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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 253074-4-men-shot-dead-g-west-walmer-gqeberha-police-launch-investigation

"No immediate leads were obtained": 4 men shot dead in Walmer

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (203+ words) EASTERN CAPE — Four men were gunned down in the G-West area of Walmer, Gqeberha, on Saturday evening, prompting the South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape to establish a dedicated investigation team. According to spokesperson Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa, the…...

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briefly.co.za > education > 253060-gauteng-education-mec-maile-closes-32-illegal-schools-allocates-r113bn-subsidies

Gauteng MEC Maile cracks down on illegal schools, arrests 2 directors

17+ hour, 27+ min ago   (294+ words) GAUTENG — Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has announced sweeping enforcement action against unregistered independent schools in the province, while simultaneously confirming a R1.13 billion subsidy package for qualifying institutions in the 2026/27 financial year. The department investigated 61 suspected illegal schools during 2026, issuing…...

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briefly.co.za > sports > 253041-kempton-park-runner-elizabeth-moselakgomo-family-unable-confirm-body

Family of runner breaks silence after police find body

22+ hour, 7+ min ago   (465+ words) The family of missing Kempton Park runner Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo has been unable to confirm whether a woman's body discovered on Saturday 12 September 2026 is that of their loved one, with a formal identification scheduled for Monday 14 September at the Germiston…...

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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 253058-anele-mdoda-suggests-using-women-bait-catch-suspected-serial-killer-kempton-park-deaths

Anele Mdoda’s extreme suggestion after 4 women die in Kempton Park

17+ hour, 25+ min ago   (233+ words) Broadcaster Anele Mdoda has had enough. After SAPS issued a chilling public warning about four women found dead in the Rhodesfield area of Kempton Park over roughly two months, Mdoda took to X on Saturday, 12 September 2026, with a blunt and…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253057-saps-seizes-r9-million-counterfeit-goods-marabastad-raid-gauteng

SAPS Seizes R9 Million in Counterfeit Goods During Marabastad Raid in Gauteng

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (245+ words) GAUTENG — The South African Police Service executed a large-scale anti-counterfeiting operation in Marabastad on Thursday, 10 September 2026, resulting in the confiscation of fake goods valued at more than R9 million. The operation was led by the SAPS National Illicit Goods Unit, with…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 253050-south-africans-outraged-women-arrested-kidnapping-rape-e-hailing-driver

“Keep them in jail”: SA angry after women arrested for e-hailing driver’s rape

19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (218+ words) WESTERN CAPE - South Africans are outraged after news surfaced that two women were among those arrested for the kidnapping and rape of an e-hailing driver. The 25-year-old e-hailing driver was rescued after being kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held for ransom…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253021-kempton-park-serial-killer-fear-grows-4-women-dead-2-months

"Terrifying and heartbreaking": SAPS issue warning after 4 women were found dead

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (186+ words) Gauteng police have raised alarm after the bodies of four women were found in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, within the space of two months. TikToker @thabo_baloyi_ broke down the unfolding situation on 13 September 2026, and the video spread rapidly as South Africans expressed…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252775-grade-11-pupil-arrested-school-free-state-kidnapping-murder-case

"27 live rounds": Grade 11 learner held over spaza shop owner’s killing

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (344+ words) FREE STATE— A specialized police operation at a Mashaeng educational facility resulted in the capture of an 18-year-old Grade 11 learner on Wednesday, initiating a rapid law enforcement probe that investigated an armed robbery, homicide, and interprovincial auto-trafficking scheme. 2 Westbury Shootings…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252740-2-westbury-shootings-24-hours-raise-doubts-sandf-deploymentd

"Blood-stained alleys": 2 men killed in Westbury as gang war escalates

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (172+ words) GAUTENG— Armed soldiers standing guard near blood-stained alleys did little to deter killers in Westbury, where back-to-back assassinations unfolded in under 24 hours. This attack followed the murder of 53-year-old school minibus driver Abdulrazaak Mohamed Moolla nearby on 7 September. Two unidentified…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252746-celani-zungus-family-demands-answers-fatal-water-tanker-incident-south-africans-left-divided

Water tanker tragedy: Family demands answers after Zungu's death, SA divided

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (312+ words) KWAZULU-NATAL - Celani Zungu's family is demanding answers following the death of the 29-year-old. Zungu was fatally crushed by an eThekwini water tanker in Adams Mission, uMbumbulu, while reportedly trying to prevent the vehicle from leaving the area. The video of…...