Opinion REFLECTING the harsh reality of unemployment, more than 185,000 young South Africans have applied to join the police force within just 48 hours of the SAPS opening its latest recruitment drive ...

The unprecedented rise in police recruitment applications raises urgent questions about youth unemployment in South Africa.

Seven high-ranking police officers, including the national head of crime intelligence, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, ...

A search was underway for the suspects, national police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe said in a statement. The victims were 15 women and two men, she said.

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told CNN some arrests have been made. “Two suspects (have been) arrested, one dead, another fled the scene.

Athlenda Mathe/Twitter. CNN — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face multiple charges, including assault, ...

This marks another delay in Baukudi's case that has already experienced a postponement due to outstanding procedural issues.

However, on Thursday afternoon, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that they believed the number was exaggerated and maybe be far less than that, estimating a figure of between 350 and 400 ...

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep underground since the operation ...

Police spokeswoman Col. Athlenda Mathe said an investigation was ongoing and no cause of death had yet been established. But Cele said forensic samples were being sent to an advanced toxicology ...

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on the social media site X that the Libyans stated they had entered the country on study visas to train as security guards, but police ...

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved from the mine in an official rescue operation that began Monday, while another nine had been recovered previously.