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The charges stem from the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged with shooting a Venezuelan man during a controversial immigration raid in Minnesota has been arrested in Texas, according to United States authorities.Agent Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody on Friday after investigators from Minnesota tracked him down in the southern state, where he was arrested with assistance from the Texas Rangers and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general’s office. He faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting…

29 Mei 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Provided) The Falcons in Bloemfontein are investigating after an explosion in the early hours of Friday morning in the Woolworths store in Prellerplein. The incident is the second at a Woolworths store within about 24 hours. The same modus operandi was apparently followed in both cases, with the incidents taking place in the food section of the stores. According to preliminary information, the store manager of the Bloemfontein branch received a call at 03:00 from a security company who informed him about the explosion…

Mynhard Slabbert, Stellenbosch’s deputy mayor, says that during his time in office he made sustained efforts to report alleged irregularities regarding municipal property transactions. (Photo: Provided) Mynhard Slabbert, Stellenbosch’s deputy mayor, says that during his time in office he made sustained efforts to report alleged irregularities regarding municipal property transactions. According to him, he already reported the issue to the municipality last year and subsequently reported it on various forums inside and outside the municipality, to the DA, and to Anton Bredell, the Western Cape MEC for local government, environmental affairs and development planning. The same complaints were also reported…

The National Press Club (NPC) honored the 2025 Journalist of the Year, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, with the support of the University of South Africa (UNISA). In accepting his award, the General shared powerful words of reflection and warning, reminding all present of the true meaning of law enforcement service.”I am receiving this honor tonight humbly, but carefully. Because the work of a police officer is not done for the purpose of applause. He confirmed that his oath “does not change according to political convenience, media pressure, public opinion or personal results,” stressing that he is working for South Africa.He…

The Falcons in Bloemfontein are investigating after an explosion in the early hours of Friday morning in the Woolworths store in Prellerplein. (Photo: Provided) After the two explosion incidents that took place within about 24 hours at two different Woolworths stores, the retail giant has stepped up vigilance at all its stores nationwide as a precautionary measure. According to Sam Ngumeni, incoming chief executive officer of Woolworths, specialist forensic experts have also been appointed to strengthen security and intelligence in support of the investigative work with which the authorities are already engaged. This reaction follows after the Falcons in Bloemfontein…

(Archive photo: Google Gemini) An employee of the Standerton livestock theft unit, who was arrested for livestock theft in August last year, was apparently dismissed from the police “in dishonor” this week. Hennie Bekker, AfriForum’s regional coordinator for the Mpumalanga Highveld, says const. Siyabonga Cindi is accused of stealing almost R450 000 worth of cattle in the Standerton, Greylingstad and Perdekop area. Cindi appeared in court for the first time on 2 September and again in March after he is believed to be connected to more incidents of livestock theft. Bekker welcomed Cindi’s dismissal and considers it a positive step…

29 Mei 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? (Archive photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) A protocol manager of the Prime Minister in Mpumalanga’s office who is connected to the murder of Mabidi Mashaba, a forensic investigator attached to the Mpumalanga Provincial Government, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Emmanuel Neverdie Mkhabela (47), is on trial on charges of premeditated murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. His co-accused, Eckson Jabulani Mkhonto (53), an observation officer also from the Prime Minister’s office in Mpumalanga, briefly appeared in the same court on Thursday…

The case was adjourned and the defendants, who are soldiers who were supposed to return to custody, have their bail revoked at the High Court in Johannesburg.Sandf soldiers are accused of abducting Abdella Abadiga and Kadir Jemal Abotese at the Mall of Afrika, and killing Hawks investigator Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa.The court ordered that Mogaditswe Dawid Tumelo Mohau Letsatsi, Kgosietsile Kingsley Ngwenya, Samkelo Ntokonzo Nteleza, Boitumelo Jonathan Matlou, Paulos Kgaman Wambi and Sunnybooi Pinny be remanded in custody following the trial of Sekela. 65A(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act. This decision contradicts the decision of the magistrate in the Randburg…

At least five people have been killed in Israeli air strikes targeting towns in southern Lebanon, as Lebanese and Israeli military delegations plan to hold security talks at the Pentagon.The attacks on Friday came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River in Lebanon, which runs about 30 kilometres north of their shared border, in an expanded ground offensive.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIsrael’s latest military operation started despite the “ceasefire” that began on April 17, and was extended for 45 days on May 17 following indirect talks mediated by the United States.Israel-Lebanon…

29 Mei 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? Photo for illustration. (Photo: iStock) The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) warns the public not to collect or consume wild shellfish in Saldanha on the West Coast and surrounding coastal areas until further notice. The warning follows after very high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins were detected in mussels and oysters on the Saldanha Bay farms during monitoring this week. Toxic levels were recorded that exceeded the regulatory safety limit by 15 times. Photo for illustration. (Photo: iStock) Zolile Ngayi, spokesperson for…