Crime

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Orange Farm has launched a double-murder investigation after the bodies of two young women were discovered on Thursday afternoon, 8 January 2026. Police...

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) confirmed the arrest of a 47-year-old male suspect in connection with a suspected human trafficking operation in Johannesburg South. In the early hours of...

Residents were left in shock on the afternoon of 12 December, when an attempted robbery unfolded at Boxer Liquors in Orange Farm. Gunshots were exchanged between robbers and an off-duty...

On 10 December, the Uniting Reformed Church hosted a vibrant awareness campaign as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The event was organized by...

Kidnapping cases in the Orange Farm policing precinct have decreased, according to the latest quarterly crime statistics released on Friday, 28 November, by Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia. The...

A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend to death during a dispute over R10 at the Matiki dumping site near the Mokokotlong informal settlement on Thursday, 27...

On 1 November in Ext 1, a man tragically died after being stabbed in the chest with an Okapi knife, Orange Farm SAPS Communication Officer, Sgt Shaan Motsapi, confirmed. Sgt...

A man accused of killing two people in Orange Farm is appearing in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court today on charges of double murder. According to Orange Farm SAPS spokesperson, Sergeant...

On Friday morning, 26 September, a door-to-door awareness campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) took place in Tjovitjo informal settlement. Led by Station Commander, Brigadier Mashole Manamela, the initiative brought together...

On 25 September, at Drieziek 4 Taxi Rank, during the Gauteng Provincial Operation Shanela 2, the Gauteng Provincial, Sedibeng District, and Orange Farms SAPS, together with various government departments, PCO,...