10+ min ago  (96+ words) A 49-year-old man was arrested by the Capricorn District Drugs and Firearms Task Team in Ga-Madisha Ditoro in Limpopo after being found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Police recovered a Norinco 9mm pistol, two magazines, eight rounds of…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (190+ words) The search and recovery operation for Tony Govender (54), who is believed to have drowned at Hazelmere Dam, concluded without success on Saturday. Govender, a former Navy officer and businessman, disappeared on Friday while celebrating his 54th birthday with friends at the…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (187+ words) A Kwa Zulu-Natal Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit has arrested a police Warrant Officer stationed at Kwa Msane on charges of aiding inmates to escape from lawful custody, defeating the ends of justice, and corruption. According to police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda,…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago  (133+ words) Reports have emerged of a suspected double murder in Hilton on Friday evening, with police and emergency services currently on the scene. Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, but information received by The Witness indicates that two people have died....

21+ hour, 13+ min ago  (554+ words) Residents of Sweetwaters, bordering Hilton, are living in fear after two men were gunned down on Friday night in what community leaders say is the latest in a series of deadly shootings to hit the area. ALSO READ | Two shot…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (204+ words) A 54-year-old former Navy officer and businessman is presumed to have drowned at Hazelmere Dam during celebrations marking his 54th birthday, prompting a helicopter-assisted search operation on Friday afternoon. According to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), its helicopter, ZS-HXM, took off…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago  (236+ words) The search for a former Navy officer and businessman who disappeared in Hazelmere Dam, Umhlanga, has resumed, with emergency services returning to the water on Saturday morning in an effort to recover him. Tony Govender, 54, is believed to have drowned…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (464+ words) A prominent office bearer of the All Truck Drivers Forum South Africa (ATDF-SA) has been arrested after allegedly inciting violence and disrupting traffic on the N3 near Bergville in the early hours of Saturday morning. Kwa Zulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (399+ words) A painstaking investigation by a Free State detective has helped bring an end to the violent crime spree of a serial gender-based violence (GBV) offender whose attacks terrorised victims over several years. Warrant Officer Mia Engelbrecht of the Thabong Family…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (182+ words) The usually quiet community of Hilton has been left reeling on Friday evening as news spreads of a double murder in the Knoll area, where two people were shot dead in an incident that has triggered a major emergency services…...