Tennessee woman Christa Pike was in a hospital Thursday after authorities "failed" to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her. Just hours earlier the US

A Free State police detective who demanded a R3,000 bribe from an accused person in exchange for making his criminal case disappear has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Sergeant Lefu Shadrack Zwane, a detective attached to the South

An investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has uncovered alleged procurement manipulation and misuse of more than R1.35 million meant to equip a Mpumalanga land restitution community, with investigators finding that some goods were never delivered and public funds

The National Portfolio Committee on Police said a badge cannot become protection from accountability and that police officers must be properly vetted as gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) grow across the country. The Operations for Crime & Justice Forum also

A 42-year-old Mozambican national has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ direct imprisonment after pleading guilty to seven offences linked to a poaching operation in the Kruger National Park. Raphael Ngobeni was convicted of trespassing, contravening the Immigration Act,

A Free State man has been sentenced to an effective 15 years behind bars after stabbing his girlfriend and allegedly setting a shack alight during a violent attack in Koppies earlier this year. The Koppies Magistrate’s Court convicted 30-year-old Tumelo

A helicopter crash in Zimbabwe has claimed the lives of six people, including well-known businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, and his wife, Lucy Muteke. According to reports, the d3aths were confirmed by family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo. Speaking to ZBC  News, Herbert added

Embattled top cop Shadack Sibiya faces another hurdle, with his legal team telling the court that he has been charged with possession of a firearm and served with two additional disciplinary notices while in custody. The firearm charge relates to

UNISA has raised more than R10 million towards its R50m student debt relief campaign, bringing renewed hope to hundreds of students facing financial barriers to completing their qualifications. The funds were raised at the university’s second annual fundraising gala dinner, held

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has clarified that the man seen in the public gallery during the appearance of suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya was signing to his colleagues. This comes after a video of the

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - Lil Wayne, 44, is set to marry a woman who is 21 years his junior and also younger than his daughter. The rapper recorded a video to congratulate rapper B.G. on his engagement to his

Two Gqeberha shop owners, aged between 30 and 40, have been served with summons for allegedly contravening the Counterfeit Goods Act after the Hawks seized suspected counterfeit branded merchandise worth about R7 million. The two were served with summons and

A 46-year-old foreign national has been arrested for allegedly colluding with Home Affairs officials to obtain fraudulent South African passports, with officials allegedly paid up to R15,000 per application while foreign nationals were charged as much as R100,000. The man