Murder

Rassie Nkune, Albert Gama, Philemon Lukhele and Lawrence Mkhatshwa stand accused of the murder of Hillary Gardee. [PHOTO: Ntwaagae Seleka, News24]

South African News

Key Witnesses Untraceable: Charges Provisionally Withdrawn in Hillary Gardee Murder Case

Story Continues below advertisement Charges against the four men accused of the murder of Hillary Gardee have been provisionally withdrawn due to the inability to trace key state witnesses. The Economic Freedom Fighters issued a media statement expressing their disappointment in the decision, while the National Prosecuting Authority released a Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 yearApril 17, 2023 ago

The man was shot dead shortly after leaving a bar in Verulam.

News Brief

Drug dealer executed in Verulam | Graphic Content

Story Continues below advertisement An alleged Verulam drug dealer was shot dead shortly after leaving a bar in the early hours of Saturday on Wick Street, Verulam CBD. According to witnesses, three males in a silver BMW (registration unknown) pulled up next to him shortly after he left the bar. Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 yearApril 16, 2023 ago

The body of the 17 year old teenager was found on an unpaved path as he was beaten to death for allegedly raping his one year old sister.

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Teen, 17, beaten to death for ‘raping’ his sister

Story Continues below advertisement A 17-year-old KwaZulu-Natal teenager, accused of raping his one-year-old sister, was beaten to death in Hazelmere. According to Reaction Unit South Africa, they received a call for assistance from the ward councillor. On arrival at the scene, RUSA members met with detectives from the Verulam SAPS Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 yearApril 9, 2023 ago

Members of Parliament were united in their outrage against G4S on Tuesday with regards to the thabo bester case. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Crime

Parliamentary briefing on Thabo Bester postponed after G4S no-show

Story Continues below advertisement Tuesday’s parliamentary briefing on the escape of rapist and murderer Thabo Bester from Mangaung Correctional Centre was unable to proceed when security company G4S, which operates the prison, declined to appear. Bester escaped from prison on 3 May 2022. The Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Correctional Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 yearApril 5, 2023 ago

RUSA was called to the scene where the Malawian Couple was stabbed and hacked to death. (Image: RUSA)

Malawian Couple stabbed and hacked to death | Graphic Content

Story Continues below advertisement A Malawian couple was stabbed and hacked to death in their rented room on Saturday night in Redcliff, KZN. According to Reaction Unit South Africa, they were called to the scene at about 22:21 after neighbours discovered the lifeless bodies of the couple covered in blankets. Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 yearMarch 19, 2023 ago

Nandipha Magudumana alongside a man that looks like “Facebook Rapist” Thabo Bester, captured nearly two months after Bester was announced to have died in prison. Source: Supplied

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Siblings, 16 and 19, arrested for killing Thabo Mokwena

Story Continues below advertisement Two brothers, ages 16 and 19, have been arrested for allegedly killing an 18-year-old Thabo Mokwena next to a local pub in Praktiseer in the early hours of Monday, December 26, 2022. According to reports, the police received a call from a community member who Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

Woman arrested for fatally stabbing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute

South African News

Woman, 28, arrested for fatally stabbing boyfriend during an argument

Story Continues below advertisement A 28-year-old Harrismith woman has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing her 43-year-old boyfriend during a domestic dispute. According to reports, Harrismith police responded to the scene where a complaint of murder was laid in Tshiame B in the early hours of Monday, December 19, Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

The taxi bosses were killed by passengers of a white Ford Ranger in KwaZulu Natal Image:RUSA

South African News

Two taxi bosses executed in a drive-by shooting

Story Continues below advertisement KwaZulu-Natal – Two taxi bosses were executed in a drive-by shooting in Area 1, Mslasini, on Monday morning. According to Reaction Unit South Africa, residents contacted them after hearing a series of shots being fired. Some of the callers were able to confirm that two Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

Kgopotso Ntsana was allegedly killed by Bongiwe Praise Magwaza

Crime

Bongiwe Praise Magwaza, 22, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend

Story Continues below advertisement Bongiwe Praise Magwaza, 22, from Bosksburg, Gauteng, is accused of murdering her 32-year-old boyfriend, Kgopotso Ntsana, a police officer. On December 2, 2022, 34-year-old Sergeant Kgopotso Ntsana, who works at the Elsburg police station, was allegedly shot by his 22-year-old girlfriend after they had a Read more…

By Ayanda, 1 year ago