Author name: Scott Balson

A 24-year-old man from Kakamas has been found guilty and sentenced in the Kakamas Regional Court for assaulting his two-year-old child. The court handed down a five-year prison sentence, wholly suspended for five years. The accused faced a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). The case was registered at the […]

 The Lebowakgomo Regional Court has sentenced Ntsiri Justice Mashiane (34) to an effective 20 years in prison for his role in a violent business robbery in Malipsdrift on September 4, 2022. Mashiane was found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances, attempted murder, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and malicious injury to property.

Mohanoe Jantjie Tshabalala has been sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment for the rape of a 35-year-old woman from Mautse. The sentence was delivered on 20 March 2026 in the Ficksburg Regional Court. The case was investigated by Detective Warrant Officer Sibongile Valashiya of the Bethlehem Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS)

Twelve senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and a company director have been arrested in connection with the alleged irregular awarding of a R360-million tender to Medicare24 for health services in the Tshwane District. The arrests were carried out by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC). The tender was reportedly

Gauteng Department of Basic Education spokesperson Steve Mabona has described the recent fatal stabbings of two learners as “absolutely heartbreaking,” with communities in Lenasia and Johannesburg gripped by grief and fear following the violent deaths just days apart. The latest incident involved a matric (Grade 12) pupil from Daleview Secondary School in Lenasia, who was

A 79-year-old man identified as the household head of the Mbube family was brutally killed in an alleged mob justice attack in Libode, Eastern Cape, with his home subsequently set alight in broad daylight, displacing more than 20 family members, including children. The attack is understood to stem from allegations that the elderly man was

The South African government has strongly defended its decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore oil and gas exploration, insisting that many concerns raised by challengers are largely speculative and premature. The joint appeal entered its second day on Tuesday in the Western Cape High Court, where environmental groups and fishing communities are seeking to

The Vryburg Regional Court sentenced 32-year-old Orapeleng Oneboy Mokgweetsi to ten years’ imprisonment on 18 March 2026 for the rape of a 17-year-old woman. The offense occurred on 25 December 2018, when the accused went to the victim’s residence and asked her to call his girlfriend. After the girlfriend could not be located, Mokgweetsi threatened

Western Cape police dealt a blow to drug distribution networks on Monday, 23 March 2026, following the arrest of a suspect found in possession of methamphetamine valued at an estimated R5.6 million. Members of the Breede River K9 Unit acted on intelligence regarding drugs being transported from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Officers conducted observation along

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Malamulele is investigating a business robbery that took place at a local bakery in Mudabula village in the early hours of Monday, 23 March 2026. According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 01:15. A 42-year-old female employee was on duty alongside nine colleagues when an unknown