3 week agoTwo more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of whistleblower BabitaDeokaran. The suspects were found with cash and firearms in their vehicles. Deokaran was a witness in an ongoing PPE corruption investigation in Gauteng
3 week agoPolice are searching for suspects after five people were gunned down by unknown attackers in Umlazi, south of Durban. Three other people were seriously wounded and are being treated in hospital. The shooting took place in the township's W-section
Three men have been killed in a gang-related shooting in Lotus River in Cape Town. Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says detectives from the anti-gang unit are investigating the killings
Investigations are under way into the cause of a bus crash in which 28 people were killed and 30 others injured at the Kei Cuttings between East London and Butterworth in the Eastern Cape on Monday
Police Minister, Bheki Cele will on Sunday host feedback meetings on investigations into the murder of 36 people in Phoenix, north of Durban, during the July looting and violence that hit the province
1 month agoPolice Commissioner, Khehla Sitole, is reportedly extending the deployment of officers to hotspots in Gauteng and KZN. This is in anticipation of protests ahead of Former President Jacob Zuma's court appearance for his Arms Deal corruption trial
Bodies found in a burnt Durban building. The building burnt during riots in KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago
1 month agoSouth Africa will send 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help the country battle jihadist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation, parliament said Wednesday
SouthAfrica objected to last week's "unilateral" decision by the African Union (AU) Commission to grant Israel an official observer status at the continental organisation
2 month agoProtest action at Benmore & Lower Rd, Sandton. Violence is starting as rioters attack a @JoburgMPD member in a police car
Pro-democracy marches turned into waves of protest and violence. The government's response A dusk to dawn curfew, internet blocking, and military deployment. On the rioting aftermath in Eswatini
New reports say more than 35 bodies are unclaimed in Phoenix, northwest of Durban, in the wake of last week's unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal. Sakina Kamwendo was earlier in Phoenix
Death toll from S. Africa unrest jumps to 337: govt @AFP
Vigilante groups step in to tackle unrest in South Africa, sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order. Understaffed police were rapidly overwhelmed when riots first flared in KwaZulu-Natal
2 month agoSatellite Imagery from yesterday (15th July 2021) shows the collapsed roof and remains of Brookside Mall, KZN, SouthAfrica, after sustaining heavy fire damage caused by looters in the wake of Zuma's arrest earlier this week
Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says one of the 12 alleged instigators of the violent looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has been arrested
Asked about RSA violence, "we certainly track and watch closely" the unrest in the streets of South Africa, says @PressSec
2 month agoSANDF soldiers have been deployed in Alexandra in Johannesburg to assist law enforcement officials to restore law and order following violence and looting over the past few days
2 month agoSouth African army mobilises reserves to deal with deteriorating law and order situation
A third taxi related shooting occurred at the Cape Town Station deck this morning after an argument ensued between disgruntled drivers of rival taxi associations. Police have been deployed to the area. No arrests have been made.
2 month agoAt Maponya Mall in Soweto, which by contrast is locked down and secure with police, soldiers and private security on the scene
There was yet another shooting incident in the Cape Town deck. People started running into Grand Central Mall and that sparked the fear of looting. Shop owners immediately closed all doors. No looting is taking place, people were running for cover from the taxi shooting
South Africa unrest death toll climbs to 72, police say
2 month agoThree people died in Greytown after dozens of beer crates fell on them at a liquor store
Durban - SAPREF calls force majeure and shuts down its fuel refinery operations
2 month agoPolice and soldiers are on the ground attempting to stop the ongoing looting. Vosloorus in Gauteng
2 month agoKZN - Pietermaritzburg: the SAB depot - next door to Makro Looting
The South African National Defence Force has been deployed to Soweto, Gauteng, to quell clashes between police and protestors. Violent protests continued this morning, with some police officers sustaining injuries after being pelted with stones
2 month agoSouth Africa: wave of collective self-reductions and clashes with policemen in poor neighborhoods of large cities. The crackdown has left at least 6 dead 500 arrests. Images from yesterday in Johannesburg
Police officers have reportedly come under attack from protestors – as looting and the vandalism of stores continues in Diepkloof, Soweto, in Gauteng
