South Africa Deploys 3,500 Extra Police Officers
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An audacious effort joined two disparate communities, who say they all suffer from the staggering violence and crime affecting the country.
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Police officer shoots brother-in-law after mistaking him for intruder
Sergeant Salome Kgoroba, attached to the SAPS Sekhukhune District, briefly appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday, said Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba on Thursday. The officer is accused of fatally shooting her 31-year-old brother-in-law at around 02:00 on 16 November 2025.
The trial of a 43-year-old South African Police Services (Saps) officer accused of Gauteng Crime Warden Chesnay Keppler is set to begin on 19 January 2026. Mandla Buthelezi appeared in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, sitting in Johannesburg, alongside his co-accused and his 36-year-old Saps colleague Llewellyn Meyers on Tuesday.
Johannesburg police’s elite National Intervention Unit (NIU) shot a hijacker who targeted an official G20 vehicle. The suspect allegedly brandished a toy gun
South Africans have been warned to prepare for major disruptions in the coming weeks as police and protest activity ramps up ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit at Nasrec.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A top police official who claimed that South Africa’s police and justice system has been infiltrated by criminal syndicates took the stand Wednesday at a government-backed probe into the allegations. KwaZulu-Natal Police ...
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A 75-year-old man was found murdered in his Table View home, with his hands and legs bound, reports EWN. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said officers have opened murder and house robbery cases, though it is still unclear what was taken. The victim was declared dead at the scene by medical personnel, and the investigation is ongoing.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to three Australians who played pivotal roles in the fight against apartheid, adding them to the Wall of Names at Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum in Pretoria.