Gauteng police arrested ten suspects and recovered nine firearms after a shootout in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Monday, 21 September 2026. The confrontation occurred at approximately 19:36 after officers on patrol attempted to intercept a Hyundai H100 fitted with blue lights and a siren. One suspect was fatally shot, two others fled on foot, and police have opened several criminal cases as investigators work to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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The South African Police Service has warned Gauteng residents not to circulate unverified suspect photographs linked to the murders of nine women in Ekurhuleni, saying it has not released any official wanted posters or identikits. The warning, issued on Friday, 18 September 2026, comes as investigators examine the deaths and social media users circulate images alleging that certain individuals are involved. By Monday, 21 September, police had also arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Gracious Nkomo in Dawn Park, while a separate discovery of a woman’s body in Soweto remained under investigation.
Police in Ekurhuleni are investigating several fatal incidents following the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Dawn Park on Thursday, 17 September 2026, the identification of another victim and the deaths of three people in separate incidents in Kempton Park and Kwa Thema. The South African Police Service has assigned a multidisciplinary team to investigate the deaths of nine women whose bodies were discovered across the municipality over the past two months. Authorities have intensified policing operations and appealed for information as residents raise concerns about safety.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced a police lockdown of Kempton Park and surrounding areas after authorities confirmed that eight women’s bodies had been recovered in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed the updated death toll during a meeting with senior police officials in Parktown on Tuesday night, 15 September 2026.
Police have dismantled a suspected Mandrax manufacturing laboratory in Erasmia, Pretoria, where drugs and equipment valued at about R110 million were seized during a wider nationwide crackdown on the illicit drug trade. Two Mozambican nationals were arrested during the Gauteng operation, which involved the Hawks, Crime Intelligence, K9 West Rand and the Special Task Force Pretoria.
The South African Police Service has established a dedicated multidisciplinary task team after the bodies of four women were found in and around Kempton Park, Gauteng, over approximately two months. The latest body was discovered on Saturday evening, prompting police to warn women, particularly those in the Rhodesfield area, to exercise caution while detectives investigate similarities between the deaths.
A Johannesburg businessman who was kidnapped at his business premises in Cleveland has been rescued unharmed following a multidisciplinary South African Police Service (SAPS) operation that resulted in the arrest of four suspects. The businessman was allegedly abducted on Saturday, 15 August 2026, before suspects reportedly accessed his bank account and demanded a ransom for his release. Police arranged a controlled ransom drop that led to the arrests, the recovery of two vehicles and four cellphones believed to have been used in the crime. The suspects are expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 19 August 2026.
Twelve people have been killed and at least nine others injured following a mass shooting at Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg. The attack happened late on Tuesday night, 9 June 2026, prompting a major police investigation and manhunt for the suspects involved.
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