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Wire 72 total
Streams
Crime & Security 62
Infrastructure 5
Priority Intelligence 4
Africa & World 1
Cases 0 active
Graph 0 actors · 0 relationships
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The network shows people and organisations linked to published cases. No cases are published right now, so there is nothing to draw.

The charts on the next pages count the 72 approved records on the map.

Records by incident date

These are hand-checked news reports of incidents across the map's streams, not statistics. They are not complete and not representative of everything that happens in any area.

45 occurred · 20 found (date a body was found) · 5 date not stated (not on the line) · 2 later step in an older case (not on the line)

0 3 6 1 Oct: 2 records 2 Oct: 3 records 3 Oct: 2 records 4 Oct: 6 records 5 Oct: 1 record 6 Oct: 6 records 7 Oct: 3 records 8 Oct: 2 records 9 Oct: 2 records 10 Oct: 3 records 11 Oct: 5 records 12 Oct: 2 records 13 Oct: 5 records 14 Oct: 1 record 15 Oct: 1 record 16 Oct: 4 records 17 Oct: 6 records 18 Oct: 2 records 19 Oct: 4 records 20 Oct: 4 records 21 Oct: 1 record 1 Oct 6 Oct 11 Oct 16 Oct 21 Oct

The date it happened, or the date a body was found. Never the report date: where a report gives only that, the record is counted as date not stated. An arrest, charge or court step in an older case is counted apart, not on the day of that step. Days with no records show as zero.

Records added to the map by day

These are hand-checked news reports of incidents across the map's streams, not statistics. They are not complete and not representative of everything that happens in any area.

  1. 2418 Oct
  2. 1319 Oct
  3. 020 Oct
  4. 321 Oct
  5. 1322 Oct
  6. 1923 Oct

When each pin went on the map, in South African time. This shows how the map grew, not when things happened.

Records by stream

These are hand-checked news reports of incidents across the map's streams, not statistics. They are not complete and not representative of everything that happens in any area.

  1. Crime & Security62
  2. Infrastructure5
  3. Priority Intelligence4
  4. Africa & World1

The map stream each pin is filed under.

Records by province

These are hand-checked news reports of incidents across the map's streams, not statistics. They are not complete and not representative of everything that happens in any area.

  1. Western Cape32
  2. Limpopo21
  3. Eastern Cape9
  4. Mpumalanga5
  5. North West4
  6. KwaZulu-Natal1

Where FORGE has checked so far, not where most incidents happen. Some provinces have had more dedicated checking passes than others.

Records by town and incident date

These are hand-checked news reports of incidents across the map's streams, not statistics. They are not complete and not representative of everything that happens in any area.

65 on a day (1 Oct to 21 Oct) · 5 date not stated · 2 later step in an older case · 33 towns

Town 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ? L
Cape Town 26 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3
Gqeberha 4 1 1 1 1
Musina 4 1 1 1 1
Polokwane 4 1 1 1 1
Lebowakgomo 2 1 1
Mahikeng 2 2
Mossel Bay 2 1 1
Seshego 2 1 1
Willowvale 2 1 1
Amersfoort 1 1
Calcutta 1 1
East London 1 1
Ermelo 1 1
Giyani 1 1
Great Brak River 1 1
Hermanus 1 1
Ilinge 1 1
Malamulele 1 1
Masemola 1 1
Masoyi 1 1
Mecklenburg 1 1
Mqanduli 1 1
Newcastle 1 1
Ottosdal 1 1
Oudtshoorn 1 1
Schweizer-Reneke 1 1
Siyabuswa 1 1
Thohoyandou 1 1
Tshamutumbu 1 1
Tshilwavhusiku 1 1
Tzaneen 1 1
Villa Nora 1 1
Worcester 1 1

Days of Oct across the top. ? date not stated, L later step in an older case: neither is put on a day. Darker cells hold more records.

Where FORGE has checked so far, not where most incidents happen. A blank cell means FORGE published nothing for that town and day, not that nothing happened. Towns follow FORGE's coverage-area naming rule, with a few hand-kept fixes.

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      Beitbridge border post (approx.): North West businessman charged 21 Oct as co-accused over two Absa-financed cars intercepted in Jul• Musina (map point estimated): one arrested over R1.5m in illicit cigarettes; police allege a syndicate, leader at large, 19 Oct• Matswale Phase 12, Musina (map point estimated): liquor store owner, 37, shot dead in his store; no arrest, 16 Oct• Neltox, Tshamutumbu police area (map point estimated): man shot dead after exchange of fire with SANDF patrol; police investigating, 11 Oct• Polokwane International Airport: five airport police accused, arrested from 19 Oct, over 46 undocumented nationals who vanished in Apr 2025• Seshego (map point estimated): 43 learners from one school taken to hospital with stomach illness, reported 16 Oct; cause not confirmed• Polokwane (map point estimated): Capricorn TVET College official, 58, arrested in a police sting over an alleged R100,000 bribe, 16 Oct• Mashawana mountain, Thohoyandou police area (approx.): two unidentified men found dead; cause unknown, police investigating, 4 Oct• Madombidzha village, Tshilwavhusiku police area (approx.): man, 53, found dead in his shack; cause unknown, inquest opened, 1 Oct• Upper Signal Hill, Newcastle (approx.): faulty Milky Way pump, eight streets without water from about 11 Oct (resident), confirmed 17 Oct• Adshade Street bridge over the R71, Tzaneen (approx.): burst asbestos water main, repair waiting on a pipe from Cape Town, reported 19 Oct• Seshego Hospital substation, Seshego (approx.): switch stripped, cables damaged, about R500,000; police seek suspects, 11 Oct• Musina township (approx.): low water supply after an electrical breakdown leaves several Limpopo River boreholes down, 10 Oct• Polokwane (approx.): water outage while Pump Station 3 is stopped to repair two pipeline leaks, outside PS2 and at Ga-Maja, about 8 Oct• Bhekiswayo Trust, Masoyi (area only, approx.): man, 30, dies after shoot-out with police; police are a party, 20 Oct• Farm near Amersfoort (map point estimated): farm worker, about 50, shot dead in hostage incident; gunman then shot himself, 10 Oct• Lillydale Trust, Calcutta police area (approx.): Marvel and Ayanda Khosa, mother and daughter, shot dead; gunman then shot himself, 8 Oct• Siyabuswa (town only, approx.): William Malapane, 44, stabbed at home; wife arrested, 4 Oct• Thusi Village, Ermelo police area (map point estimated): woman, 27, found dead after alleged assault; man, 31, charged with murder, 2 Oct• Martinique village, Villa Nora police area (approx.): woman, 35, shot dead; police sergeant suspect later found dead, 21 Oct• Madonsi Boltman B, Malamulele (approx.): comedian Skeem Mafenya, 20, stabbed to death; three arrested, 17 Oct• Nkuri-Tomu village, near Giyani (approx.): woman, 35, shot dead at home; husband, 73, arrested, 13 Oct• Sekurung village, Lebowakgomo police area (map point estimated): girl, 2, taken from home and killed; woman, 20, arrested, 13 Oct• Malope Section, Masemola police area (approx.): man dies after being held as a burglary suspect; two charged with murder, 13 Oct• Rostock village, Mecklenburg police area (map point estimated): man, 18, dies after mob attack, 11 Oct• Near Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (approx.): man, 29, assaulted by a group, dies in hospital, 4 Oct• Mamaolo village, Ga-Mphahlele (Maribeng Section, approx.): tavern owner, 53, found murdered and robbed, 2 Oct• Firethorne, near Geelhout St (map point inferred): man, 33, shot dead, 17 Oct• Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain (Paulsberg St, approx.): barber shot dead inside his shop, 20 Oct• Valhalla Park (Angela St, approx.): man, 21, found stabbed in water, 20 Oct• Athlone (Bokmakierie St and 7th Ave): man, 35, shot dead in a car, 19 Oct• St Montague Village (St Alexander Circle and St Christopher Ave): two men shot dead, 18 Oct• Strandfontein (Korvette Rd, approx.): man, 26, found shot dead, 19 Oct• Steenberg (Military Rd, approx.): two men, 23 and 37, shot dead; five arrested after chase, 20 Oct• Central, Gqeberha (Russell Rd, approx.): man, 52, shot dead in his car, 19 Oct• Cafda Village, Retreat (Bernstein Rd, approx.): man, 41, shot dead, three young men wounded, 18 Oct• Mbulawa Location, Mqanduli (town only, approx.): wanted murder suspect shot dead by police after chase, 17 Oct• Komkhulu, Konkwana near Willowvale (town only, approx.): headman, 44, and his mother, 70, shot dead, 13 Oct• Sebothe St, Soweto-on-Sea, Gqeberha (suburb only, approx.): woman, 86, and man, 21, found shot dead at home, 12 Oct• Gardenia St, Duncan Village, KuGompo City (suburb only, approx.): off-duty police sergeant stabbed dead, 11 Oct• SPONSORED Turn your kid's art into real products — DreamPrint SA • Beitbridge border post (approx.): North West businessman charged 21 Oct as co-accused over two Absa-financed cars intercepted in Jul• Musina (map point estimated): one arrested over R1.5m in illicit cigarettes; police allege a syndicate, leader at large, 19 Oct• Matswale Phase 12, Musina (map point estimated): liquor store owner, 37, shot dead in his store; no arrest, 16 Oct• Neltox, Tshamutumbu police area (map point estimated): man shot dead after exchange of fire with SANDF patrol; police investigating, 11 Oct• Polokwane International Airport: five airport police accused, arrested from 19 Oct, over 46 undocumented nationals who vanished in Apr 2025• Seshego (map point estimated): 43 learners from one school taken to hospital with stomach illness, reported 16 Oct; cause not confirmed• Polokwane (map point estimated): Capricorn TVET College official, 58, arrested in a police sting over an alleged R100,000 bribe, 16 Oct• Mashawana mountain, Thohoyandou police area (approx.): two unidentified men found dead; cause unknown, police investigating, 4 Oct• Madombidzha village, Tshilwavhusiku police area (approx.): man, 53, found dead in his shack; cause unknown, inquest opened, 1 Oct• Upper Signal Hill, Newcastle (approx.): faulty Milky Way pump, eight streets without water from about 11 Oct (resident), confirmed 17 Oct• Adshade Street bridge over the R71, Tzaneen (approx.): burst asbestos water main, repair waiting on a pipe from Cape Town, reported 19 Oct• Seshego Hospital substation, Seshego (approx.): switch stripped, cables damaged, about R500,000; police seek suspects, 11 Oct• Musina township (approx.): low water supply after an electrical breakdown leaves several Limpopo River boreholes down, 10 Oct• Polokwane (approx.): water outage while Pump Station 3 is stopped to repair two pipeline leaks, outside PS2 and at Ga-Maja, about 8 Oct• Bhekiswayo Trust, Masoyi (area only, approx.): man, 30, dies after shoot-out with police; police are a party, 20 Oct• Farm near Amersfoort (map point estimated): farm worker, about 50, shot dead in hostage incident; gunman then shot himself, 10 Oct• Lillydale Trust, Calcutta police area (approx.): Marvel and Ayanda Khosa, mother and daughter, shot dead; gunman then shot himself, 8 Oct• Siyabuswa (town only, approx.): William Malapane, 44, stabbed at home; wife arrested, 4 Oct• Thusi Village, Ermelo police area (map point estimated): woman, 27, found dead after alleged assault; man, 31, charged with murder, 2 Oct• Martinique village, Villa Nora police area (approx.): woman, 35, shot dead; police sergeant suspect later found dead, 21 Oct• Madonsi Boltman B, Malamulele (approx.): comedian Skeem Mafenya, 20, stabbed to death; three arrested, 17 Oct• Nkuri-Tomu village, near Giyani (approx.): woman, 35, shot dead at home; husband, 73, arrested, 13 Oct• Sekurung village, Lebowakgomo police area (map point estimated): girl, 2, taken from home and killed; woman, 20, arrested, 13 Oct• Malope Section, Masemola police area (approx.): man dies after being held as a burglary suspect; two charged with murder, 13 Oct• Rostock village, Mecklenburg police area (map point estimated): man, 18, dies after mob attack, 11 Oct• Near Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (approx.): man, 29, assaulted by a group, dies in hospital, 4 Oct• Mamaolo village, Ga-Mphahlele (Maribeng Section, approx.): tavern owner, 53, found murdered and robbed, 2 Oct• Firethorne, near Geelhout St (map point inferred): man, 33, shot dead, 17 Oct• Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain (Paulsberg St, approx.): barber shot dead inside his shop, 20 Oct• Valhalla Park (Angela St, approx.): man, 21, found stabbed in water, 20 Oct• Athlone (Bokmakierie St and 7th Ave): man, 35, shot dead in a car, 19 Oct• St Montague Village (St Alexander Circle and St Christopher Ave): two men shot dead, 18 Oct• Strandfontein (Korvette Rd, approx.): man, 26, found shot dead, 19 Oct• Steenberg (Military Rd, approx.): two men, 23 and 37, shot dead; five arrested after chase, 20 Oct• Central, Gqeberha (Russell Rd, approx.): man, 52, shot dead in his car, 19 Oct• Cafda Village, Retreat (Bernstein Rd, approx.): man, 41, shot dead, three young men wounded, 18 Oct• Mbulawa Location, Mqanduli (town only, approx.): wanted murder suspect shot dead by police after chase, 17 Oct• Komkhulu, Konkwana near Willowvale (town only, approx.): headman, 44, and his mother, 70, shot dead, 13 Oct• Sebothe St, Soweto-on-Sea, Gqeberha (suburb only, approx.): woman, 86, and man, 21, found shot dead at home, 12 Oct• Gardenia St, Duncan Village, KuGompo City (suburb only, approx.): off-duty police sergeant stabbed dead, 11 Oct• SPONSORED Turn your kid's art into real products — DreamPrint SA •