Author name: Scott Balson

he Upington Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 16 March 2026, convicted and sentenced 19-year-old Zàdray Van Rooyen to 15 years’ imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy. The court handed down the sentence with three years wholly suspended. The stabbing occurred on 6 June 2025.   Source

 Detectives have traced and arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a murder that took place on 7 March 2026. The suspect has been formally charged and made a brief appearance before the Ficksburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 19 March 2026. He was remanded in custody and is expected to appear again soon for a

Police arrested a 33-year-old man on Friday, 20 March 2026, following the discovery of a significant quantity of counterfeit money at a property in Madeira Street, Rugby. According to Milnerton police, officers acted on a tip-off regarding suspected counterfeit currency operations at the address. Upon searching the premises, authorities located a trunk containing stacks of

A 21-year-old man has been arrested and is in custody following the alleged rape of an 18-month-old girl in Beaufort West. The accused appeared before the Beaufort West Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. The case was postponed to 26 March 2026 for legal representation and a formal bail application. According to police reports,

Eleven suspects, aged between 19 and 42, including a foreign national, were arrested during a multi-disciplinary operation in Niekerkshoop, located in the Pixley Ka Seme District, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The operation was conducted by members of Operation Vala Umgodi, the Upington Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI), the Priority Crime Specialist Investigation (PCSI),

A 41-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the Springs Magistrate Court by members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team based in Middelburg and the Nkangala District Flying Squad. The arrest stems from an incident on February 27, 2026, in Emalahleni. According to authorities, three armed suspects ambushed security guards

A 43-year-old foreign national was arrested on Thursday, 19 March 2026, following an intelligence-driven operation conducted by police in KwaMaqoma. Authorities seized drugs with an estimated street value of approximately R400,000. During the operation, law enforcement officers recovered 510 mandrax tablets, two large plastic bags and two medium plastic bags containing tik (crystal meth), along

Nxuba – Off-duty police officers arrested a 37-year-old suspect on drug possession charges on Tuesday, 17 March 2026. The arrest was carried out by members of the Nxuba Visible Policing unit alongside two K9 Unit members, all of whom were off duty at the time. The team acted on information regarding a suspect allegedly in

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in the escarpment and Highveld of Mpumalanga, and the northern parts of Gauteng, for Friday. “A high likelihood of minor impacts due to severe thunderstorms is expected over the central interior of Mpumalanga as well as the northern parts of Gauteng,” the

The City of Tshwane has placed MMC for Corporate and Shared Services Kholofelo Morodi on special leave following serious allegations of tender irregularities that emerged during testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, testifying at the commission, claimed that he received documents related to a land lease tender from Morodi. The allegations