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South Africa

South Africa on EXE: public records that name this country, each with its source. Counts here: 1 crime place. This page does not describe methods.

Field FootageFootageWhite River, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Hawks seize a live pangolin and arrest five in White River sting

Text poster only. The source photo shows a pangolin curled into a ball of brown overlapping scales, its tail wrapped around it, on the rubber floor mat of a vehicle's rear compartment next to a blue plastic water bowl.
South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source

Photo posted Oct. 20, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says the Hawks' Nelspruit Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit, with the White River K9 Unit, ran a sting at about 09:55 that day at a scrap…

#aftermath#unspecified#Footage

Field FootageRecordMqanduli, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Reported casualties

SAPS says suspect killed, AK-47 recovered in Mqanduli operation

Text poster only. The source photo shows an AK-47 rifle with a curved magazine lying in grass at night.
South African Police Service (watch at source)

Photo released Oct. 18, 2026 by the South African Police Service (SAPS) showing an AK-47 rifle lying in grass, which SAPS says its Tactical Response Team recovered after an operation at Mbulawa Location, Mqanduli,…

#aftermath#unspecified#Footage

Crime DeskRecordMalamulele

Reported casualties

Three arrested over stabbing death of Limpopo comedian Skeem Mafenya, police say

News card from EXE Index. Headline: Three arrested over stabbing death of Limpopo comedian Skeem Mafenya, police say. Map from Wikimedia Commons (Htonl, CC BY-SA 3.0, marker added) of Limpopo province, South Africa, with Malamulele marked by a red dot in the northeast and Polokwane, Botswana and Zimbabwe labeled. Key facts: on Saturday, October 17, 2026, police received a report at about 3:35 AM and arrested suspects that afternoon; in a yard at Madonsi Boltman B, Malamulele, Vhembe District; comedian Skeem Mafenya, 20, had multiple stab wounds and was certified dead; 3 suspects aged 17 to 23 are held and due in Malamulele Magistrate's Court on a murder charge; police say the motive is unknown and the investigation is continuing. Sources: SAPS, The Citizen, IOL, SABC News. exeindex.com/crime. Record dispatch:2026-10-18-za-malamulele. @exeindex.
News cardMap: Malamulele (red dot) in Limpopo province, South Africa. Locator map, not a photo of the Oct 17, 2026 killing or arrests. Map: Wikimedia Commons, User:Htonl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (marker and labels added by EXE Index)

Oct 17: Comedian Skeem Mafenya, 20, was found stabbed to death in Malamulele, Limpopo, South Africa. Hours later police arrested 3 suspects, aged 17 to 23, who face a murder charge; police say the motive is unknown.…

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Field FootageFootageMeadowlands, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

SAPS raid on suspected drug lab in Soweto

Text poster only. SAPS raid on suspected drug lab in Soweto.
South African Police Service (watch at source)

South African Police Service photos from a suspected drug laboratory found in a room at the back of a family home in Meadowlands, Soweto, on Oct. 16, 2026. SAPS says Gauteng organised crime and narcotics teams acted on…

#druginterdiction#unspecified#Footage

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