Author name: Scott Balson

The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) has re-arrested a man who allegedly attempted to smuggle cocaine worth over R2 million through Cape Town International Airport. Jacques Schoeman (36) was taken back into custody on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in […]

Police in Sekgosese, operating under the Mopani District, have opened a case of business robbery following an incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning where electronic goods worth approximately R163,000 were stolen. According to the police report, the incident occurred at approximately 00:40 on 24 February 2026 at a local primary school in Lemondokop

A 45-year-old man is scheduled to appear before the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 26 February 2026, following his arrest for the possession of illicit cigarettes valued at approximately R570,000. The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, after police discovered the contraband in vehicles involved in a collision on the R81 Road outside

Police have welcomed the hefty prison sentence handed to a 33-year-old man for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old initiate at a traditional initiation school in Malebogo. The Bultfontein Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit conducted the investigation that led to the conviction of Lenyatso Kase. According to the police report, the

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by the Anti-Gang Unit for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of drugs during a routine patrol in Sophiatown. The arrest took place on 23 February 2026. According to police reports, members of the unit were conducting normal patrols and stop-and-search operations in the area when

A 52-year-old man is scheduled to appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court this morning following his arrest yesterday for his alleged involvement in a wildlife crime case originating in Kempton Park. The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, at Cape Town International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Singapore

The Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 18 years in prison for the rape of his biological daughter, who was 12 years old at the time of the incident. Court proceedings concluded on Monday, 23 February 2026, with the convict receiving a direct imprisonment term for the crime, which took place in

Ayanda Dayi, a 42-year-old parolee and convicted serial murder accused, was sentenced to four terms of life imprisonment by the Wynberg Regional Court on Tuesday for the murders of four men in separate incidents. In addition to the life sentences for murder, Dayi received a 15-year sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances. He was also

The Thabamoopo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter, which occurred in the Magatle policing area of the Capricorn District in January 2024. The court heard that on Wednesday, 10 January 2024, at approximately 14:30, the victim was at her home in Gedroogte Village. While

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Westernburg has launched a manhunt for suspects following the murder of a 30-year-old man at a bus terminal in Ladine on Monday evening. According to police, officers were conducting routine patrol duties at approximately 18:15 when they received a complaint regarding a murder at the Ladine bus terminal.