Two African National Congress (ANC) members were shot and killed on Thursday, 15 October 2026, while out campaigning in Umgababa, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The fatal attack has re-ignited fears over political safety in the region, coming just weeks before highly contested local government elections. Gunned Down on the Campaign Read more
KWAMAKHUTHA, South Africa — A horrific late-night mass shooting has left 11 people dead and three others severely injured in the KwaMakhutha township, situated roughly 30 kilometres south of Durban. The targeted attack, which occurred shortly before 11:00 PM on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, has sent shockwaves through the local Read more
A 19-year-old Grade 10 learner was shot and killed inside the grounds of Ndengezi Intermediate School in KwaNdengezi, west of Durban, on Monday, 14 September 2026. The shocking daylight attack unfolded in front of terrified classmates, prompting an urgent police manhunt and widespread condemnation from education authorities. Details of the Read more
Mokoena Letsie died after he was allegedly shot 17 times at the Hashtag informal settlement in Sonderwater, Ikageng, on Wednesday night, 27 May. A prominent community activist and working-class campaigner from Potchefstroom, North West has been shot dead in what fellow activists believe was a political assassination. ALSO READ | Nomzilla Read more
Two suspects who were wanted for murders were killed execution-style during a gun battle with cops in the Verulam area, in the north of Durban, on Thursday, 2 April. The men were allegedly linked to two separate double murders which happened earlier this year. ALSO READ | Four suspects shot and Read more
A Welbedatch family has been left shattered following a brutal, suspected revenge killing that claimed the lives of four people, including an 18-year-old boy and his aunt, in a shocking chain of violence that has gripped the community. The deceased have been identified as 18-year-old Karabo Ayanda Gumede and his Read more
Four suspects have been shot and killed and two arrested during a shootout in iKwezi near Mofolo in Soweto. Gauteng Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale says members of the Hawks’ Tactical Operation Management Section, Badboyz private security and the Gauteng Police Highway Patrol were involved in a gunfight with the Read more
Yeoville residents were left shaken and terrified after a deadly shoot-out between cops and suspected armed robbers turned their streets into a battlefield in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 25 March. Lesedi Dube (23) told Daily Sun he was watching the TV when he heard a sound of rapid Read more
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
A routine trip turns into a nightmare after two friends were gunned down by unknown assailants in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, on Monday, 16 March. Tsepo Mokoena (32) was on a heartfelt mission to deliver his daughter’s tablet, a gesture of love that ended in tragedy. ALSO READ | Two young boys shot Read more