EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | ‘KIDNAPPED’ WOMAN ARRESTED OVER R40,000 RANSOM PLOT A Kwa-Thema family feared for Ntombifuthi Rumo, 37, after receiving a R40,000 ransom demand on 8 October. She was found alive with hand injuries near Marikana on 10 October. Ten days later, police arrested her and an alleged accomplice. Investigators allege she staged her own kidnapping to extort money from her cousin. The pair face charges of extortion, defeating the ends of justice and staging a crime scene. #BeastOfNews

Delmore Manuel’s promotion to colonel has been reversed, and he has been removed as Muizenberg SAPS station commander amid serious assault and torture charges against him. Police Portfolio Committee chairperson Ian Cameron has welcomed the decision, calling it a step towards accountability. Manuel remains innocent until proven guilty. #BeastOfNews

JUST IN: A man has been shot three times inside a bar at the corner of Claim and Bok streets in Hillbrow. EMS is on scene assisting him. The motive is unknown. #BeastOfNews

A taxi driver has been shot and killed in Kwanele, Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, in what appears to be a targeted attack. Police have been informed, while emergency medical services (EMS) are already at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not yet been confirmed.

VIDEO: A 48-year-old businessman has been shot dead in Mayibuye, near Savemore (formerly Cambridge). His body was found with gunshot wounds earlier this morning. The victim is a Zimbabwean national. Preliminary reports suggest he may have been hijacked. Rabie Ridge SAPS will investigate. #BeastOfNews

Police in Gauteng are ramping up crime prevention efforts ahead of the festive season, with new operational vehicles handed over to stations and provincial units at the launch of the 2026/2027 Safer Festive Season Operation in Kempton Park on Tuesday. 📹: EMPD

WATCH: Residents in Vusimuzi, Thembisa, are reportedly stunned after a sangoma allegedly fled his shack, leaving behind his bees following rituals. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear. Further updates are to follow 🎥 @mfanelodm #BeastOfNews

When families struggle to put food on the table, education can become a luxury and migration a lifeline. This story traces the difficult choices, village traditions and hopes that have pushed generations of young people towards South Africa. africaunscrambled.substack.c…

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The Mokwevho family in Alexandra, Johannesburg is appealing to the government and DIRCO for assistance in repatriating Eulenda Mokwevho, 36, known as Popola, who reportedly died in South Korea. She left South Africa in April last year for work, but her family says it cannot afford to bring her remains home. The family is urgently calling on DIRCO and anyone who can assist to help bring Eulenda home for a dignified burial. Voice of @MaleselaMa72221 of @AlexFMRadio891 @DIRCO_ZA

WATCH | Emotional Fikile Mbalula celebrates the ANC’s Constitutional Court victory against the IEC. The court overturned the Electoral Court’s decision, clearing the way for 181 ANC councillor candidates in six municipalities to contest the 4 November local government elections. Mbalula thanked President Cyril Ramaphosa and other ANC leaders following the ruling. #BeastOfNews

A second wave of “lite-version” robbers descended on the Umlazi CIT heist scene in Umlazi, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, helping themselves to the leftovers after the main robbers had already fled. #BeastOfNews

Three suspects have been shot and killed following a cash-in-transit robbery on South Coast Road in Umlazi, south of Durban, on Wednesday evening, 14 October. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed the deaths and said firearms had been recovered. #NewsOnBeast

THREE SUSPECTS FATALLY SHOT FOLLOWING CIT ROBBERY IN UMLAZI

WATCH: Two women were arrested during a jobseekers’ protest outside Montecasino in Fourways on Wednesday, 14 October. Demonstrators called for more employment opportunities for South Africans and raised concerns about the alleged employment of undocumented foreign nationals. Police said the arrests were related to alleged traffic by-law contraventions. Both women were taken to Douglasdale Police Station. 📹 @Fourways_Review #BeastOfNews

ACTIVECRIMESCENE: Two men have been shot dead at a car wash on Bluegum Street, Ebony Park, near Kaalfontein Secondary School, Johannesburg. The motive is unknown. Police are investigating a double murder. #BeastOfNews

A man was shot and killed inside a grey double-cab Toyota Hilux at Birch Acres Park on Tuesday night. The motive remains unknown, and police are investigating the incident as a murder. #BeastOfNews

JUST IN: Serial killer Rosemary Ndlovu and her co-accused Nomsa Mudau have each been sentenced to 10 years for incitement to murder. The Kempton Park court found them guilty of a failed 2018 plot to kill Mudau’s then-husband for insurance money. The hitmen warned the intended victim instead of carrying out the plan. Ndlovu, already serving six life sentences, will serve the new term concurrently. Mudau faces direct imprisonment and plans to appeal.

Jeanette Magugu was shot dead outside her home in Katlehong a week ago. On Tuesday, mourners leaving her memorial service were attacked. Four people are now dead, including two young men killed at the scene. Two children, aged 11 and 14, were among the injured. A suspect is in custody. The case is with the Political Killings Task Team.