South Africa maintains stability but faces severe public safety challenges. Everyday life is impacted by exceptionally high rates of violent crime, including armed robbery and homicide, alongside frequent localized economic and social protests. https://uzax.com/za/ en editor@uzax.com (Editor) https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://uzax.com/za/ South Africa maintains stability but faces severe public safety challenges. Everyday life is impacted by exceptionally high rates of violent crime, including armed robbery and homicide, alongside frequent localized economic and social protests. https://uzax.com/flag/za.png https://uzax.com/za/pxgow https://uzax.com/za/pxgow A police sergeant in South Africa has been found dead hours after allegedly shooting and killing his wife in Limpopo province, police said Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:26:35 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/dveqq https://uzax.com/za/dveqq South African Police Service (SAPS) officers in Mangaung Metro are investigating a fatal shooting in which two businessmen were allegedly gunned down at their offices on Ramatsoele Street in Bochabela, Bloemfontein, on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:09:42 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/pxgmr https://uzax.com/za/pxgmr Two members of the African National Congress (ANC) were shot and killed and three others injured in Umgababa, south of Durban, South Africa, on October 15, 2026, according to EWN Reporter Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:53:28 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/pjjne https://uzax.com/za/pjjne Four men were shot dead by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) during an exchange of gunfire on Tuesday evening, 6 October 2026, after officers disrupted a suspected robbery plan in the Kwadwesi/Kwazakele policing precincts in the Eastern Cape Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:59:33 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/dxgwr https://uzax.com/za/dxgwr Five men aged between 17 and 22 were shot dead and a sixth man seriously injured in a targeted shooting at an informal settlement in Willowvale on Tuesday evening, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:09:33 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/pwbrd https://uzax.com/za/pwbrd The busy R539 road through Schoemanskloof in Mpumalanga has been closed for the third time this week after a second body was discovered early on Thursday morning amid ongoing gun battles between rival groups of illegal miners, known as zama zamas Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:24:14 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/paazp https://uzax.com/za/paazp Four people were killed in a late-night shooting in Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain, on Wednesday, 1 October 2026 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:33 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/dlnjd https://uzax.com/za/dlnjd The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has expressed profound sadness, severe outrage and grave concern over a disturbing series of violent attacks targeting its officers, traffic wardens and security personnel Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:15:45 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/dzryd https://uzax.com/za/dzryd Three suspected cash-in-transit (CIT) robbers were fatally wounded and a fourth suspect was arrested following a shootout with South African Police Service (SAPS) members on the R80 highway in Tshwane, Gauteng, on Monday, 28 September 2026 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:38:44 +0000 South Africa https://uzax.com/za/dylop https://uzax.com/za/dylop Four people were shot dead on Mthuma Street in Site C, Khayelitsha, south-east of Cape Town, on the evening of Saturday, 26 September 2026 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:25:41 +0000 South Africa