Tennessee pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped in South Africa on April 10, and his captors are reportedly demanding a ransom ...

Two men have been shot and killed while a third person was hospitalised in what police suspect was a gang attack in Mitchells ...

High levels of poverty and inequality have created fertile ground for crime to take root in South Africa, with a proliferation of criminal gangs and illegal weapons fuelling a rise in kidnappings for ...

Pastor Josh Sullivan was holding a prayer meeting with about 30 people, including his wife and six children, when the gunmen entered the church, his colleague said.

South Africa has a trend of gang-related violence, with police statistics showing that this type of violence contributes highly to the overall crime stats. These acts of violence have disrupted ...

The alarming “blue light’ hijacking tactic has reemerged in South Africa, with several incidents involving hijackers ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to rotate visible policing ...

A multi-agency task force, including the Anti-Gang Unit and the Serious Organised Crime Unit ... The number of kidnappings in South Africa has risen by 264% over the past decade, police data showed.

At the time of their arrest, law enforcement officers said they were part of a criminal gang referred to as South American Theft Group, or SATG. Bairon Estiven Vasquez-Ortiz, 31 Lozano-Pineda ...

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo.