Crime Related News
EMALAHLENI – The police in Vosman, Emalahleni, are fervently searching for the perpetrators responsible for the heinous rape of two minor girls aged 7 and 9.The incident unfolded after the young girls were reported missing on Saturday, March 30, from their home in Emsagweni, Emalahleni. Shockingly, following the assault, the assailant heartlessly abandoned the traumatized…
MIDDELBURG – The mother collapsed upon seeing her son’s alleged abuser approach the dock.Her heart momentarily ceased beating, and she had to be carried outside the courtroom for cardiovascular resuscitation, a heart-rending scene at the Middelburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 10 April 2024, as a 42-year-old woman, Mamunyane Mokwana, appeared on charges of allegedly raping…
MIDDELBURG – The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has vowed not to fold arms as lawyers siphon funds meant for beneficiaries. “We will not sit back and allow attorneys, medical experts, or anyone else to enrich themselves at the expense of the claimant,” stated RAF Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo. The arrest of 42-year-old Middelburg lawyer,…
EMALAHLENI – Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, stated that police received information about cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery suspects heading to Mpumalanga. Additionally, they received reports of an attempted robbery that had just taken place in Witbank. “The team followed the suspects to a safe house at Tasbet Park. As they approached the house, the suspects,…
DELMAS – The formal bail application for Wessel Badenhorst (55) has been postponed to April 09, 2024. Badenhorst, a security guard, was arrested on charges of murder of Mzwakhe Hlatshwayo, and attempted murder. According to the police on March 22, 2024, they were called, along with Emergency Medical Services personnel, to a certain farm where…
NKANGALA – The latest statistics released by the Mpumalanga police suggest that Nkangala district has become the carjacking hotspot compared to the other two districts in the province.The third quarter 2023/2024 crime statistics released by the department of community security and liaison in Mbombela on Tuesday, March 12, paint a gloomy picture about the safety…
EMALAHLENI – In a chilling turn of events, the body of Lazarus Motsitsi, a 38-year-old man suffering from a mental disorder, was discovered decapitated in a bush near the road between Bethal and Kriel on Tuesday.Motsitsi had been reported missing on December 28, sparking a frantic search that tragically ended with the gruesome discovery of…
MIDDELBURG – A Middelburg lawyer accused of embezzling Road Accident Fund (RAF) funds meant for a child remains in custody after failing to appear in court.Jo-Anne Mantladi Mmela (42) was rearrested on 24 February 2024 following the issuance of a warrant for her arrest by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 5 December 2022…
Mpumalanga police have dismissed speculations of human trafficking in the two cases of missing teenagers in the province. Police are still struggling to locate the teenagers’ whereabouts; however, they were quick to mention that there is currently no information suggesting that the teenagers may have been victims of human trafficking. Nelisiwe Hope Makama (13) from…
The Nkabinde family’s harrowing ordeal has finally come to an end as their beloved daughter, 20-year-old Buhle Nkabinde, has been safely reunited with them after being kidnapped earlier this year. The community of Vosman extension 17 in Emalahleni was in a state of shock when Buhle went missing in January, only to be found on…
