Police have arrested a Zimbabwean-born businessman, wanted in the UK over the murders of his family, in Johannesburg. The 45-year-old Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was nabbed in the suburb of Kensington yesterday, 10 July, following an intensive operation involving the SAPS Interpol National Central Bureau, Crime Intelligence and the Organised Crime Investigation Unit. Tshuma is wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom in connection with the murder of his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma
The Department of Home Affairs says it has achieved the biggest reduction in South Africa’s refugee appeals backlog in years following reforms at the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa (RAASA). According to the department, RAASA’s active appeals caseload declined from 79 870 cases at the end of 2024 to 70 976 by the end of 2025, representing a reduction of 8 894 active appeals, or more than 12%. “While we still
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that it has no record of any children that were shot at or close to a shop on Wednesday, 08 July 2026, after several social media posts claimed that two children, one of whom is five years old, were shot and injured. Police spokesperson Captain F.C. Van Wyk has since confirmed that the police are investigating a double murder that occurred in the area, in
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There is growing speculation over the whereabouts of a Bellville South High School learner who is being investigated in connection with the death of a fellow classmate. According to reports, the Grade 10 learner has allegedly fled the country. The learner is currently the subject of a disciplinary process related to the incident at the school last month. Smile FM previously reported that a murder investigation had been launched after another
