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The South African Police Service (SAPS) is seeking entry-level Police Trainees and welcomes applications from individuals of all races and genders. We are looking for young, energetic, intelligent, physically and mentally fit people who are committed to serving their country through a career in policing. Enlistment Details Post Title: Police TraineeReference: TRAINEE2025/2026 Act of Appointment: SAPS Act, 1995 (Act No …

A 30-year-old mathematics teacher has been arrested in Soweto on charges of assault and sexual harassment after an incident involving a Grade 10 pupil that has shocked parents and educators across Gauteng. Police confirmed on Friday morning that Miss Deliwe Chantel Phehli was taken into custody following a complaint lodged at the Protea Glen police station earlier this week. The …

In a tragedy that has shaken the close-knit coloured community of The Hague in Delft to its core, nine-year-old Jody Windvogel, a bright-eyed Grade 3 learner at Delft North Primary School, took his own life on Sunday afternoon, 16 November 2025. The little boy, described by his mother as “my shadow, my baby and everything,” was found hanging from a …

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is confident it can secure a lengthy conviction against Limpopo musician Lehlogonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke, as prosecutors prepare to link multiple cases to build one of the most serious criminal dockets yet faced by the controversial artist. The 30-year-old performer, widely known for his explosive personality both on and off stage, is already facing …

The body of five-year-old Onkarabetse Leeuw has been found on the outskirts of Glen Location near Bloemfontein in the Free State, bringing another chilling end to what began as a desperate search for a missing child. Police confirmed that the young boy’s body was discovered on Wednesday afternoon, hidden beneath a cardboard box in thick vegetation just beyond the settlement. …

A horrific murder has rocked the small community of Ngogo, KwaKhoza in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, after a young mother was gunned down in her sleep while lying next to her 2-year-old child. The victim, Phindile Ndlovu, was found dead in her bed in the early hours of Sunday morning, her body riddled with bullets. Her toddler, who had been sleeping beside …

The Oudtshoorn Regional Court in the Western Cape has sentenced 39-year-old Drezene Jonkerman to 20 years in prison after she confessed to killing her seven-year-old son, Ashwin, on her birthday. The child’s death on August 11, 2024, followed a morning of drug use that spiraled into tragedy. Jonkerman, a mother from Oudtshoorn’s Korhaan Avenue, admitted to strangling her son in …

Police in Soweto are actively searching for 27-year-old Tshepang Ntoampe, a local resident wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, 25-year-old Lesego Mutlwane. The incident reportedly occurred during a heated domestic argument at Ntoampe’s residence in Naledi, Soweto. According to police reports, Ntoampe allegedly stabbed Mutlwane once in the chest. Emergency services responded to the scene, but …

Baleseng Moramaga’s bravery was in vain — she was allegedly shot for standing by her cousin Tshiamo’s side during a night that began with laughter and ended in tragedy. Two young women from Mamelodi East, cousins Baleseng and Tshiamo Moramaga, were killed in what police describe as a “domestic-related double murder” that has sent shockwaves through the township. Their alleged …

The Mamelodi cousins’ tragedy has taken yet another emotional turn — this time, not in the courtroom, but on social media. As the alleged killer of Tshiamo (22) and Baleseng Moramaga (21) made his second court appearance this week, South Africans were left debating one question: “How can a woman represent a man accused of killing two young women?” The …