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citizen. co. za > network-news > lnn > article > george-court-hears-sexual-assault-case-against-correctional-services-official

George court hears sexual assault case against correctional services official - LNN

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (289+ words) The case in which a 37-year-old correctional services official is accused of sexually assaulting a minor will continue today (May 7) in the George Magistrate's Court. According to George Herald, the matter, classified as a Schedule 6 offence, was postponed to allow…...

Lowvelder
citizen. co. za > lowvelder > uncategorized > 05/07/2026 > suspect-arrested-for-toddlers-murder-in-schoemansdal

Suspect arrested for toddler's murder in Schoemansdal

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (168+ words) Police in Schoemansdal have arrested a 21-year-old suspect on May 5 at about 13: 30 in connection with the murder of a three-year-old girl in Driekoppies. It is alleged that the child's mother, a domestic worker at the residence the suspect shares with…...

Southlands Sun
citizen. co. za > southlands-sun > news-headlines > 05/07/2026 > wentworth-police-rally-religious-leaders-against-crime

Wentworth police rally religious leaders against crime

5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (216+ words) STATION commander of the Wentworth police station, Colonel Sinayo Mtshali, has called on all religious leaders to join the police in the fight against crime. This emerged at a recent meeting between the management of the Wentworth SAPS and theologians…...

Boksburg Advertiser
citizen. co. za > boksburg-advertiser > news-headlines > local-news > 05/07/2026 > update-no-bail-in-high-profile-child-abuse-material-and-assault-case

UPDATE: No bail in high-profile child abuse material and assault case

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (650+ words) The Boksburg Magistrate's Court has denied bail to the two men accused of offences relating to child sexual abuse material and sexual assault, finding that their release would not be in the interests of justice. The accused, who are known…...

Rekord
citizen. co. za > rekord > news-headlines > 05/06/2026 > veteran-officer-retires-after-42-years-of-service

Veteran officer retires after 42 years of service

23+ hour ago  (123+ words) The TMPD has officially bid farewell to Superintendent KH Johnson, marking the end of an extraordinary 42-year career in public service. TMPD spokesperson Puleng Motholo said Superintendent Johnson began his career with the then-Pretoria government in 1984 before joining the TMPD…...

Ridge Times
citizen. co. za > ridge-times > news-headlines > local-news > 05/06/2026 > bethal-court-sentences-murder-accused-to-15-years-imprisonment-2

Bethal court sentences murder accused to 15 years imprisonment

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (262+ words) The Bethal Regional Court sentenced Sbusiso Thela (37) to 15 years" imprisonment for murder on April 15. The sentence follows a conviction handed down on March 13 for a murder in December 2023. According to reports, the incident took place at the Giant Bottle Store,…...

North Coast Courier
citizen. co. za > north-coast-courier > news-headlines > local-crime-news > 05/06/2026 > ballito-businessman-convicted-of-kidnapping-and-assaulting-estranged-wife

Ballito businessman convicted of kidnapping and assaulting estranged wife

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (408+ words) Ballito businessman Ryan Cowan (44) has been convicted of kidnapping and brutally assaulting his estranged wife, Mystrelle (37), after a nearly three-year trial. The charges relate to events between May 4 and 6, 2021, mainly at Imbonini Business Park in Shaka's Head. Evidence before the…...

Germiston City News
citizen. co. za > germiston-city-news > uncategorized > 05/06/2026 > bedfordview-extortionist-jailed-for-five-years-after-fake-murder-plot-scam

Germiston sentencing sends warning to extortion criminals

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (240+ words) An extortionist who fabricated a murder plot to coerce money from a Bedfordview victim has been sentenced to five years" imprisonment. Ndumiso Bhengu was convicted by the Germiston Regional Court on April 25 following an investigation into an incident reported in…...

Southlands Sun
citizen. co. za > southlands-sun > news-headlines > 05/05/2026 > montwood-cpf-agm-reports-17-decrease-in-crime

Montwood CPF AGM reports 17% decrease in crime

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (292+ words) THE Montwood Community Policing Forum gathered for its AGM at the Traybang Memorial Hall, Kenyon Howden Road, on April 29. The event served as a crucial time for key stakeholders, various sub-forums and community members to come together, to reflect on…...

Benoni City Times
citizen. co. za > benoni-city-times > news-headlines > 05/05/2026 > crime-in-brief-76

Crime in Brief

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (232+ words) From April 24 to May 2, the Benoni Flying Squad (BFS) and Police Emergency Services (PES) arrested 59 suspects. " A 37-year-old man was arrested in Kempton Park after he was found in possession of a white Suzuki Espresso, allegedly belonging to a rental…...