The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of EFF councillor Monica Dube. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said investigators relied on intelligence to identify the suspect. “Following an intelligence-driven investigation, investigators positively linked another suspect, a 39-year-old male. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday evening by the PKTT,” she said. Dube, 44, was shot and killed in the presence of her family members at her home in Wallmannsthal in…

Authorities in Gauteng have introduced a new cutting-edge online system to speed up the processing and issuing of public transport operating licences. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, joined by MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, MMC for Roads and Transport Councillor Tlangi Magale and senior officials from the department, officially launched the Gauteng Public Transport Regulatory Information System (GPTRIS) in Pretoria on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. The launch marks the beginning of what the provincial government believes will be a…

Police in the North West have arrested four suspects and seized four firearms following the discovery of a multi-million-rand drug laboratory at a plot in Skeerpoort, near Hartbeespoort Dam. Police said the intelligence-driven operation was conducted after members of the Hartbeespoort Dam SAPS Crime Prevention Unit received information regarding suspected illegal activities at the property. The information was shared with Brits Crime Intelligence and the Hartbeespoort Dam K9 Unit for further intelligence gathering and verification. “Upon arrival at the identified…