Author name: Scott Balson

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in Extension 10, Kanana, following an incident that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 30 March 2024. According to police reports, Itumeleng Johannes Lekgetho accompanied the victim from a local tavern to her residence at approximately 03:00 after she requested […]

The shocking revelations emerging from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry have exposed deep-seated corruption, rogue activities, and criminal infiltration within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), highlighting a profound crisis in South Africa’s fourth-largest municipality. The commission, initially sparked by explosive allegations from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in his July 6 briefing, has uncovered

In several areas of Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, residents continue to endure chronic blocked drains and recurring sewage overflows that have persisted for years, leading to sewage flooding yards and homes and creating serious health hazards. A resident, described how sewage has been flowing into her home for so long that it

 The Sasolburg Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced 25-year-old Itumeleng Mphore to 15 years of imprisonment for rape. The court heard that on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, Mphore raped a 26-year-old woman before fleeing the scene on foot. The victim subsequently opened a case with the police. The case docket was assigned to Detective Sergeant

Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the robbery of an e-hailing driver, an incident that was captured on video and widely circulated on social media. According to a statement by the South African Police Service (SAPS), the robbery took place on 28 February 2026. The victim officially opened a case at the Sophiatown

The Welkom Anti-Gang Unit arrested two suspects, aged 18 and 19, on Monday, 2 March 2026, for possession of drugs in Bohlokong. The arrests occurred during ongoing anti-drug operations in the Bethlehem and Bohlokong areas. Police acted on information received from community members about a male suspect selling drugs near an open field close to

An intelligence-driven operation by the multi-disciplinary Frances Baard Illicit Mining Task Team led to the arrest of two suspects on charges of drug possession and armed robbery on Monday, 2 March 2026. Members of the task team were conducting vehicle and high-visibility patrols in the Kimberley and Galeshewe precincts when they received information regarding a

The Frances Baard District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 22-year-old shopkeeper Kefaka Markos Masore to ten years’ direct imprisonment for the rape of a 24-year-old woman. Masore was found guilty of assaulting the victim at his shop on the evening of Friday, 14 June 2024. According to the evidence presented during the trial, the victim visited

A 22-year-old man is set to face charges in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court after members of the Anti-Gang Unit uncovered a loaded firearm hidden inside a bed at a residence in Gladiola Street. The operation, which was unrelated to the Manenberg raid earlier that morning, took place on Tuesday, 03 March 2026. During a meticulous

 A 29-year-old man is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court following a targeted operation by the Public Order Police (POP) in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police spokesperson confirmed that members followed up on intelligence regarding the presence of illicit items at a premises in Scheldt Walk. The operation commenced at approximately