Catch up on the biggest stories of Saturday, 2 May 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.
In the news today, Gauteng police have arrested three suspects and successfully rescued a 30-year-old kidnapped victim on the West Rand.
Meanwhile, Member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams, has filed charges of intimidation against the South African Police Service in Cape Town.
Furthermore, Human body parts believed to be those of a 59‑year‑old Gauteng businessman missing in the Komati River have been discovered inside a crocodile.
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Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest three in Kagiso ransom plot
Gauteng police have arrested three suspects and successfully rescued a 30-year-old kidnapped victim on the West Rand.
The victim was rescued in the early hours of Saturday morning, 02 May 2026 and reunited with his family.
CONTINUE READING: Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest three in Kagiso ransom plot
MP Fadiel Adams opens intimidation case against police
Member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams, has filed charges of intimidation against the South African Police Service in Cape Town.
Adams claims police officers raided a Mitchell’s Plain home previously occupied by him in the early hours of Saturday morning.
CONTINUE READING: MP Fadiel Adams opens intimidation case against police
Human remains found in crocodile suspected to be of missing Gauteng businessman
Human body parts believed to be those of a 59‑year‑old Gauteng businessman missing in the Komati River have been discovered inside a crocodile.
The grim discovery was made on Saturday by a joint team comprising the Saps Search and Rescue Unit, NatJoints, SANParks, Emergency Medical Services, Securecon and the Port Management Committee.
CONTINUE READING: Human remains found in crocodile suspected to be of missing Gauteng businessman
Foreign national wanted in connection with devastating eThekwini shack fire still at large
The foreign national believed to be responsible for the fire that displaced more than 400 people is still at large.
A fire ripped through roughly 130 shacks in the Quarry Road Informal Settlement near Reservoir Hills outside Durban.
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial government confirmed on Saturday that 477 people had been displaced.
CONTINUE READING: Foreign national wanted in connection with devastating eThekwini shack fire still at large
Four dead in shootout between community patrollers and alleged suspects
Police are investigating four counts of murder following a shootout between community patrollers and alleged suspects in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The gun battle occurred at Bhambayi in Inanda just before midnight on Friday, 1 May 2026.
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Yesterday’s News recap
READ HERE: In case you missed it: Madlanga Commission wants evidence from Manamela| Man trapped inside substation | Mazwi Kubheka disappearance
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