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01/10/2026
๐จ๐๐ช๐ข **NONDUMISO FROM HARDING ALLEGEDLY KILLED BY BOYFRIEND** ๐ข๐ช๐๐จ
It is reported that **Nondumiso** from **Harding, kwaJali**, was brutally killed by her boyfriend, **Lungisani Sosibo**.
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Nondumiso was last seen on Sunday leaving with her boyfriend. After that, she was reported missing.
It is alleged that he stabbed her with a spear in the stomach and then dumped her body in a river at kwaJali near **Diphini**, where she was later found.
The boyfriend is still on the run and has not been arrested.
The matter is now in the hands of the SAPS.
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Nondumiso.
May her family find strength. May the suspect be found and face justice. ๐๐พ๐
01/10/2026
๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข **SANDILE MAKHOBA FROM FILIDI GUNNED DOWN AT WEDDING IN NQUTHU** ๐ข๐ซ๐๐จ
**Sandile Makhoba** from **Filidi** was killed by gunfire ๐ฉธ at a wedding ๐ in **Nquthu** last weekend ๐
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Two people were shot ๐ซ and killed ๐ at a wedding ๐ in Nquthu at **Hlathi Dam** ๐๏ธ over the weekend. One of them was Sandile Makhoba from Filidi ๐
It is reported that he stepped away from the event ๐ to fetch a jacket ๐งฅ from the car ๐ when the attackers ๐ซ who never miss were already waiting for him ๐. They opened a hail of bullets ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ and gunned him down, and another person also died ๐ญ๐
This man was involved in the taxi industry ๐ in Johannesburg ๐๏ธ, where his brother **Shemeni** was also killed ๐๐ซ. Many people were killed after Shemeniโs murder ๐ข, which put Sandile on the hit list ๐ฏ for revenge.
He was killed just last weekend ๐ while already knowing that there were young men waiting with guns ๐ซ who could send him to the afterlife โฐ๏ธ at any moment โฐ. He was in hiding ๐โโ๏ธ and also under protection ๐ก๏ธ.
These young men hit him ๐ฅ and then fled in a **Hyundai Creta** ๐๐จ
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Sandile Makhoba.
May his family find strength. May the killers be found and face justice. ๐๐พโ๏ธ
01/10/2026
**Two boys feared drowned in Imvutshane Dam** ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐ฆ
**MAPHUMULO** ๐ โ Police divers ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐คฟ have been called in to search ๐ for two boys ๐ฆ๐ฆ who are feared to have drowned ๐ฆ๐ญ in the Imvutshane Dam ๐๏ธ after they went missing while fishing ๐ฃ yesterday ๐
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Community members ๐ฃ๏ธ said the two boys ๐ฌ left home together ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ, telling relatives they were heading to the dam ๐ง to fish ๐. Heavy rain ๐ง๏ธโ had been falling in the area for hours โฐ, leaving many residents puzzled ๐ค๐ฑ as to why the children ๐ง๐ง would choose to go fishing in such weather ๐ฆ๏ธ.
When the boys failed to return ๐ โ, a search was launched ๐จ๐ฆ. Their bodies have not yet been recovered ๐๐.
Police ๐ฎโโ๏ธ confirmed that an underwater search unit ๐คฟ๐ฆ has been mobilised to scour the dam ๐. Officers are treating the case as a missing persons investigation ๐ at this stage.
Anyone with information โน๏ธ is urged to contact their nearest police station ๐๐.
30/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข **NELE BUTHELEZI SHOT AND KILLED AFTER ROBBERY โ FRIEND ESCAPED** ๐ข๐ซ๐๐จ
**Nele Buthelezi** was called by a friend who asked him to accompany her to go and fetch the friendโs child ๐ง
Along the way, they were stopped by criminals who took their phones ๐ต and also robbed them of the car ๐
The friend managed to escape and left Nele behind with the criminals, returning alone ๐โโ๏ธ
The criminals then shot and killed Nele ๐ซ๐ข
The vehicle was later recovered using a tracker ๐
Neleโs family does not accept the version that the friend simply escaped and left him behind โ especially since it was the friend who had called her out of the house in the first place ๐ค๐
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Nele Buthelezi.
May her family find strength. May the full truth come out and may justice be served. ๐๐พโ๏ธ
30/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ข **BOYFRIEND HANDS HIMSELF OVER TO POLICE AFTER GIRLFRIEND BOTSHELO FOUND DEAD** ๐ข๐๐จ
This is **Nonkululeko Yende**, who decided to hand himself over to the police after the family, community members and followers of **Botshelo** (his girlfriend, the one he is holding in the photo) began suspecting him of being involved in her death.
It is reported that Botshelo was last seen alive with her boyfriend. They were taking photos and making videos, which Botshelo posted on social media, and they appeared to be happy together.
The following day, Botshelo was found dead inside the boyfriendโs house. When he was questioned, he claimed she had slipped, fallen and hit the back of her head, which caused her death.
Although the investigation is still ongoing, the family, friends and followers of Botshelo remain convinced that the boyfriend had a hand in the death of this young woman.
The case is currently before the court. The family is hopeful that justice will be served and the truth will come out.
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Botshelo.
May her family find strength. May the full truth be revealed. ๐๐พ๐
30/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ข **MISSING OKUHLE IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE BODIES FOUND IN KOKSTAD** ๐ข๐๐จ
This is **Okuhle**, who was last seen on **24 August 2026**.
On **31 August**, two womenโs bodies were found in **Kokstad, KZN**. When photos of the bodies circulated on social media, a family recognised one of them.
When they went to confirm, they discovered that one of the bodies was their child, **Okuhle**.
She was found with multiple cuts and stab wounds.
Reports indicate that many children and women go missing in the Kokstad area. Some are later found murdered, while others are never found and are still being searched for.
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Okuhle.
May her family find strength. May justice be served. ๐๐พ๐
29/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข **TWO WOMEN AMONG THE 18 KILLED IN TAVERN MASSACRE** ๐ข๐ซ๐๐จ
These two women were among the victims who were shot and killed at a tavern when gunmen (izinkabi) stormed in and opened fire, killing **18 people**.
These photos were taken before the tragic incident.
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace.
May their families find strength. May the perpetrators be found and face justice. ๐๐พ๐
29/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ซ **JOHANNESBURG METRO POLICE OFFICER KWANELE BUTHELEZI (34) KILLED IN LENASIA SOUTH** ๐ซ๐๐จ
It is with great sadness that we report the death of **Johannesburg Metro Police Officer Kwanele Buthelezi (34)**.
He was killed after his vehicle was shot at in **Lenasia South** on Saturday, 27 September 2026.
It is reported that Buthelezi was in his **Hyundai Elantra** when he reached the intersection of **Golden Highway** and **Wimbledon Road**, where armed suspects opened fire.
The suspects allegedly shot at the vehicle while he was still inside.
The vehicle was later found in **Finetown, Grasmere**, and Butheleziโs body was discovered at the same location.
No arrests have been made yet and the investigation is ongoing.
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Officer Kwanele Buthelezi.
May his family, colleagues and the JMPD family find strength. May the perpetrators be found and face justice. ๐๐พ๐
29/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ช๐ข **REST IN POWER, QUEEN โ JABULISILE TSHABALALA (37)** ๐ข๐ช๐๐จ
**Jabulisile Tshabalala (37)** was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend in **Soweto, Gauteng**, on **8 August 2026**.
Her lifeless body was only found on **13 August** by police and concerned family members.
The boyfriend allegedly fled the scene but was arrested shortly afterwards.
We are heartbroken by the loss of yet another beautiful soul ๐
How many more women must lose their lives before this country starts treating femicide with the urgency it deserves?
When is enough, enough? ๐ข
๐๏ธ Rest in perfect peace, Jabulisile Tshabalala.
May her family find strength. May justice be fully served. ๐๐พโ๏ธ
29/09/2026
๐จ๐๐ข **TIKTOK PERSONALITY CIJIMPI โALABESTAโ ZWANE DIES BY SU***DE** ๐ข๐๐จ
**Cijimpi Zwane**, popularly known as **Alabesta** on TikTok, had posted on social media saying he was going to take his own life in the ocean.
Many people who saw the video thought he was joking and did not take him seriously.
Tragically, he went through with it and has died. His family has confirmed the news.
๐๏ธ Rest in peace, Cijimpi โAlabestaโ Zwane.
May his family and loved ones find strength during this painful time. ๐๐พ๐
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