A score settled? – Farouk Meyer killed in violent ambush
Farouk Meyer was killed outside of his auto spares shop in Eldorado Park. His killers are still at large.
Crime
Crime
Lindani Myeni: Wife vows to pursue charges against Hawaii police
Lindani Myeni’s body has yet to be repatriated to South Africa. His wife, Lindsey, is taking Honolulu police to court for wrongful death.
News
Piet Retief protests: Community wants ‘no bail’ for farmers
Piet Retief protesters have clashed with police outside the magistrate’s court, ahead of the appearance of four farmers accused of killing the Coka brothers.
Crime
Death of Nathaniel Mbele exposes homophobia epidemic in SA
Nathaniel Mbele’s death is proof that South Africa is dealing with a deep-rooted homphobia epidemic.
Crime
Watch: Double assassination caught on CCTV [video]
In a split second, a regular night in the streets of Hillbrow, GP, turned into a bloody nightmare.
Crime
Nyanga mass shooting raises fears of an all-out taxi war
Nyanga was the scene of a mass shooting where five people linked to the taxi industry were killed and two others wounded.
Crime
How Priscilla du Toit was failed by SA’s police system
Priscilla du Toit was viciously killed on this day last year. The South African police’s poor handling of her case is, in part, the reason why it remains unsolved.
Viral
Naledi Phangindawo: Gory details of her murder surface on social media
Naledi Phangindawo was hacked to death with an axe for trying to leave an abusive relationship. #JusticeForNaledi
Viral
Bing Liu: COVID-19 researcher dies in apparent murder-suicide
Bing Liu came very close to making important discoveries about COVID-19 before he was brutally murdered in his home.
Crime
Andile ‘Lulu’ Ntuthela: Sordid details surface on brutal murder
Andile ‘Lulu’ Ntuthela was found in a shallow grave, butchered and torched. The motive? He chose to live his truth.
Cape Town Buzz
Chad du Plessis: Young rapper killed in alleged ambush
Chad du Plessis and his Beeza CPT crew had just released a brand new mixtape.
Crime
KwaMashu shop owner faces murder charges for killing looter
A KwaMashu shop owner is in court for allegedly using an illegal firearm to kill a suspected looter.
Crime
Bethelsdorp teen body found in bushes
Bethelsdorp police need your help identifying a teenage John Doe whose dead body was found in the area’s bushes.
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Mossel Bay community takes to the streets demanding justice for Naledi [video]
The Mossel Bay community has had enough of Gender-Based Violence and they are demanding #JusticeForNaledi
Crime
Vincenzo Pietropaolo: Unmasking Bank of Athens’ family killer
The Gauteng High Court judge described Vincenzo Pietropaolo as a cold-hearted and pathological liar who has shown no remorse for killing his father and wife.
News
Mthokozisi Ntumba: Four officers arrested for murder
The police officers also face three countrs of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
News
Mthokozisi Ntumba: Police who killed father of three not arrested
Mthokozisi Ntumba died at the hands of SA police and his killers are still roaming the streets.
Crime
Five teens struck in Mitchell’s Plain drive-by shooting
Tensions are high in Beacon Valley, Mitchell’s Plain, where five teens were gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Two died and three others were seriously injured.
Crime
William ‘Red’ Stevens: Murder of Cape gang boss sparks fears of war
The murder of William ‘Red’ Stevens has sparked fears of an all-out gang war in Cape Town.
Crime
PE police discover newborn dumped in Baakens Valley
Port Elizabeth police are in search of a woman who dumped a newborn baby in a black refuse bag, in Baakens Valley.
Crime
Limpopo police in search of alleged family killer
The man, known as either Naseem or Neesham Ahmed, is wanted for allegedly killing his wife and newborn baby at a lodge in Limpopo.
Viral
Lisa Montgomery: US executes mom killer
Lisa Montgomery becomes the first woman to be executed by the US government since 1953.
Crime
Sikander Kalla kidnapped – Here’s what we know
No word has been heard from the alleged abductors of businessman Sikander Kalla.
Crime
Baden Powell Drive is a dumping site for Cape Town murderers
In a span of three weeks, six bodies have been dug out of the bushy Baden Powell Drive. All these homicide cases remain unsolved.
Crime
Ocean Basket double murder: Two suspects finally caught
Polokwane authorities say more arrests are expected in the murder of Lizette Deacon and her mom.
Crime
Watch: Man executed at Gordon’s Bay eatery in broad daylight [video]
A 40-year-old man was executed at a Gordon’s Bay tavern, in broad daylight, on Thursday. Police are looking for this hitman.
Crime
Jurgen Vandekeere: Court finds rapist, murderer guilty
In April 2011, Jurgen Vandekeere raped and mutilated 20-year-old Chantelle Barnard in the Benoni property she rented from him.
Crime
Who killed Thandeka Mdeliswa? – Police launch manhunt for suspects
Police tracked down the suspects who killed Thandeka Mdeliswa but they slipped away.
Gossip
New evidence in Senzo Meyiwa case could end Kelly Khumalo
Senzo Meyiwa’s murder docket is with the NPA, insiders claim. Kelly Khumalo has allegedly been touted as the mastermind behind the goalkeeper’s death. Here’s everything we know:
Crime
Eldorado Park locals clash with SAPS after death of teen [video]
Conflicting accounts on the tragic death of Nathaniel Julius have been reported. What exactly happened to this #EldoradoPark teen?