Latest crime & justice news from across South Africa.
The Durban High Court dismissed Calvin Mathibeli's leave to appeal with punitive costs, upholding a prior order to remove defamatory posts about Lt Gen Mkhwanazi.
A Mqanduli man has been sentenced to 20 years for the fatal shooting of a man he accused of having an affair with his wife in 2024.
The body of a 19-year-old woman was recovered from the Orange River near Orania after she drowned while tubing with friends on 21 January 2021.
A 32-year-old alleged stock theft kingpin has been arrested in KZN's Upper Tugela area after evading police for weeks, also found with an unlicensed firearm.
Five suspects face court after SAIIA researcher Steven Gruzd was kidnapped in Corlett Gardens and found dead in Jeppestown over the weekend.
BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso calls for sweeping police reforms after 11 senior officers arrested over R360m tender, saying accountability must become inevitable.
A 44-year-old man has been arrested by Pretoria Hawks for allegedly defrauding a woman of R1 million through a fake romance and bogus mining scheme.
A Maletswai man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the 2020 murder of his wife, whom he fatally assaulted with a tonfa at their home.
A 72-year-old North West landlord has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his 66-year-old tenant during a dispute over electricity and water.
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt after a 12-year-old girl who was selling vegetables was found murdered in bushes near Ha-Ravele Village.
Police arrested 173 suspects during Operation Shanela II across Ekurhuleni over the weekend, targeting priority crimes including gender-based violence.
Two directors of Big Business Innovations Group face fraud charges after allegedly defrauding Stanbic Bank of over R150 million through falsified guarantees.
