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South African Police Service

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Field FootageFootageNear Oshoek Port of Entry, Mpumalanga

South African police seize over 375 kg of dagga and a pistol in two Gert Sibande operations

Text poster only. The source photos show black plastic bags and sacks of compressed cannabis piled on paving next to a silver Toyota SUV with its doors and boot open, sacks stacked on a floor indoors, and two men in jeans standing with their backs to the camera beside the SUV.
South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source

Photos released Oct. 21, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says Hartebeeskop police stopped a Toyota Fortuner with Eswatini plates near the Oshoek Port of Entry at about 14:30 on Oct. 20 and found about…

#druginterdiction#unspecified#Footage

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…

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Field FootageFootageN4 near Middelburg, Mpumalanga

SAPS photos of 1,680 kg dagga seizure and bribery arrests on the N4 near Middelburg

Text poster only. The source photos show dozens of yellow-green compressed bags piled on a road at night beside a white box truck under street lights, rows of banknotes laid out on a wooden table, a white hatchback parked at night, and a second table of banknotes.
South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source

Photos posted Oct. 20, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says Nkangala District Anti-Hijacking Task Team and Middelburg Flying Squad members stopped a speeding white Isuzu truck on the N4 next to…

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Field FootageRecordBishop Lavis policing area, Western Cape

Reported casualties

SAPS Anti-Gang Unit recovers three firearms in Bishop Lavis area

Text poster only. The release photos show handguns laid out with loose rounds of ammunition: a pistol and two revolvers on a white surface, a pistol and magazine on a wooden desk, and a pistol beside a row of cartridges; a fourth image is a SAPS 'Guns Off The Streets' campaign graphic.
South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source

Photos released Oct. 19, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says its Anti-Gang Unit, acting on intelligence after a fatal shooting in Bonteheuwel on Oct. 11, arrested a 33-year-old gang-affiliated man for…

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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,…

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Crime DeskRecordMalamulele

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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

SAPS Meadowlands laboratory, 16 October 2026

No still is held. The source is a South African Police Service newsroom listing.
South African Police Service

The South African Police Service newsroom lists, dated 16 October 2026, “Four suspects arrested following discovery of suspected drug laboratory in Meadowlands, Soweto.” This page links that listing. A separate article…

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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…

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