Heilbron Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit. According to the complainant, 54-year-old, who is a farmer and resides at Somerset Oos farm, a shortfall was noticed during livestock counting on Saturday, 29 August 2026, at Rietvlei …

SPRINGBOK – Members of the SAPS in the Namakwa District continues to intensify its efforts to combat the distribution and sale of illicit drugs the Namakwa policing precinct. On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, at approximately 08:00, members attached to the Namakwa District Task Team (Shift A and Shift B) executed a tactical operation at a …

The Acting Minister of Police, Mr Firoz Cachalia, wishes to reassure all South Africans that there is no shortage of adult or child rape evidence collection kits across the country. Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) remains one of South Africa’s most pressing national challenges, and the South African Police Service remains unwavering in its commitment …

Police in Limpopo have made a major breakthrough into the brutal murder of Mr and Mrs Marais aged 71 and 73, whose bodies were discovered at Crooks Corner in the Kruger National Park on 22 May 2026. Through coordinated cross-border investigations conducted by the South African Police Service, Mozambican law enforcement authorities, SANParks and other …