Author name: Scott Balson

In a targeted operation on Tuesday, joint law enforcement teams conducted a raid in the Vrygrond area as part of ongoing efforts to combat gang violence and shootings. The operation, led by the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Counterfeit and Illicit Foods Policing Team, was intelligence-driven. Members searched a premises on Beach Road, Vrygrond, […]

Dozens of Randfontein residents are sheltering in a local community hall, afraid to return to their own homes to collect basic belongings and documents after fleeing sustained gun violence from alleged illegal miners, known as zama zamas. The displaced families, numbering nearly 600 according to one resident, say the crisis escalated in November 2025 when

The Knysna Municipality is on the brink of a catastrophic water shortage, with officials announcing that the town has an estimated 15 days of usable water remaining before hitting “Day Zero.” The crisis has been precipitated by critically low levels at the Akkerkloof Dam, the municipality’s primary storage facility, which stood at 19.6% as of

The Western Cape Provincial Cabinet is set to convene today to determine whether to declare the Knysna municipality a provincial disaster area, as the region faces an imminent “Day Zero” with just one week of usable water remaining. The crisis has escalated after the Knysna Municipality declared a local disaster. The town’s primary water source,

Police are investigating a wave of overnight shootings that left seven people dead across three separate incidents in the city. Among the victims was an off-duty police officer gunned down in Browns Farm, near Philippi. According to police reports, the violence began shortly after 8:00 PM on Tuesday with the murder of the 48-year-old officer.

Mitchell’s Plain police seized an illegal firearm and made one arrest during a search on Monday. Members of the Mitchell’s Plain SAPS conducted an operation at a premises in Lincoln Street, Beacon Valley. They confiscated a 9mm pistol with ammunition found inside the house. A 20-year-old male was arrested for the illegal possession of the

In a crime prevention operation during the early hours of this morning, members of the Ficksburg Visible Policing Unit intercepted a vehicle and uncovered a cache of illicit goods. The operation took place at approximately 02:15 on Einde Street, near a filling station, where police pulled over a white Toyota Alphard. A search of the

Police have rescued a 72-year-old female farmer and arrested two suspects following a violent attack and kidnapping in the Bultfontein area. The incident began on Friday afternoon. According to police, the victim was allegedly assaulted at her farm by a 33-year-old former employee, who reportedly struck her with a garden spade, rendering her unconscious. The

A 34-year-old suspect, Gift Nyathi, appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 January 2026, on charges of attempted rape and robbery. Nyathi was arrested on Sunday, 18 January 2026, in Musina Town. The arrest was the result of an intelligence-led operation involving Musina Crime Intelligence, the Musina Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual

Namakgale police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a house robbery and business burglary in Tlapeng Village on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The incident occurred at approximately 02:00. The suspect allegedly entered a residential property, confronted a 40-year-old woman while armed with a wooden stick and a broken beer bottle, demanded money, and