ISIS

Who is Umar Akbar? – ISIS cell arrested in Johannesburg has a checkered history

By Andile Sicetsha / 8 September 2025

Alleged ISIS member Umar Akbar was arrested in Johannesburg with stolen goods, but his long history of terror-related cases in South Africa shows a pattern of arrests that never materialised into convictions.

Crime

Explosive report links ISIS to extortion in South Africa

By Andile Sicetsha / 2 March 2024

An explosive report has found that ISIS uses criminal activities, including extortion, in South Africa to sustain its operations and funding.