Over 100 motorists were arrested for drunk driving in KZN this weekend—part of 909 since August—as MEC Siboniso Duma ramps up RTI enforcement ahead of the festive season.
Operation Shanela arrests surpass 17,000 suspects in a week-long crackdown on serious crimes like murder and rape. KwaZulu-Natal leads with key captures as police gear up for a safer festive season with intensified patrols and raids.
Two light aircraft crashed in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Wednesday, killing both pilots, including one from India. The KZN plane crashes, occurring in Nottingham Road and north of Boston, spurred search and rescue teams to act swiftly despite mist and drizzle. A
KwaZulu-Natal faces an unclaimed bodies crisis, with more than 900 corpses still unidentified in state mortuaries. Health officials warn overcrowding strains forensic services and delays other procedures. They urge families to report missing relatives to enable DNA matches and ease pressure on
A deadly rift between KZN villages along the Ulundi–Nongoma road has escalated after a fatal school stabbing, with more than 35 violent incidents tearing apart once-neighbourly communities.
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accuses Brigadier Phindile Sibiya of obstructing probes into political violence, including the 2022 assassination of ANC councillor Siyabonga Mkhize, prompting SAPS to tell Sibiya to step aside. This internal conflict within the South African Police Service has sparked a
Authorities have arrested two additional suspects in connection with a fraudulent passport syndicate operating in KwaZulu-Natal, bringing the total number of arrests to 30.