Author name: Scott Balson

ALEXANDRIA, Eastern Cape — Thirty-nine-year-old Mnyamezeli Nxina’s daily struggle for survival has become a localised human rights crisis in Alexandria in the Eastern Cape. Nxina, whose one leg was amputated two years ago, has been unable to apply for a disability grant because he does not have an identity document. His lack of documents has […]

An 18-year-old suspect is scheduled to appear before the Lenyenye Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 30 March 2026, on a charge of murder. The case stems from the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Mphamme village, which falls under the Maake policing area in the Mopani District. The stabbing occurred on Wednesday, 25 March 2026,

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a 79-year-old man and the destruction of his property in Tabase Locality, Zibungu A/A, Libode. The incident took place on 20 March 2026, when a group of community members allegedly attacked the elderly man using wooden sticks, sharp weapons,

A swift response by police officers stationed at the Campbell Police Station thwarted an attempted stock theft incident on the evening of Thursday, 26 March 2026. Acting on information received about a planned theft involving 52 sheep, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) operationalised the intelligence and proceeded to a farm in the

 Five suspects were arrested shortly after a house robbery in Tshawuka Street on March 25, 2026, following a swift response by SAPS Kwazakele members. The robbery occurred at approximately 15:45, when five suspects arrived in a silver Suzuki Ertiga and robbed the homeowner of a television and two cell phones. Police responding to the scene

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Hammanskraal has arrested a 39-year-old man and recovered eight unlicensed firearms following an intelligence-driven operation, police announced. The operation was initiated after police received information regarding the alleged possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition at a smallholding in Hammanskraal. Preliminary investigations were conducted to verify the information, after

Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Kolisola Otola has welcomed the life sentence imposed on 25-year-old Thato Lekgoe for the rape of an 87-year-old visually impaired woman in Boithithong, near Kuruman. Lekgoe was sentenced in the Mothibistad Regional Court on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. According to evidence presented in court, the victim had gone to

Questions over South Africa’s foreign policy intensified following reports that France withdrew an invitation for President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the upcoming G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, with conflicting claims of pressure from the United States. International relations expert Mikatekiso Kubayi, COSATU parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks, and reputation expert Tshepo Matseba joined a panel discussion examining

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has revealed plans for his department to directly implement infrastructure projects on behalf of municipalities that consistently fail to spend their allocated grants, in a bid to prevent billions from being returned unspent to the National Treasury. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview, Minister Hlabisa highlighted the

The Mangaung Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit has welcomed the life sentence handed down to Jan Keholotse, 38, for the rape of a minor. The crime occurred on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, in the Ipopeng Square area. According to court proceedings, the mother of the 4-year-old victim grew concerned when