Author name: Scott Balson

A 44-year-old woman died after being swept away by a strong current while crossing a stream at Msholozi on 14 January 2026 at approximately 21:00. The deceased, Esther Amina Mathenjwa, was the first of a group to attempt the crossing. Witnesses stated her bucket, used for selling vetkoek at a local school, was swept away […]

With crucial local government elections approaching, a public rift between Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and former party finance chairperson Dr. Dion George has thrown the official opposition into turmoil, prompting a stark warning from a former party stalwart. The conflict erupted into the open following Dr. George’s resignation from his position as the

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane announced that it is formally escalating the city’s protracted electricity crisis to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), citing a systemic failure to provide stable power and alleging financial mismanagement by the current administration. The move comes as large parts of the capital, particularly in eastern Pretoria,

A diplomatic rift has opened between the United States and South Africa following revelations that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) appears to have contravened a government directive concerning Iran’s participation in multinational naval drills. The controversy stems from the ongoing BRICS naval exercise near Simon’s Town. According to a South African government source,

Persistent, torrential rainfall continues to batter the Giyani area, causing severe flooding that has stranded motorists, disrupted livelihoods, and forced emergency helicopter rescues in at least one village. The situation remains critical, with a Level 10 weather warning in effect and no immediate end to the downpour in sight. A key road linking the towns

Police are searching for a body after discovering an amputated human limb in Thaba Bosiu Village. On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 15:00, Namahadi Vispol’s Crime Prevention Unit responded to a tip about a discovery near the local bus stop. At the scene, a passer-by led officers to an open field where he had found

The Border Management Authority (BMA) announced the interception of a group of 33 undocumented minor children, aged between 4 and 15, at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on Wednesday. Two adult male suspects were arrested in connection with the incident. According to authorities, the interception occurred when a junior border guard on a relief shift

A man has been arrested by the Provincial Drug and Firearms Unit on South Coast Road in Montclair for possession of cocaine. Police acted on intelligence that the suspect had drugs intended for distribution in the Umlazi area. They intercepted his vehicle and recovered cocaine packaged in plastic wrapping and glass vials. The drugs have

The Gauteng Provincial Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, has confirmed the arrest of five suspects for hijacking, kidnapping, and murder. Two women, reported missing on 31 December 2025, were found dead in an open veld at a plot in Poortjie, near Orange Farms, on 08 January 2026. The case was reclassified to hijacking

The Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit arrested two Law Enforcement officers on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, for corruption. The arrests relate to an incident on Monday, 05 January 2026, when the officers stopped a drunk driver on Voortrekker Road in Parow. They did not arrest the driver. Instead, they solicited a R3000 bribe. The officers filmed