https://www.iol.co.za https://www.iol.co.za/assets/img/branding/iol/iol-logo-196x82.jpg https://www.iol.co.za RSS for Node Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:33:37 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:33:37 GMT https://www.iol.co.za/rss 60 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/three-gupta-linked-companies-two-directors-convicted-of-laundering-r1075m-in-mine-rehabilitation-funds-f50d0213-fbd9-4109-90d9-47cd7b8736db https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/three-gupta-linked-companies-two-directors-convicted-of-laundering-r1075m-in-mine-rehabilitation-funds-f50d0213-fbd9-4109-90d9-47cd7b8736db Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:32:52 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:32:52 GMT IOL Two directors and three Gupta-linked mining companies have been convicted of fraud and money laundering involving R107.5 million in mine rehabilitation funds. Sentencing is scheduled for December 1, 2026. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/in-pics-torched-cars-damaged-businesses-as-anti-immigration-protests-rock-durban-and-soweto-edb6973f-11ff-4efe-bf77-9377ccd24269 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/in-pics-torched-cars-damaged-businesses-as-anti-immigration-protests-rock-durban-and-soweto-edb6973f-11ff-4efe-bf77-9377ccd24269 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:12:48 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:12:48 GMT IOL See the scenes from Durban and Soweto as anti-immigration protests escalated, with vehicles torched, businesses damaged and police deployed to contain the unrest. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/we-will-find-you-police-unleash-crackdown-after-24-vehicles-torched-in-durban-and-soweto-protests-0f43c520-1858-44a6-9b4c-64c965781c08 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/we-will-find-you-police-unleash-crackdown-after-24-vehicles-torched-in-durban-and-soweto-protests-0f43c520-1858-44a6-9b4c-64c965781c08 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:47:12 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:47:12 GMT IOL Acting national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane says police will pursue those responsible for violence during protests in Durban and Soweto, where 24 vehicles were reportedly torched. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/879-vehicles-recalled-safety-issued-for-audi-q3-hyundai-santa-fe-and-hino-700-trucks-9bba23bf-e4cd-4fe7-9efd-dc5d0cddd8f1 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/879-vehicles-recalled-safety-issued-for-audi-q3-hyundai-santa-fe-and-hino-700-trucks-9bba23bf-e4cd-4fe7-9efd-dc5d0cddd8f1 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:29:04 GMT Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:29:04 GMT IOL The National Consumer Commission has announced recalls affecting Audi Q3, Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and Hino 700 vehicles. Owners are advised to contact an authorised dealership for inspections and repairs at no cost. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/manhunt-launched-for-gauteng-pastor-over-alleged-rape-kidnapping-and-murder-e61548ef-c99b-4ed8-ad4b-504d7d0216b4 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/manhunt-launched-for-gauteng-pastor-over-alleged-rape-kidnapping-and-murder-e61548ef-c99b-4ed8-ad4b-504d7d0216b4 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:03:14 GMT Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:03:14 GMT IOL Police are searching for a pastor after a four-month-old baby was found dead in a shallow grave in Gauteng. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/lesufi-condemns-murder-of-four-month-old-baby-in-atteridgeville-664282e9-d416-4c6a-9839-b29cd3bded89 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/lesufi-condemns-murder-of-four-month-old-baby-in-atteridgeville-664282e9-d416-4c6a-9839-b29cd3bded89 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:52:17 GMT Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:52:17 GMT IOL Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has condemned the rape of a woman and the murder of her four-month-old baby near the Hennops River. Police are searching for a pastor linked to the incident. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/my-kfirs-know-their-place-sca-upholds-r500000-fine-against-businessman-for-repeated-k-word-use-42439764-e4ee-4bb5-b1a0-0fe46549b670 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/my-kfirs-know-their-place-sca-upholds-r500000-fine-against-businessman-for-repeated-k-word-use-42439764-e4ee-4bb5-b1a0-0fe46549b670 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:11:55 GMT Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:11:55 GMT IOL The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a businessman appealing against a hate-speech ruling over his repeated use of the K-word, upholding an order that he pay R500,000, apologise publicly and complete racial-sensitisation training. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elderly-gauteng-man-awarded-r423-million-after-unlawful-arrest-destroyed-all-his-businesses-f95188e0-c780-4877-99d2-d21548803ecb https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elderly-gauteng-man-awarded-r423-million-after-unlawful-arrest-destroyed-all-his-businesses-f95188e0-c780-4877-99d2-d21548803ecb Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:34:19 GMT Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:34:19 GMT IOL The Gauteng High Court has awarded an elderly businessman R4.23 million after finding that his unlawful public arrest caused reputational harm and contributed to the collapse of his museum, restaurant and pub. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/standard-bank-debars-remorseful-financial-adviser-after-admitting-to-taking-money-ff4776b7-8ae4-4e3c-8fe7-2e69f3fe6fb8 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/standard-bank-debars-remorseful-financial-adviser-after-admitting-to-taking-money-ff4776b7-8ae4-4e3c-8fe7-2e69f3fe6fb8 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:55:53 GMT Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:55:53 GMT IOL A Financial Services Tribunal has upheld the debarment of Standard Bank adviser after he admitted taking money and failed to show that the decision was unlawful or procedurally unfair. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/update-zimbabwean-man-three-women-arrested-in-multimillion-rand-drug-lab-raid-in-hartbees-67680ddb-1933-4bf5-b5b7-a41ba6f90d7f https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/update-zimbabwean-man-three-women-arrested-in-multimillion-rand-drug-lab-raid-in-hartbees-67680ddb-1933-4bf5-b5b7-a41ba6f90d7f Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:06:32 GMT Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:06:32 GMT IOL Four people have been arrested after police allegedly uncovered a suspected drug laboratory and seized four firearms during a raid in Scheerpoort near Hartbeespoort Dam. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r285-billion-saved-siu-recovers-cash-prevents-losses-and-sets-aside-unlawful-contracts-1d04a3a7-4be7-43a5-82b8-b86383567426 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r285-billion-saved-siu-recovers-cash-prevents-losses-and-sets-aside-unlawful-contracts-1d04a3a7-4be7-43a5-82b8-b86383567426 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:01:21 GMT Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:01:21 GMT IOL The SIU says its investigations and legal interventions generated a R28.536 billion financial benefit in 2025/26, including recovered cash and assets, prevented losses and contracts set aside. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r10-million-gone-sca-rejects-mans-bid-to-recover-money-stolen-from-attorneys-trust-account-48f8ca6c-79b1-40ea-89f6-47d30cff0058 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r10-million-gone-sca-rejects-mans-bid-to-recover-money-stolen-from-attorneys-trust-account-48f8ca6c-79b1-40ea-89f6-47d30cff0058 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:22:08 GMT Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:22:08 GMT IOL The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a man’s bid to recover R10 million from the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund, ruling that his claim was lodged late. https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/maimane-in-ccma-battle-with-chief-of-staff-seeking-r144m-exit-package-amid-unfair-dismissal-row-66caf2b7-3ff6-4374-b0d9-fe931b61f800 https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/maimane-in-ccma-battle-with-chief-of-staff-seeking-r144m-exit-package-amid-unfair-dismissal-row-66caf2b7-3ff6-4374-b0d9-fe931b61f800 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:46:11 GMT Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:46:11 GMT IOL Former BOSA chief of staff has referred an unfair-dismissal dispute to the CCMA after the party declined to renew her fixed-term contract. Her lawyers proposed a R1.44 million mutual-separation payment, which BOSA rejected. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/state-held-liable-for-unlawful-arrest-and-three-month-detention-of-mentally-disabled-teen-in-adult-prison-24040ef5-c264-42e8-90a6-7246dbfec90a https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/state-held-liable-for-unlawful-arrest-and-three-month-detention-of-mentally-disabled-teen-in-adult-prison-24040ef5-c264-42e8-90a6-7246dbfec90a Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:12:57 GMT Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:12:57 GMT IOL The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered the state to compensate a teenager with severe mental disability who was unlawfully detained in adult facilities for three months. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/idac-provisionally-withdraws-r191m-saps-blue-lights-case-against-khomotso-phahlane-8aba222b-03b6-4628-b134-b2390e2bf227 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/idac-provisionally-withdraws-r191m-saps-blue-lights-case-against-khomotso-phahlane-8aba222b-03b6-4628-b134-b2390e2bf227 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:21:08 GMT Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:21:08 GMT IOL IDAC has provisionally withdrawn the corruption case against former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and his co-accused over an R191m SAPS emergency-equipment contract. https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/prominent-zimbabwean-businessman-wicknell-chivayo-and-wife-killed-in-helicopter-crash-208f0541-25b8-4fc7-bde1-18b0b3aceb56 https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/prominent-zimbabwean-businessman-wicknell-chivayo-and-wife-killed-in-helicopter-crash-208f0541-25b8-4fc7-bde1-18b0b3aceb56 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:59:57 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:59:57 GMT IOL A helicopter carrying six people crashed near Marondera in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province on Wednesday. Among the deceased were businessman Wicknell Chivayo. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-home-affairs-officials-in-court-for-allegedly-selling-fraudulent-passports-for-up-to-r100000-c7e067a3-49ef-45cd-9e9f-38818b6fd23b https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-home-affairs-officials-in-court-for-allegedly-selling-fraudulent-passports-for-up-to-r100000-c7e067a3-49ef-45cd-9e9f-38818b6fd23b Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:34:01 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:34:01 GMT IOL Two Home Affairs officials have appeared in court over allegations that foreign nationals were charged up to R100,000 for fraudulently obtained South African passports. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/labour-appeal-court-overturns-r176000-salary-award-to-former-ccma-commissioner-9f8d3329-37fa-474c-b383-413007252fe6 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/labour-appeal-court-overturns-r176000-salary-award-to-former-ccma-commissioner-9f8d3329-37fa-474c-b383-413007252fe6 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:51:29 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:51:29 GMT IOL The Labour Appeal Court has dismissed a former CCMA commissioner’s claim for R176,174.32 in salary arrears, finding that a collective agreement did not automatically form part of his employment contract. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/tshwane-power-crisis-continues-after-explosion-at-watloo-substation-dcb1c201-316d-4b69-a64a-0df924cf59ce https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/tshwane-power-crisis-continues-after-explosion-at-watloo-substation-dcb1c201-316d-4b69-a64a-0df924cf59ce Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:58:07 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:58:07 GMT IOL Parts of Pretoria East remain affected by three-hour power rotations after an explosion at the Waltloo Substation caused the Njala Infeed Substation to trip. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/worker-fired-for-refusing-polygraph-test-after-visit-to-the-doctor-wins-r105900-compensation-d40bf996-4a50-4439-b24a-3ea829a949f9 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/worker-fired-for-refusing-polygraph-test-after-visit-to-the-doctor-wins-r105900-compensation-d40bf996-4a50-4439-b24a-3ea829a949f9 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:34:13 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:34:13 GMT IOL The Johannesburg Labour Court found that an employer had not established a reasonable basis for ordering an IT technician to undergo a polygraph after he submitted a sick note. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/widow-in-a-legal-battle-after-eskom-death-benefit-drops-from-r5m-to-r47m-055f8ca6-7dbb-4933-bf03-be9d740992ab https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/widow-in-a-legal-battle-after-eskom-death-benefit-drops-from-r5m-to-r47m-055f8ca6-7dbb-4933-bf03-be9d740992ab Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:59 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:59 GMT IOL The Financial Services Tribunal has sent back a widow’s complaint over her late husband’s Eskom pension benefit, citing missing records and conflicting calculations behind the R4.7 million payment. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/aspen-worker-dismissed-for-picketing-during-lunch-reinstated-with-back-pay-after-10-year-legal-battle-6adf098c-e251-4caf-bfac-089b5d957776 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/aspen-worker-dismissed-for-picketing-during-lunch-reinstated-with-back-pay-after-10-year-legal-battle-6adf098c-e251-4caf-bfac-089b5d957776 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:06:21 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:06:21 GMT IOL The Labour Court has ordered Aspen Pharmacare to reinstate an employee dismissed after he was accused of inciting colleagues to join an unlawful picket. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fadiel-adams-asks-high-court-to-overturn-decision-to-withdraw-charges-against-fannie-masemola-8b503131-ed42-402f-b630-9a6e5de39666 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fadiel-adams-asks-high-court-to-overturn-decision-to-withdraw-charges-against-fannie-masemola-8b503131-ed42-402f-b630-9a6e5de39666 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:47:54 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:47:54 GMT IOL Fadiel Adams has approached the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to challenge the NDPP’s decision to withdraw four charges against suspended police commissioner Fannie Masemola. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/sibiyas-troubles-mount-as-saps-disciplinary-hearing-set-for-october-5-ce752830-194f-4985-95de-078041dfe308 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/sibiyas-troubles-mount-as-saps-disciplinary-hearing-set-for-october-5-ce752830-194f-4985-95de-078041dfe308 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:09:40 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:09:40 GMT IOL Suspended police boss Shadrack Sibiya will face an internal SAPS disciplinary hearing on October 5 over a Madlanga-linked matter. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-arrested-after-half-a-million-rand-worth-of-crystal-meth-seized-in-diepsloot-284fa2ef-be33-4ea5-84d3-c1b76e126c46 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-arrested-after-half-a-million-rand-worth-of-crystal-meth-seized-in-diepsloot-284fa2ef-be33-4ea5-84d3-c1b76e126c46 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:57:48 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:57:48 GMT IOL Two suspects were arrested after police seized about 2kg of crystal meth, allegedly worth more than R500,000, at a spaza shop in Diepsloot. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-than-70-suspected-illegal-miners-arrested-in-gauteng-operation-029c521e-63e0-4c2e-8aa2-8d10da5d4eff https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-than-70-suspected-illegal-miners-arrested-in-gauteng-operation-029c521e-63e0-4c2e-8aa2-8d10da5d4eff Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:15:19 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:15:19 GMT IOL More than 70 people were arrested during an Operation Prosper/Karabo deployment in Gauteng, while police seized firearms, explosives, mining equipment and suspected gold-bearing material. https://www.iol.co.za/news/weather/yellow-level-2-warning-issued-for-severe-thunderstorms-in-ekurhuleni-6c726fa3-26fd-4265-8ed0-031f479f61fe https://www.iol.co.za/news/weather/yellow-level-2-warning-issued-for-severe-thunderstorms-in-ekurhuleni-6c726fa3-26fd-4265-8ed0-031f479f61fe Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:32:09 GMT Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:32:09 GMT IOL Ekurhuleni emergency teams are on standby as the South African Weather Service warns of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightning, hail and possible localised flooding. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/husband-linked-to-tembisa-murder-found-dead-inside-vehicle-in-midrand-963fd7c8-153b-4047-be0a-8b1d0aa6eb2b https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/husband-linked-to-tembisa-murder-found-dead-inside-vehicle-in-midrand-963fd7c8-153b-4047-be0a-8b1d0aa6eb2b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:45:26 GMT Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:45:26 GMT IOL A man sought in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Boitumelo Gift Mashita in Tembisa was found dead inside his vehicle in Midrand, police said. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/mpumalanga-grandparents-fight-to-remove-six-year-old-grandson-from-mothers-care-amid-safety-concerns-0355048f-2cbc-4b27-a72d-49ea28f171d2 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/mpumalanga-grandparents-fight-to-remove-six-year-old-grandson-from-mothers-care-amid-safety-concerns-0355048f-2cbc-4b27-a72d-49ea28f171d2 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:55:05 GMT Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:55:05 GMT IOL The Mpumalanga High Court has ordered a Family Advocate investigation into a six-year-old boy’s care but declined to remove him from his mother pending the report. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-health-urges-responsible-use-storage-and-disposal-of-medicines-d51a1a87-c9db-4acf-854e-cff0ba90eb47 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-health-urges-responsible-use-storage-and-disposal-of-medicines-d51a1a87-c9db-4acf-854e-cff0ba90eb47 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:41:11 GMT Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:41:11 GMT IOL Gauteng Health is urging residents to take medicines as prescribed, avoid sharing them, store them safely and return unused or expired medication to pharmacies or health facilities. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-father-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-twin-daughters-fights-to-regain-access-fe7107e6-b603-4bca-9a3a-4a1bf46ce215 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-father-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-twin-daughters-fights-to-regain-access-fe7107e6-b603-4bca-9a3a-4a1bf46ce215 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:37:52 GMT Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:37:52 GMT IOL The Pretoria High Court dismissed a father’s urgent application to compel police to finalise an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted his four-year-old twin daughters, finding no evidence of deliberate or unreasonable delay. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/woman-shot-dead-on-way-to-work-as-ekurhuleni-killings-hit-12-ca88d449-e6af-4058-9878-884cc28d2b9f https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/woman-shot-dead-on-way-to-work-as-ekurhuleni-killings-hit-12-ca88d449-e6af-4058-9878-884cc28d2b9f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:12:19 GMT Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:12:19 GMT IOL A 23-year-old woman was shot dead in an apparent robbery in Thembisa, becoming the 12th woman killed in Ekurhuleni, police say. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/woman-granted-r4000-bail-over-alleged-fake-property-auction-in-klerksdorp-1956e9c4-b4e6-4773-9662-1ef2fe63f61f https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/woman-granted-r4000-bail-over-alleged-fake-property-auction-in-klerksdorp-1956e9c4-b4e6-4773-9662-1ef2fe63f61f Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:33:22 GMT Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:33:22 GMT IOL A 32-year-old woman has been granted R4,000 bail after allegedly defrauding a property buyer of more than R200,000 in a fake auction scheme, police say. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/standard-bank-employee-loses-labour-court-battle-after-dismissal-for-making-deposits-to-activate-clients-accounts-5c541554-6ed3-43ff-8fca-47f7fba9c0fe https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/standard-bank-employee-loses-labour-court-battle-after-dismissal-for-making-deposits-to-activate-clients-accounts-5c541554-6ed3-43ff-8fca-47f7fba9c0fe Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:42:00 GMT Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:42:00 GMT IOL A Labour Court has upheld the dismissal of a Standard Bank employee who deposited money into two customers’ MyMo accounts while they were absent, despite finding errors in the CCMA commissioner’s reasoning. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-claiming-he-was-sold-a-r283000-write-off-ford-ranger-dismissed-over-late-filing-c1165777-5bc5-4cc3-a8e6-a9ffdbe2bfcd https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-claiming-he-was-sold-a-r283000-write-off-ford-ranger-dismissed-over-late-filing-c1165777-5bc5-4cc3-a8e6-a9ffdbe2bfcd Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:28:40 GMT Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:28:40 GMT IOL The National Consumer Tribunal dismissed a late application by a buyer who alleged that a Ford Ranger had been written off, repaired and sold to him without proper disclosure. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-strengthens-preparedness-after-three-mpox-cases-0672eb5b-2298-4e09-b8cb-4a13cdd4e32f https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-strengthens-preparedness-after-three-mpox-cases-0672eb5b-2298-4e09-b8cb-4a13cdd4e32f Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:15:08 GMT Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:15:08 GMT IOL Gauteng’s health department says outbreak response teams are active across all five districts and that 586 mpox vaccine doses are currently in stock after three confirmed cases. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/cat-matlalas-wife-arrested-on-fraud-charges-35e25b20-089c-4f0a-ae0f-e2a43604250e https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/cat-matlalas-wife-arrested-on-fraud-charges-35e25b20-089c-4f0a-ae0f-e2a43604250e Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:19:54 GMT Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:19:54 GMT IOL Tsakane Matlala, the wife of Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala was arrested on Tuesday morning on allegations of fraud. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fannie-masemola-cleared-of-charges-over-r360m-saps-tender-48d7bcd4-636a-45f3-af37-f6775836fa7b https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fannie-masemola-cleared-of-charges-over-r360m-saps-tender-48d7bcd4-636a-45f3-af37-f6775836fa7b Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:12:55 GMT Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:12:55 GMT IOL The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has formally withdrawn the charges against Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola in connection with the R360 million SAPS health tender awarded to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who has been accused in a separate murder case. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/dawn-park-murder-twist-two-women-face-court-as-man-walks-free-4bdcb786-8c00-4983-a051-faa41732a115 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/dawn-park-murder-twist-two-women-face-court-as-man-walks-free-4bdcb786-8c00-4983-a051-faa41732a115 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:37:26 GMT Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:37:26 GMT IOL Two women face court over Jabulile Ntimba’s murder, while the case against a man arrested with them was not enrolled. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/kempton-park-killings-police-reveal-possible-love-triangle-behind-ninth-murder-6c5a8bbd-77f3-4d29-ac86-019b484451ae https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/kempton-park-killings-police-reveal-possible-love-triangle-behind-ninth-murder-6c5a8bbd-77f3-4d29-ac86-019b484451ae Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:21:20 GMT Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:21:20 GMT IOL The woman found half-naked with her throat slit in a Boksburg field, feared to be the ninth woman killed in Ekurhuleni since July, may have been caught in a deadly love triangle, police said. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/businessman-arrested-after-sandton-restaurant-threats-loses-lease-and-company-positions-f4feb7ad-9eaf-4c09-b9b3-84e2dbdd6556 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/businessman-arrested-after-sandton-restaurant-threats-loses-lease-and-company-positions-f4feb7ad-9eaf-4c09-b9b3-84e2dbdd6556 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:18:47 GMT Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:18:47 GMT IOL Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyima apologises after a viral video appeared to show him threatening women at a Sandton restaurant. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-high-court-suspends-mothers-parental-rights-as-father-seeks-to-raise-daughter-with-wife-c8e1a1ca-42dc-4b1b-91d2-0e371a59f468 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-high-court-suspends-mothers-parental-rights-as-father-seeks-to-raise-daughter-with-wife-c8e1a1ca-42dc-4b1b-91d2-0e371a59f468 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:46:48 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:46:48 GMT IOL Th high court has allowed a father to retain care of his daughter while his proposed adoption of the child is considered. Meanwhile, the biological mother’s parental rights were suspended to allow her an opportunity to reconsider her position. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/kempton-park-killings-three-suspects-questioned-as-mkhwanazi-joins-investigation-d6450b9d-a284-47ad-a7f1-b9fb5e4962e5 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/kempton-park-killings-three-suspects-questioned-as-mkhwanazi-joins-investigation-d6450b9d-a284-47ad-a7f1-b9fb5e4962e5 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:02:06 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:02:06 GMT IOL Three people have been questioned after nine women’s bodies were discovered across Ekurhuleni, while senior police officials have joined a multidisciplinary investigation into the killings. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-at-or-tambo-airport-allegedly-carrying-heroin-worth-over-r2-million-4db7f615-ef24-4da8-98a3-8c4c43ecc0de https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-at-or-tambo-airport-allegedly-carrying-heroin-worth-over-r2-million-4db7f615-ef24-4da8-98a3-8c4c43ecc0de Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:07:10 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:07:10 GMT IOL A 52-year-old man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after police allegedly found bullet-like objects and blocks containing substances suspected to be heroin in his luggage. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/dineo-motapane-identified-as-the-eighth-woman-found-dead-in-gauteng-cb19d945-65df-4395-a24e-24956664f386 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/dineo-motapane-identified-as-the-eighth-woman-found-dead-in-gauteng-cb19d945-65df-4395-a24e-24956664f386 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:22 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:22 GMT IOL Dineo Evelyn Motapane’s family has identified her body after it was found in KwaThema, Springs, as police investigate the deaths of eight women across Ekurhuleni. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/nine-women-found-dead-in-ekurhuleni-security-expert-maps-possible-transport-links-212d3050-e855-4ad5-b0c6-50da535ba07b https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/nine-women-found-dead-in-ekurhuleni-security-expert-maps-possible-transport-links-212d3050-e855-4ad5-b0c6-50da535ba07b Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:57:52 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:57:52 GMT IOL A security expert has identified a possible transport-corridor pattern in the locations where nine women’s bodies were found across Ekurhuleni. Police have not confirmed that the cases are connected. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commission-deadline-to-january-2027-e06c187f-bed3-4daf-bc28-82bfb59ffe83 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commission-deadline-to-january-2027-e06c187f-bed3-4daf-bc28-82bfb59ffe83 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:36:07 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:36:07 GMT IOL President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga Commission’s deadline to January 25, 2027, giving it more time to consider outstanding evidence and expert testimony before submitting its final report. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gracious-nkomo-named-as-third-woman-in-kempton-park-killings-6ab3ac79-877d-49c7-abfc-bd8b4c9a0483 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gracious-nkomo-named-as-third-woman-in-kempton-park-killings-6ab3ac79-877d-49c7-abfc-bd8b4c9a0483 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:17:03 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:17:03 GMT IOL The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has identified her as the third woman found dead in Kempton Park. SAPS says a multidisciplinary team is investigating the deaths and has intensified policing in the area. https://www.iol.co.za/news/gauteng-records-156-kidney-and-liver-transplants-in-five-years-5192673f-ea48-43da-b72e-3a6d9ad59f37 https://www.iol.co.za/news/gauteng-records-156-kidney-and-liver-transplants-in-five-years-5192673f-ea48-43da-b72e-3a6d9ad59f37 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:59:29 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:59:29 GMT IOL Gauteng’s academic hospitals recorded 156 kidney and liver transplant recipients between 2021 and 2026, while the provincial health department urged residents to consider becoming organ donors. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/emfuleni-municipality-cfo-ordered-to-pay-manager-r100000-after-calling-him-a-renowned-bully-and-looter-a8792567-24ec-4296-9c07-1395a7ef57ac https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/emfuleni-municipality-cfo-ordered-to-pay-manager-r100000-after-calling-him-a-renowned-bully-and-looter-a8792567-24ec-4296-9c07-1395a7ef57ac Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:47:51 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:47:51 GMT IOL The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, sitting on appeal, ordered a senior municipal official to pay R100,000 and apologise to a colleague over defamatory WhatsApp messages accusing him of corruption, bullying and looting. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-sets-aside-will-signed-by-father-with-dementia-after-family-fight-over-multi-million-rand-estate-43996e06-5c66-47e1-b2f4-6e659b8d2ae7 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-sets-aside-will-signed-by-father-with-dementia-after-family-fight-over-multi-million-rand-estate-43996e06-5c66-47e1-b2f4-6e659b8d2ae7 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:29:46 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:29:46 GMT IOL The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that a will signed in July 2014 is invalid because the businessman had likely lost testamentary capacity by mid-2014. A will signed in April 2012 will therefore govern the distribution of his estate. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/financial-adviser-debarred-after-sending-confidential-client-data-to-her-gmail-account-a00511bd-2b85-43ec-9417-57fc6938dd86 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/financial-adviser-debarred-after-sending-confidential-client-data-to-her-gmail-account-a00511bd-2b85-43ec-9417-57fc6938dd86 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:45:48 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:45:48 GMT IOL A Financial Services Tribunal panel upheld a former Affinity Life employee’s debarment after she transferred confidential client information from the company’s systems to her personal Gmail account. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/mpho-malema-granted-r30000-bail-in-alleged-r16-million-emfuleni-municipality-fraud-case-ac6982ff-7aa6-48a6-9e6c-17f36340fbbd https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/mpho-malema-granted-r30000-bail-in-alleged-r16-million-emfuleni-municipality-fraud-case-ac6982ff-7aa6-48a6-9e6c-17f36340fbbd Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:33:52 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:33:52 GMT IOL Mpho Edward Malema, director of Mabula Forestry and Construction, has been granted R30,000 bail in an alleged R16 million Emfuleni Municipality vehicle procurement fraud case. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/watch-ninth-body-found-in-dawn-park-ekurhuleni-821e755b-466e-4f36-b693-62295795cbde https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/watch-ninth-body-found-in-dawn-park-ekurhuleni-821e755b-466e-4f36-b693-62295795cbde Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:32:39 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:32:39 GMT IOL A ninth body has been discovered in the Dawn Park area in Ekurhuleni on Thursday morning. https://www.iol.co.za/news/she-was-one-of-us-dawn-park-women-gather-in-horror-as-ninth-woman-is-found-dead-2c66acf9-e9cf-422c-b8f1-4a4bc5f41779 https://www.iol.co.za/news/she-was-one-of-us-dawn-park-women-gather-in-horror-as-ninth-woman-is-found-dead-2c66acf9-e9cf-422c-b8f1-4a4bc5f41779 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:49:43 GMT Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:49:43 GMT IOL A woman was found half-naked with her throat slit in a Dawn Park field on Thursday morning, sending women from the surrounding homes running to the scene in their slippers, dressing gowns and blankets. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-dismisses-r1-million-claim-against-makro-after-elderly-shopper-falls-outside-alberton-store-3edbca63-7f09-47e4-ad65-b4546214956f https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-dismisses-r1-million-claim-against-makro-after-elderly-shopper-falls-outside-alberton-store-3edbca63-7f09-47e4-ad65-b4546214956f Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:04:53 GMT Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:04:53 GMT IOL A Gauteng court dismissed a R1 million damages claim against Makro Alberton after finding that the shopper failed to prove laminated paper caused his fall. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/former-sabc-sport-presenter-owen-ndlovu-found-dead-after-hijacking-and-kidnapping-d83980c9-b2e1-4996-8824-e740a5ad2c2a https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/former-sabc-sport-presenter-owen-ndlovu-found-dead-after-hijacking-and-kidnapping-d83980c9-b2e1-4996-8824-e740a5ad2c2a Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:08:39 GMT Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:08:39 GMT IOL Former SABC sports presenter Owen Ndlovu has reportedly been found dead after he was hijacked and abducted in Katlehong, Gauteng, on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/from-abc-killer-to-phoenix-strangler-serial-killers-who-terrorised-sa-55f1c8d5-4f10-4227-b2d5-c3db726252fd https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/from-abc-killer-to-phoenix-strangler-serial-killers-who-terrorised-sa-55f1c8d5-4f10-4227-b2d5-c3db726252fd Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:26:19 GMT Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:26:19 GMT IOL The bodies of eight women have been found in Ekurhuleni since July, several of them naked or partially clothed. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elizabeth-moselakgomos-uncle-praises-eight-year-old-daughter-for-raising-alarm-after-mothers-disappearance-f60925ae-55ac-41d3-95bc-0bc9c1b6d738 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elizabeth-moselakgomos-uncle-praises-eight-year-old-daughter-for-raising-alarm-after-mothers-disappearance-f60925ae-55ac-41d3-95bc-0bc9c1b6d738 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:58:21 GMT Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:58:21 GMT IOL Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s eight-year-old daughter alerted relatives when her mother failed to return from her regular evening jog. Her body was later identified at a Germiston mortuary. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/we-sleep-with-one-eye-open-fear-grips-kempton-park-after-fifth-womans-body-found-d379f8d7-bc56-45f6-99cb-ac3df754010d https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/we-sleep-with-one-eye-open-fear-grips-kempton-park-after-fifth-womans-body-found-d379f8d7-bc56-45f6-99cb-ac3df754010d Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:57:18 GMT Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:57:18 GMT IOL Residents in Kempton Park are calling for greater police visibility after five women’s bodies were found in or near the area over two months. One of the victims has been identified as 38-year-old runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, while three bodies remain unidentified. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/kempton-park-killings-sixth-womans-body-found-in-springs-6bb3588b-b0f5-42d1-9425-a48001f9b1bc https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/kempton-park-killings-sixth-womans-body-found-in-springs-6bb3588b-b0f5-42d1-9425-a48001f9b1bc Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:03:12 GMT Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:03:12 GMT IOL The discovery brings to six the number of women whose bodies have been found in and around Kempton Park since July. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/seven-emfuleni-municipality-employees-granted-bail-in-multimillion-rand-electricity-fraud-case-b526f13d-1ebc-4f9a-82b5-76b4f2b33bef https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/seven-emfuleni-municipality-employees-granted-bail-in-multimillion-rand-electricity-fraud-case-b526f13d-1ebc-4f9a-82b5-76b4f2b33bef Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:07:45 GMT Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:07:45 GMT IOL Suggested synopsis: Seven Emfuleni Local Municipality employees accused of fraud, electricity theft and illegal reconnections have been granted R20,000 bail each. The case returns to court on 18 September for the bail judgment of an eighth accused. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/julius-mkhwanazi-granted-bail-in-blue-lights-case-remains-in-custody-on-murder-charge-8ed54890-62ec-4eba-a3b5-f339b53fbf3e https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/julius-mkhwanazi-granted-bail-in-blue-lights-case-remains-in-custody-on-murder-charge-8ed54890-62ec-4eba-a3b5-f339b53fbf3e Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:05:31 GMT Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:05:31 GMT IOL Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been granted R10,000 bail in the alleged blue-light corruption case but remains in custody pending judgment in a separate murder-related bail application. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elizabeth-moselakgomo-identified-as-fourth-woman-found-dead-in-kempton-park-e17e3dbc-2fbc-4feb-8381-357b7f62b174 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elizabeth-moselakgomo-identified-as-fourth-woman-found-dead-in-kempton-park-e17e3dbc-2fbc-4feb-8381-357b7f62b174 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:11:11 GMT Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:11:11 GMT IOL The family of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo has identified her body at the Germiston mortuary as police investigate the deaths of five women in and around Kempton Park. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/extreme-caution-police-warn-women-after-four-bodies-found-in-kempton-park-6df8b44b-3e1f-4508-b5a8-dd6e1e617dc9 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/extreme-caution-police-warn-women-after-four-bodies-found-in-kempton-park-6df8b44b-3e1f-4508-b5a8-dd6e1e617dc9 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:40:51 GMT Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:40:51 GMT IOL Police have warned women in Kempton Park after four bodies were found in two months, with disturbing similarities prompting a task team investigation. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/look-r9-million-worth-of-counterfeit-goods-seized-during-pretoria-operation-de05f2f8-86c7-41c9-9318-ccd14c793f1f https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/look-r9-million-worth-of-counterfeit-goods-seized-during-pretoria-operation-de05f2f8-86c7-41c9-9318-ccd14c793f1f Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:30:55 GMT Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:30:55 GMT IOL Police and partner agencies seized more than 10,000 suspected counterfeit items, valued at about R9 million, during a search-and-seizure operation in Marabastad, Pretoria. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jayden-lee-meek-murder-trial-resumes-in-johannesburg-488bdde1-de14-4426-898f-8cbe887990e4 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jayden-lee-meek-murder-trial-resumes-in-johannesburg-488bdde1-de14-4426-898f-8cbe887990e4 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:11:21 GMT Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:11:21 GMT IOL Tiffany Meek’s murder trial resumes in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, September 14, after a court inspection at the Fleurhof apartment complex where her son, Jayden-Lee, was found dead. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/clientele-life-employee-debarred-after-misleading-woman-seeking-loan-into-taking-funeral-policy-e76078f6-c3d4-446e-9ee5-414050de1bd7 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/clientele-life-employee-debarred-after-misleading-woman-seeking-loan-into-taking-funeral-policy-e76078f6-c3d4-446e-9ee5-414050de1bd7 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:28:58 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:28:58 GMT IOL The Financial Services Tribunal upheld the debarment of a former Clientèle Life consultant after finding that he failed to make clear that a sales call concerned a funeral policy, not a loan. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-illegal-mozambican-nationals-in-court-over-alleged-r110-million-drug-lab-in-pretoria-f182d092-b4d8-448f-a184-d676b4da27d9 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/two-illegal-mozambican-nationals-in-court-over-alleged-r110-million-drug-lab-in-pretoria-f182d092-b4d8-448f-a184-d676b4da27d9 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:37:32 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:37:32 GMT IOL Two men appeared in court after Hawks investigators allegedly uncovered a drug-manufacturing laboratory in Erasmia, west of Pretoria, with drugs valued at about R110 million. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/former-mine-worker-battles-to-recover-r171000-alleged-shortfall-after-back-injury-on-duty-e734ff6e-aba2-46e0-9220-d4d5534a4ff8 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/former-mine-worker-battles-to-recover-r171000-alleged-shortfall-after-back-injury-on-duty-e734ff6e-aba2-46e0-9220-d4d5534a4ff8 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:24:01 GMT Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:24:01 GMT IOL The tribunal has sent a former mine employee’s complaint back to the Pension Funds Adjudicator after finding that his allegation of an unexplained provident-fund payment shortfall had not been properly considered. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/experts-saps-recruitment-should-focus-on-policing-quality-and-merit-not-race-alone-ead2a3c1-fad4-4b6d-b13f-1cf742752788 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/experts-saps-recruitment-should-focus-on-policing-quality-and-merit-not-race-alone-ead2a3c1-fad4-4b6d-b13f-1cf742752788 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:42:03 GMT Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:42:03 GMT IOL The racial composition of SAPS’s latest recruitment intake has sparked fresh debate over representation, employment equity and the quality of police recruitment. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/update-foreign-nationals-arrested-as-pretoria-drug-lab-producing-800000-tablets-a-day-shuts-down-c1b07d54-392a-4a72-b754-6a18ab5ec399 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/update-foreign-nationals-arrested-as-pretoria-drug-lab-producing-800000-tablets-a-day-shuts-down-c1b07d54-392a-4a72-b754-6a18ab5ec399 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:32:26 GMT Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:32:26 GMT IOL Two people have been arrested after Hawks investigators uncovered a suspected mandrax-manufacturing laboratory in Erasmia, west of Pretoria. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/stuart-scharnick-granted-r5000-bail-in-firearm-related-charges-despite-state-opposition-8e7e99a9-25f8-4f60-aa8f-e830c85cd16d https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/stuart-scharnick-granted-r5000-bail-in-firearm-related-charges-despite-state-opposition-8e7e99a9-25f8-4f60-aa8f-e830c85cd16d Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:40:19 GMT Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:40:19 GMT IOL The Randburg Magistrates’ Court granted Stuart Scharnick R5,000 bail in a firearm-related case after the State opposed his release. However, he has been asked to surrender his passport. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/city-power-removes-r200000-illegal-electricity-infrastructure-in-alexandra-09369a71-ff37-472f-838a-247a4eb0da66 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/city-power-removes-r200000-illegal-electricity-infrastructure-in-alexandra-09369a71-ff37-472f-838a-247a4eb0da66 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:53:47 GMT Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:53:47 GMT IOL City Power removed about 180kg of aluminium cables and three electricity poles, valued at approximately R200,000, during a joint operation targeting illegal connections in Alexandra, Johannesburg. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/madlanga-commissioner-khumalo-targeted-by-sexual-threats-95fd5fb6-a9b5-4758-84d1-c46757bdadae https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/madlanga-commissioner-khumalo-targeted-by-sexual-threats-95fd5fb6-a9b5-4758-84d1-c46757bdadae Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:50:31 GMT Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:50:31 GMT IOL Advocates for Transformation said threats against Madlanga Commission member Sandile Khumalo, AFT national chair Myron Dewrance and their families have escalated, including alleged threats of sexual violence. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/woman-loses-claim-to-aunts-death-benefit-as-adopted-daughter-inherits-everything-ff6bc467-c298-4fde-acfd-bc252e001393 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/woman-loses-claim-to-aunts-death-benefit-as-adopted-daughter-inherits-everything-ff6bc467-c298-4fde-acfd-bc252e001393 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:36:15 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:36:15 GMT IOL The Financial Services Tribunal has dismissed a niece’s bid for a share of her late aunt’s pension death benefit, finding that the deceased’s adopted daughter was the only proven dependant. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/or-tambo-leads-sas-airport-drug-busts-as-seizures-exceed-r2368-million-in-2026-3f46c0f1-483d-4e62-a0cf-929132371756 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/or-tambo-leads-sas-airport-drug-busts-as-seizures-exceed-r2368-million-in-2026-3f46c0f1-483d-4e62-a0cf-929132371756 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:03:15 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:03:15 GMT IOL Reported cocaine and khat seizures at OR Tambo International Airport have exceeded R236 million since January, according to SAPS and SARS announcements. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/pics-and-video-light-aircraft-crashes-in-midrand-gauteng-2844d22d-4a23-4207-be52-4b8c080fe751 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/pics-and-video-light-aircraft-crashes-in-midrand-gauteng-2844d22d-4a23-4207-be52-4b8c080fe751 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:12:06 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:12:06 GMT IOL Emergency services are responding to a light-aircraft crash at the New Road and R101 intersection in Glen Austin, Midrand, where a secondary vehicle collision has worsened traffic congestion. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/update-engine-failure-destroys-aircraft-in-midrand-crash-one-person-injured-dced5254-a807-4fb2-a987-b3daff543164 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/update-engine-failure-destroys-aircraft-in-midrand-crash-one-person-injured-dced5254-a807-4fb2-a987-b3daff543164 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:03:41 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:03:41 GMT IOL One person was injured after a Cessna 172 crashed near Grand Central Airport in Midrand. The pilot reportedly experienced engine failure before attempting a forced landing, with an aviation safety investigation now under way. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-abandons-bail-after-court-appearance-over-fatal-spring-day-stabbing-in-refilwe-ef0e4561-bc15-44cb-b749-6e67c19b812f https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/man-abandons-bail-after-court-appearance-over-fatal-spring-day-stabbing-in-refilwe-ef0e4561-bc15-44cb-b749-6e67c19b812f Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:31:23 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:31:23 GMT IOL A 53-year-old man accused of murder after a fatal stabbing during Spring Day water celebrations in Refilwe has abandoned his bail application. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-metro-police-officer-allegedly-took-r15-million-in-cash-bribes-in-a-single-day-82ecc270-c84a-4618-a37b-2890d671f52f https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/gauteng-metro-police-officer-allegedly-took-r15-million-in-cash-bribes-in-a-single-day-82ecc270-c84a-4618-a37b-2890d671f52f Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:58:58 GMT Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:58:58 GMT IOL A JMPD officer allegedly took R1.5 million in cash bribes in a single day, according to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s parliamentary reply on corruption within the province’s traffic and metro police services. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-car-parts-supplier-fined-r75k-for-fitting-wrong-engine-ordered-to-refund-owner-with-interest-148d14b2-bcfa-4e75-8625-ee114f1e769a https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-car-parts-supplier-fined-r75k-for-fitting-wrong-engine-ordered-to-refund-owner-with-interest-148d14b2-bcfa-4e75-8625-ee114f1e769a Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:14:24 GMT Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:14:24 GMT IOL The National Consumer Tribunal ordered a Pretoria engine supplier to release a customer’s Ford Focus, refund a R5,000 deposit with interest and pay a R75,000 fine after finding that the wrong engine was installed and the vehicle withheld for years. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/feroz-khan-fired-five-reasons-why-labour-court-refused-to-stop-disciplinary-process-7d219adf-5a9c-4b62-b6cb-ad71ffcb6395 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/feroz-khan-fired-five-reasons-why-labour-court-refused-to-stop-disciplinary-process-7d219adf-5a9c-4b62-b6cb-ad71ffcb6395 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:44:48 GMT Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:44:48 GMT IOL The Labour Court refused to stop disciplinary proceedings against suspended SAPS Major-General Feroz Khan, finding that the application was not urgent and that he had an alternative remedy under the police disciplinary regulations. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/judgment-reserved-in-trial-of-student-accused-of-killing-pregnant-teacher-kirsten-kluyts-1b8f8a65-aff1-43a3-b7ef-78d44ee24d21 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/judgment-reserved-in-trial-of-student-accused-of-killing-pregnant-teacher-kirsten-kluyts-1b8f8a65-aff1-43a3-b7ef-78d44ee24d21 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:42:00 GMT Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:42:00 GMT IOL The Johannesburg High Court has postponed the continuation of judgment in Bafana Mahungela’s trial over the murder of teacher Kirsten Kluyts to September 11, 2026. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/city-power-technician-in-court-for-demanding-r3000-to-restore-customers-electricity-8321401a-f33b-44a2-aeff-92684a5b7858 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/city-power-technician-in-court-for-demanding-r3000-to-restore-customers-electricity-8321401a-f33b-44a2-aeff-92684a5b7858 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:44:30 GMT Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:44:30 GMT IOL A City Power technician appeared in court after allegedly demanding R3,000 from a Norwood customer to restore electricity. The arrest followed a Hawks sting operation. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jmpd-launches-manhunt-after-on-duty-officer-is-disarmed-in-lenasia-d65a4513-3d9f-462b-90f3-61d9b0e17462 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jmpd-launches-manhunt-after-on-duty-officer-is-disarmed-in-lenasia-d65a4513-3d9f-462b-90f3-61d9b0e17462 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:22:06 GMT Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:22:06 GMT IOL A JMPD officer was accosted by several men who seized the officer’s service firearm and fled towards the Golden Highway. No arrests had been made at the time of publication. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/supplier-arrested-over-r16-million-emfuleni-municipal-fleet-tender-fraud-2b81cf94-7e04-40f6-97bb-ef473b08a96b https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/supplier-arrested-over-r16-million-emfuleni-municipal-fleet-tender-fraud-2b81cf94-7e04-40f6-97bb-ef473b08a96b Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:51:55 GMT Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:51:55 GMT IOL A 40-year-old supplier has been arrested over an alleged R16m Emfuleni fleet tender fraud after police found that only seven of 18 contracted vehicles had allegedly been delivered. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/major-general-feroz-khan-dismissed-by-saps-after-failing-to-attend-disciplinary-hearing-c36ae9b9-4458-403c-91cd-175b6a6062d3 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/major-general-feroz-khan-dismissed-by-saps-after-failing-to-attend-disciplinary-hearing-c36ae9b9-4458-403c-91cd-175b6a6062d3 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:02:35 GMT Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:02:35 GMT IOL SAPS has confirmed the dismissal of suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan after he failed to attend disciplinary proceedings. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-teacher-loses-unfair-dismissal-case-after-arbitrator-finds-she-was-never-appointed-8da034be-3e10-4b4a-9998-04a1ef8d708e https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/gauteng-teacher-loses-unfair-dismissal-case-after-arbitrator-finds-she-was-never-appointed-8da034be-3e10-4b4a-9998-04a1ef8d708e Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:56:15 GMT Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:56:15 GMT IOL A woman who believed she had secured a bricklaying teaching post at a Gauteng special school lost her unfair-dismissal claim after an ELRC arbitrator found that the formal appointment process had not been completed. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/full-house-for-dr-death-afriforum-event-on-bassons-apartheid-era-project-sells-out-e14481cc-6cb1-43fa-a5b4-9049251e3055 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/full-house-for-dr-death-afriforum-event-on-bassons-apartheid-era-project-sells-out-e14481cc-6cb1-43fa-a5b4-9049251e3055 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:18:56 GMT Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:18:56 GMT IOL Tickets for an AfriForum event featuring former apartheid military doctor Wouter Basson have sold out ahead of Friday’s talk on Project Coast, the secret chemical and biological weapons programme. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/labour-court-upholds-dismissal-of-sahrc-cfo-after-sending-disrespectful-emails-to-ceo-8ac7a508-87fb-44c7-929d-e8fcf3fa7c09 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/labour-court-upholds-dismissal-of-sahrc-cfo-after-sending-disrespectful-emails-to-ceo-8ac7a508-87fb-44c7-929d-e8fcf3fa7c09 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:12:08 GMT Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:12:08 GMT IOL The Labour Court has dismissed former SAHRC CFO Petrus Makaneta’s bid to overturn a CCMA ruling that upheld his dismissal over the tone and contents of an email sent during a dispute about funding for an overseas trip. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-reserves-judgment-on-mapisa-nqakulas-bid-to-have-corruption-charges-dismissed-861fbeba-3765-4fd3-bb11-9f862b065324 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/court-reserves-judgment-on-mapisa-nqakulas-bid-to-have-corruption-charges-dismissed-861fbeba-3765-4fd3-bb11-9f862b065324 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:07 GMT Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:07 GMT IOL The Pretoria High Court will deliver judgment on September 7 on former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to be discharged on corruption and money-laundering charges. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/crime-stats-these-are-provinces-with-the-highest-murder-rape-and-carjackings-in-sa-364f2565-e334-425b-9f8a-b0765563f08d https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/crime-stats-these-are-provinces-with-the-highest-murder-rape-and-carjackings-in-sa-364f2565-e334-425b-9f8a-b0765563f08d Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:07:14 GMT Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:07:14 GMT IOL SAPS’s crime statistics for April to June 2026 show Gauteng recorded the most murders and carjackings, while KwaZulu-Natal had the highest number of reported rape cases. Population-based rates, however, were highest in the Eastern Cape for both murder and rape. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fifth-arrest-julius-mkhwanazi-arrested-for-blue-lights-saga-while-in-custody-f1e66819-3e1b-4c60-ab5f-ea7344b45a79 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fifth-arrest-julius-mkhwanazi-arrested-for-blue-lights-saga-while-in-custody-f1e66819-3e1b-4c60-ab5f-ea7344b45a79 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:01:20 GMT Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:01:20 GMT IOL IPID confirmed that two suspects have been arrested on fraud and corruption charges linked to the alleged unlawful installation of blue lights. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/nepal-floods-four-south-africans-still-missing-as-death-toll-exceeds-155-69cae814-1410-4dcc-b8fb-c7f6f548c81c https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/nepal-floods-four-south-africans-still-missing-as-death-toll-exceeds-155-69cae814-1410-4dcc-b8fb-c7f6f548c81c Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:33:54 GMT Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:33:54 GMT IOL More than 155 people have been killed, and over 400 remain missing after a catastrophic flash flood and mudslide devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region. Among those still unaccounted for are four South Africans. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/four-south-africans-missing-after-deadly-nepal-tibet-flash-floods-96847a11-1a0d-441a-af3a-5f3a591ea9ab https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/four-south-africans-missing-after-deadly-nepal-tibet-flash-floods-96847a11-1a0d-441a-af3a-5f3a591ea9ab Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:17:19 GMT Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:17:19 GMT IOL Four South Africans are among over 300 tourists still unaccounted for after catastrophic flash floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border. prompting a large-scale international rescue operation. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/saftu-faces-financial-turmoil-as-unpaid-salaries-threaten-its-future-468b5c44-ca72-4cb4-a7c1-7ad529886c21 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/saftu-faces-financial-turmoil-as-unpaid-salaries-threaten-its-future-468b5c44-ca72-4cb4-a7c1-7ad529886c21 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:06:45 GMT Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:06:45 GMT IOL Unpaid salaries at SAFTU expose a financial crisis that jeopardises the livelihoods of its members and the future of South Africa's largest independent labour federation. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jayden-lee-meek-murder-why-the-johannesburg-high-court-delayed-the-trial-until-september-14-a8cbc88c-8b8e-4c0c-9b22-be52c72f0e4d https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/jayden-lee-meek-murder-why-the-johannesburg-high-court-delayed-the-trial-until-september-14-a8cbc88c-8b8e-4c0c-9b22-be52c72f0e4d Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:11:57 GMT Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:11:57 GMT IOL The trial of Tiffany Meek, accused of murdering her son, has been postponed once again as the Johannesburg High Court conducts a crucial inspection of the apartment complex where the tragedy unfolded. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/tiffany-meeks-trial-resumes-with-court-inspection-of-apartment-complex-linked-to-sons-murder-8f03ec03-fd90-4eda-a45c-94f2211b3135 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/tiffany-meeks-trial-resumes-with-court-inspection-of-apartment-complex-linked-to-sons-murder-8f03ec03-fd90-4eda-a45c-94f2211b3135 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:46:58 GMT Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:46:58 GMT IOL The trial of Tiffany Meek, charged with the murder of her son, Jayden-Lee, resumes in the Johannesburg High Court today. https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/alleged-escape-plans-delay-brown-mogotsis-fourth-bail-bid-as-court-seeks-full-report-b01e35d8-ac1e-4e86-9b91-4a441459fd66 https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/alleged-escape-plans-delay-brown-mogotsis-fourth-bail-bid-as-court-seeks-full-report-b01e35d8-ac1e-4e86-9b91-4a441459fd66 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:11:13 GMT Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:11:13 GMT IOL Oupa Brown Mogotsi's bail application has been postponed after authorities revealed they thwarted his alleged escape plan while he was in custody, prompting the court to request a detailed report from the Department of Correctional Services.