BRAKPAN (CONVERSEER) – Police have confirmed that three persons of interest have been identified and one has been taken in for questioning following Friday’s assassination of Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, Marius van der Merwe. Addressing the media following a walkabout in Saulsville on Monday, national police commissioner, Gen Fannie Masemola, said the investigating…
MPUMALANGA (CONVERSEER) – A 43-year-old Eswatini national has been arrested in Sundra, Mpumalanga, after police uncovered illicit cigarettes hidden inside water tanks on a truck. Delmas police, working alongside the Sundra SAPS and private security companies, intercepted the vehicle on 5 December 2025 after receiving a tip-off. Officers discovered twelve 5 000-litre tanks packed with…
PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – Jacobus Stefanus Geldenhuis (65) appeared before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday, 4 December 2025, facing 21 counts of fraud and money laundering. He was granted bail of R10 000, and the case was postponed to 26 January 2026 for docket disclosure. Geldenhuis was arrested after handing himself over…
JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – A 40-year-old suspect accused of killing a police officer has been located and arrested after evading law enforcement for more than a year. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested Sankelo Anele Ndabezitha in Orange Farm, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. He had been on the run since June 2023…
ZAKI (CONVERSEER) – A man was injured and a house destroyed in Yelwan Ariri, Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State, following an attack by suspected Fulani herders from Guri LGA, Jigawa State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday when the attackers reportedly shot Garba Yahaya, a resident…
By Frank Ulom CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – Five South African nationals accused of recruiting local men to join the Russia–Ukraine conflict are expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday, in a case that has attracted national and international concern. The suspects — Nonkululeko Mantula, Xolani Ntuli, Thulani Mazibuko, Siphamandla Tshabalala and…
By Joe Udo LIMPOPO (CONVERSEER) – Two of the three people linked to the Phala Phala theft case are back in the court. They appear before Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo today, 8 December 2025. Immanuela David, identified as the alleged mastermind behind the Phala Phala theft, is ppearing in Court, joined by co-accused Floriana…
By Our Reporter MPUMALANGA (CONVERSEER) – Seven people lost their lives in a fatal crash on the N12 between Ogies and Emalahleni in Mpumalanga on Monday morning. The collision involved a sedan and a light delivery vehicle, leaving no survivors. According to initial reports, all five people in the sedan and two occupants of the…
By Joe Udo LIMPOPO (CONVERSEER) – A Lekompo star, Lehlogonolo Khwinana, popularly known as Kaycherlow, has been involved in an accident. The accident occurred on Sunday at Mathibela, Zebediela Limpopo. According to reports, the artist was on his way to perform at a local pub in Zebediela. His condition is not yet disclosed at the…
BRAKPAN (CONVERSEER) – Brakpan community members, family and friends gathered on Sunday under the dim glow of flickering candles to pay tribute to Marius van der Merwe, the whistle-blower known as ‘Witness D’, who was gunned down outside his home. The vigil brought together ordinary citizens and activists alike, united in grief and solidarity, vowing…
