Author name: Scott Balson

A 44-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday, 27 March 2026, by members of the Pretoria Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in connection with a fraud case involving approximately R1 million. According to allegations, the suspect approached the victim in August 2023 and proposed a romantic relationship, claiming to work for a mining company. Approximately […]

Efforts to curb gang violence and shootings in the Steenberg policing area led to the arrest of two suspects on Sunday morning for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Members of the Steenberg South African Police Service (SAPS) were conducting stop-and-search operations on Joe Marks Boulevard when they noticed two males walking in the

 The South African Police Service (SAPS), in collaboration with Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), arrested five South African women at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday, 28 March 2026, for alleged drug trafficking. The seized narcotics have an estimated street value of more than R5 million. According to preliminary reports, the suspects were en route

On 29 March 2026, at approximately 13:30, KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to a distressing scene on Christie Road following reports of a violent animal attack. An elderly woman, in her 70s, was walking toward the Scottsville Mall when a house sitter arrived at a nearby residence, two dogs managed to escape the yard they

A 29-year-old male suspect was arrested on Saturday, 28 March 2026, following an incident in Mlaza locality, Lutshaya Administrative Area. At approximately 17:10, the suspect allegedly discharged a firearm randomly at his home and shot at doors, causing damage. Community members gathered at the homestead, disarmed the suspect, and held him until the arrival of

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man who was found with a fatal stab wound to the chest. Authorities were summoned to a stabbing incident at Phahameng location on Friday, 27 March 2026. Upon arrival at the W50 informal settlement, officers discovered the 22-year-old victim seated on

A 50-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday, 27 March 2026, following a joint operation by the Johannesburg Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, SAPS Jeppe Detectives, Gauteng Crime Intelligence, the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). According to authorities, members of Gauteng Provincial Detectives were conducting operational

Motseonageng Phakedi (29) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ditsobotla Regional Court on 27 March 2026 for the rape of a 10-year-old child. According to evidence presented in court, the incident occurred on 20 October 2018 in Mooifontein Village. The victim was playing with a friend when the accused approached them, produced a sjambok,

The Atamelang Regional Court has sentenced Tumelo Jeremia Ratshio (26) to life imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old girl, a sentence welcomed by Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo. The court heard that on February 1, 2020, the victim was alone at her home in Modibingo village when Ratshio

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, has welcomed the sentencing of Mogotsi Kushumane (48) to four life terms of imprisonment by the Molopo Regional Court on March 26, 2026. Kushumane was convicted for multiple rape incidents committed between 2013 and 2016 in Mmabatho and surrounding areas. The victims were