In the news today, Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni presented the province’s fourth-quarter crime stats. Meanwhile, The City of Johannesburg says it won’t give in to pressure to cut a R10bn wage agreement. Furthermore, Bafana Bafana supporters can buy jerseys from R299 upwards.
Gauteng stays partly cloudy and cool while Mpumalanga and Limpopo face escarpment rain, with frost expected in Mpumalanga.Full weather forecast here. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. Although crime remains a concern for Gauteng residents, recent crime stats show a decrease in contact crimes between January 2026 and March 2026.
On Tuesday, Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni presented the province’s fourth-quarter crime stats. Gauteng still contributes the highest number over a three-year period (45391 in 2024, 41527 in 2025 and 39094 in 2026), followed by Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, North West, Free State, Limpopo and Northern Cape. Sedibeng is the only district that recorded an increase of 6.4% in contact crimes – from 2 971 to 3 162.
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However, across the province’s districts, you are more likely to experience contact crime in Johannesburg (15 059), Ekurhuleni (9 146), Tshwane (8 946), Sedibeng (3 162) than in the West Rand (2 761). The Johannesburg municipality is making ad hoc decisions as it juggles which of its financial obligations to honour, but it won’t give in to pressure to cut a R10bn wage agreement. Officials admitted that the creditors of some entities were being prioritised based on cash flow availability, while Mayor Dada Morero defended those leading the various departments.
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