A 35-year-old white female lawyer was shot and killed outside the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD on Monday, 23 March 2026. The shooting happened at around 9am on the corner of Fox and Joubert streets. ALSO READ | Three suspects shot and killed after hijacking Read more
Mashaba launches Joburg mayoral bid, promising to restore order, fix governance failures and address undocumented migration. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says he is stepping back into Johannesburg politics with what he describes as “unfinished business”, after the party named him as its mayoral candidate ahead of the upcoming Local Government Read more
At least six Lesotho nationals died and several others were injured after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle near in South Africa on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place near the town of Meyerton, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Johannesburg. ALSO READ | Three men killed during the Read more
Johannesburg’s MMC for public safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, is being criticised after posting on social media about citywide scholar transport operations following a fatal accident in Vanderbijlpark that claimed the lives of 12 children. In his post, Tshwaku said the Johannesburg metro police were conducting “citywide scholar transport operations to safeguard Read more
Hawks arrest Ethiopian man in Joburg amid human trafficking allegations. He was found to have allegedly kidnapped 12 half-naked alleged teenage boys. ALSO READ | Three arrested for human trafficking in Plumstead The case was postponed to Friday, 16 January for a bail application. The accused has been slapped with 12 Read more
An undocumented foreign national took extreme measures on New Year’s Eve to escape authorities when he jumped off a high bridge in Johannesburg to avoid capture and arrest. The South African Police Service (Saps) and other law enforcement agencies were leading a multidisciplinary integrated Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela II Read more
Baby Nikita will finally be laid to rest today as her funeral is hosted at the Don Mateman hall in Johannesburg. The recent death of a four-year-old Baby Nikita, has brought the Eldorado Park Community together. On Sunday, family, friends, and the wider Eldorado Park community gathered at the Don Read more
People of Lenasia in Joburg are still in shock after a horrific crash on Klipspruit Valley Road, commonly known as the K43, claimed the lives of three people on Tuesday, 27 May. The fatal accident happened along a notoriously busy stretch between Lenmed Ahmed Kathrada Hospital and Capella Street, an Read more
A woman’s body has been found near Lombardy West, north of Joburg, after she went on a date with her alleged killer. A man driving a white VW Polo fetched Olorato Mongale on Sunday from a residential complex in Athol. Police say the vehicle passed through Alexandra and Kew before Read more
Shooting incident claims four lives and leaves three hurt in the incident happened at a taxi rank in Doornfontein near Jeppe in the Joburg CBD on Thursday morning, 20 March. It’s alleged that a group of armed men arrived at the rank and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving four people dead Read more