Author name: Scott Balson

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

Members of the Delft Crime Prevention Unit responded to reports of gunshots in Assegaai Street on the night of Friday, 27 March 2026. Upon arriving at the scene, officers were directed by community members to the location of suspects who were fleeing the area. The officers pursued the suspects, who fired shots at them. The

  A joint operation by the Provincial Anti-Hijacking Task Team and the Mbombela Law Enforcement Intervention Team resulted in the interception of a vehicle transporting a large quantity of suspected dagga on Friday, 27 March 2026. Authorities were conducting routine tracking and tracing operations in the Ehlanzeni area at approximately 17:00 when they received intelligence

A 26-year-old Ethiopian national has been convicted and sentenced for the kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old girl in May 2024. The Mahwelereng Regional Court delivered the sentence on Friday, 27 March 2026. The accused received life imprisonment for rape, five years imprisonment for kidnapping, and either two years imprisonment or a fine of R5,000

Two men, aged 28 and 35, have been arrested on charges of dealing in dagga. On Thursday, 26 March 2026, at approximately 07:10, members of the Vredefort Community Service Centre, Vredefort Detectives, and reservists acted on information regarding a silver bakhti suspected of being involved in drug dealing. While patrolling along the R59, the officers

NXUBA, Eastern Cape — Residents of Nxuba, formerly known as Cradock, in the Eastern Cape are growing increasingly alarmed by a rise in suspected insurance fraud killings, with community members reporting cases involving family and acquaintances targeted for policy payouts. Bukeka Ngumbela lost her mother in 2022 in what she strongly suspects was an insurance