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- Bellarmine Mugabe Avoids Prison with Massive Fine While Co-Accused Receives Three-Year Sentence
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
The Alexandra Magistrates Court has sentenced Bellarmine Mugabe to a combined fine of R600,000 for pointing a toy gun and violating the Immigration Act. While Mugabe will be deport...
- South African Political Leaders Assert Democracy Has Failed to Reach 1994 Founding Ideals on Freedom Day
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
Marking 32 years of democracy on April 27, 2026, major South African political parties expressed concern that high crime, poverty, and land inequality have compromised the nation's...
- Court Hears Allegations of R250,000 Hush Money Payment in Bellarmine Mugabe Shooting Trial
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
The Alexandra Magistrates Court was informed that a security guard, allegedly shot in the back by the son of late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, received a substantial payment...
- Bereaved Family Decries Endless Sentencing Delays for Convicted Killer Amber Lee Hughes
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Africa
The sentencing of Amber Lee Hughes for the 2023 murder and rape of four year old Nada Jane Challita was postponed in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday. Ellie Challita, the c...
- SAPS Captain Faces Intense Scrutiny in Modack Trial as Allegations of Police Conspiracy Resurface
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Africa
SAPS Captain Alfred Barker took the stand this week as a defense witness in the high-profile trial of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack. Barker’s testimony, which centered on...
- Extortion Mafias Target Western Cape Schools as Criminal Syndicates Demand Protection Fees From Principals
Published: Apr 12, 2026
Section: Crime
Criminal organizations are increasingly infiltrating the Western Cape's education sector, forcing school administrators and parents to pay protection money to prevent vandalism. De...
- IPID Arrests Eight SAPS Officers Following Lethal 2024 Domestic Raid in Free State
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Africa
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has detained eight police officers in connection with a September 2024 shooting that resulted in four deaths. The arrests follow an...
- R823 Million SANDF Deployment Faces Public Backlash as Cape Flats Gang Violence Claims More Victims
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Africa
Despite a massive R823 million investment into Operation Prosper, residents of the Cape Flats report that the South African National Defence Force has failed to curb escalating gan...
- Ian Cameron Criticizes Haphazard SANDF Strategy as Western Cape Violence Claims 22 Lives
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Africa
Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Ian Cameron, has labeled the SANDF deployment in the Western Cape as futile following a surge in gang violence over the Easter...
- Johannesburg Court Postpones DJ Warras Murder Case to May Amid Outstanding Forensic Evidence
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Africa
The murder trial of media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has been postponed to May 27, 2026. Accused Armindo Pacula and Vincent Majola remain in custody as the state awaits...
- South African Police Intercept Five Female Drug Mules at OR Tambo International Airport in Major Narcotics Sting
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Africa
Five South African women are scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday following their arrest at OR Tambo International Airport. Police discovered narcotics concealed in their cl...
- SANDF Deployment Begins in Cape Town as Ramaphosa Sends 2,200 Soldiers to Combat Rising Crime
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Africa
The South African National Defence Force has commenced its visible deployment in Cape Town as part of a broader national initiative to curb violent crime. President Cyril Ramaphosa...