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Limpopo Current Affairs, Polokwane Town (2026)

09/06/2026

The Madlanga Commission has revealed the names of several high-profile individuals who allegedly communicated with Major-General Feroz Khan, based on data extracted from devices linked to him.

The list reportedly includes EFF leader Julius Malema, murder accused Matipandile Sotheni, businessman Ze Nxumalo, Adriano Mazzotti, as well as several business and law enforcement figures.

The Commission has not accused any of the individuals mentioned of wrongdoing. Their inclusion reportedly only indicates that communication allegedly took place with Khan.

The nature, context and significance of those communications are expected to come under scrutiny when Khan appears before the Commission on 1 July 2026.

08/06/2026

Former nurse and gardener sentenced to life imprisonment over R6 million insurance murder plot

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced former nurse Hapiness Sithembile Xulu (49) and her former gardener Simon Isaac Mogale (40) to life imprisonment for the murder of Busisiwe Nxumalo.

According to court evidence, Nxumalo, who was Xulu’s stepdaughter and domestic worker, moved from KwaZulu-Natal to Johannesburg in 2021 to live and work for Xulu.

The court heard that Xulu allegedly opened a bank account in Nxumalo’s name and fraudulently took out four life and funeral insurance policies worth about R6 million, naming herself as the sole beneficiary.

Only four months after the policies were issued, Nxumalo was murdered.

Insurance companies reportedly became suspicious due to the short period between the policies being taken out and the claim being submitted. Investigations later exposed the alleged fraud scheme.

Mogale was convicted after a confession admitted in court revealed that Xulu allegedly drove him to a veld near Daxina Hospital where Nxumalo was lying unconscious, handed him a knife, and promised him R60 000 to kill her.

In addition to life imprisonment for murder, Xulu was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each of four fraud counts after pleading guilty to unlawfully taking out insurance policies in the deceased’s name.

The court described Xulu as the mastermind behind the scheme, saying the murder was motivated by financial gain.

08/06/2026

Operation Shanela nets 836 arrests across Limpopo 🚔

Police in Limpopo have arrested 836 suspects during a week-long high-density Operation Shanela conducted across all five districts in the province.

The operation, carried out between 1 and 7 June 2026, involved SAPS working together with various law enforcement agencies and stakeholders.

According to police, suspects were arrested for offences including murder, r**e, assault, robbery, illegal possession of fi****ms, drug dealing, illegal liquor trading, hijacking, burglary, and immigration-related offences.

Some of the major arrests included:
• 6 murder cases
• 8 r**e cases
• 5 attempted murder cases
• 2 car hijackings
• 102 assault GBH cases
• 195 illegal migrants arrested
• 94 cases of illegal liquor dealing
• 5 robbery with aggravating circumstances cases

Police also recovered:
• 5 fi****ms
• 26 rounds of ammunition
• 16 dangerous weapons
• 4 motor vehicles
• Dagga, crystal m**h and nyaope
• 2052 packets of to***co products
• More than 147,000 litres of alcoholic beverages

The arrested suspects have already started appearing before various magistrates’ courts across Limpopo.

Police investigations are continuing.

07/06/2026

The accident that occurred last night near Selwane village has claimed the life of a man from Lulekani village.

According to information received, the deceased was driving a Bantam or Opel Corsa at the time of the accident.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation.

07/06/2026

Gauteng police management has identified the officer seen in the alleged R2 000 bribery video, and immediate disciplinary processes have reportedly been instituted.

What raises more questions is the conduct after the money was allegedly received. If the intention was simply to take the bribe and leave, why did they remain at the scene?

The incident has sparked public debate about corruption, accountability, and professionalism within law enforcement.

06/06/2026

Foreign national arrested with illicit to***co worth R1.5 million in Limpopo 🚔

A 49-year-old foreign national has been arrested after police intercepted a truck transporting illicit to***co valued at approximately R1.5 million in the Moletlane policing area.

According to SAPS, the Provincial Tracking Team received intelligence about a white Nissan truck allegedly transporting illicit to***co from Zimbabwe to Gauteng.

The truck was placed under observation with assistance from Tshimollo Security and Investigations before it was intercepted along the R518 road in Moletlane on Thursday, 4 June 2026.

Police discovered 333 master boxes of Hookar to***co during the search.

Further investigations revealed that the suspect, a Zimbabwean national, was allegedly in South Africa illegally.

Police seized the Nissan truck, valued at about R800,000, together with the illicit to***co, bringing the total estimated value of the seizure to R2.3 million.

The suspect is expected to appear before the Zebediela Periodical Court on Monday, 8 June 2026, facing charges relating to the Customs and Excise Act and the Immigration Act.

Police investigations are continuing.

05/06/2026

Phalaborwa is indeed being controlled by water mafias.

Many residents say they last had running water on 30 April 2026, while private water suppliers allegedly continued selling water to desperate communities for weeks.

There are growing concerns that some individuals may have financially benefited from the prolonged water crisis while residents suffered without basic services.

Community members also allege that water supply was suddenly restored at around 3am ahead of a planned march over poor service delivery.

If these allegations are true, then residents have every reason to demand accountability, transparency, and consistent access to water instead of temporary solutions during times of public pressure.

04/06/2026

Major breakthrough as police crack alleged garage safe-bombing syndicate 🚔

A major SAPS operation has led to the arrest of five suspects linked to a violent garage safe-bombing robbery in the Driekop policing area.

According to police, the suspects allegedly attacked a fuel station on 1 May 2026, used explosives to blast open a safe, and fled with cash and ci******es in three getaway vehicles.

Police investigations later revealed that one of the suspects allegedly shot himself accidentally with a shotgun during the robbery and was secretly taken away by accomplices.

The breakthrough came after police received information about a patient admitted to a Middelburg hospital with a suspicious gunshot wound. Investigators discovered that the suspect’s right leg had been amputated before he was discharged.

Police tracked the suspect to Makgemeng Village in Riba Cross, where he was arrested and linked to the robbery.

Further operations in Steelpoort, Jane Furse, Nebo and Motodi resulted in the arrest of four more suspects aged between 23 and 49.

During the operation, police seized:
• Two handguns with live ammunition
• One shotgun with ammunition
• Explosives
• Balaclavas
• Gloves allegedly used during the robbery

The suspects are expected to appear before the Nebo, Sekhukhune and Tubatse Magistrates’ Courts facing charges including robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of explosives, possession of prohibited fi****ms, and possession of unlicensed ammunition.

Police investigations are continuing.

04/06/2026

R100 000 reward offered after fatal shooting of Giyani court interpreter

Limpopo police have announced a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of suspects involved in the murder of senior court interpreter, Rhulani Thomas Langa.

Langa, 56, who worked at the Giyani Regional Court, was found shot dead inside his white Isuzu double cab along the R81 road at Mphambo in the Malamulele policing area on 25 March 2026.

The Provincial Commissioner has appealed to members of the public to assist police with information that may help identify and arrest those responsible.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Sergeant Eric Mathebula on 083 239 0977, call Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or use the anonymous MySAPS App.

Police investigations are continuing.

04/06/2026

Limpopo anti-smuggling team intercepts stolen R900 000 Toyota Prado headed for border

A 24-year-old suspect has been arrested after police intercepted a stolen Toyota Prado VX Series valued at approximately R900 000 during an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in Limpopo.

According to SAPS, members of the Provincial Tracking Team, Provincial Investigation Unit, Limpopo Tactical Response Team and Tshimollo Security acted on information about a luxury vehicle allegedly stolen in Gauteng and being transported towards the Beitbridge border.

Police spotted the vehicle speeding along the R101 South in the Westernburg policing area on Thursday, 4 June 2026. The driver allegedly ignored instructions to stop, leading to a high-speed chase.

The pursuit ended at the intersection of the R101 and R519 roads, where police successfully forced the vehicle to stop and arrested the suspect.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the Toyota Prado had been reported stolen in Benoni on 30 May 2026.

The suspect is expected to appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 5 June 2026, facing charges including possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle, reckless and negligent driving, and driving without a valid driver’s licence.

Police investigations are continuing.

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