Author name: Scott Balson

Growing international demands for accountability over Iran’s naval activities in South African waters have thrust the nation’s foreign policy into a sharp dilemma, balancing historic alliances against escalating Western pressure. The controversy stems from recent joint naval exercises involving the South African and Iranian navies. The international community, galvanized by a resurgent U.S.-led “maximum pressure” […]

On Saturday, 17 January 2026, police in Kanana arrested two male suspects, both aged 36, for stock theft. The operation involved the Provincial Crime Intelligence Overt Team, Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management, and the Stilfontein #StockTheft and Endangered Species (STES) Unit. Acting on a Crime Intelligence tip-off regarding stolen cattle, police located the

Mkingie Imani Khamis (40) appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Monday, 19 January 2026, charged with possession and dealing in drugs. The arrest followed a police operation on 17 January 2026. Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) team and the Tshwane Drug Unit searched Khamis’s premises in Gezina, Pretoria. Police discovered

A 31-year-old parolee was arrested at the Standerton Correctional Centre on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The arrest occurred after correctional officials discovered a plastic bag containing dagga and a cellphone hidden inside a packet of instant porridge. The suspect had brought the porridge, among other food items, while visiting an incarcerated friend. He was immediately

Mqanduli police are appealing for information to trace a suspect following the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old woman. The incident occurred at a house on Mankuntywana Street, Makhenkesi Township, on Saturday, January 17, between 19:00 and 20:00. Police report that an unknown man entered the home, went to the victim’s bedroom, and shot her in

A 43-year-old man has been rescued following an intelligence-driven operation led by Johannesburg District Commissioner, Major General Nhlanhla Kubheka. On 09 January 2026, the victim was travelling with his wife towards Booysens when they were accosted by four armed men in a Toyota Quantum. The victim was forced into the suspects’ vehicle, which sped off,

Police are searching for three armed suspects following a house robbery on a farm on Sunday, 18 January 2026, at approximately 17:55. A 56-year-old farmer was ambushed upon arriving home in his white Toyota bakkie. Three unknown males, armed with a firearm, a knife, and a wooden stick, assaulted him and forced him into the

Two foreign male nationals, aged 29 and 42, will appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 January 2026. They face charges of business burglary and possession of suspected stolen property. The burglary occurred at a local Musina hardware store on Monday, 12 January 2026. The premises were locked that evening and found in

A 20-year-old male suspect was arrested on Saturday, 17 January 2026, in the Moletlane policing area for two fraud cases. The suspect allegedly defrauded two pensioners of their pension money at a retail outlet in Moletlane Plaza earlier this month. Following the report, Lebowakgomo police and Moletlane Detectives conducted an intelligence-driven operation. The suspect was

Police have arrested two foreign nationals, aged 26 and 29, for a triple murder committed in Meqheleng on the night of Friday, 16 January 2026. An intelligence-led, multidisciplinary police operation resulted in the arrests within 24 hours of the incident. One suspect was intercepted at a taxi rank while attempting to flee to a neighbouring