Author name: Scott Balson

Katlego Gift Legjane (19) appeared in the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 05 January 2026, charged with murder. The charge relates to an incident on 01 January 2026 at approximately 03:50 in Uitkyk, Middelburg, Mpumalanga, where a man was fatally stabbed. Police arrested the suspect in Uitkyk later that same day. The court postponed the […]

A 36-year-old man was arrested in Roodepoort on Monday, 05 January 2026, after police found two unlicensed rifles and over 80 rounds of ammunition. Acting on a tip, the Gauteng Organised Crime Tracing Team and Police Emergency Services Flexi unit searched a house. They discovered an AK-47 rifle, a .308 semi-automatic rifle, one magazine, and

A 23-year-old man was arrested following a business robbery and a shootout with police in Rapotokwane village on Monday morning, 05 January 2026. Three male suspects targeted a local general dealer. Two entered the shop, one produced a firearm and threatened an employee, demanding cash. An undisclosed amount of money was taken. The second suspect

On Sunday, 04 January 2026, at approximately 17:20, an off-duty female police constable fought off two armed men attempting to hijack her vehicle outside a shop at the corner of Du Plessis Street and Main Road. The suspects, armed with firearms, attempted to force the officer into her vehicle’s boot. A struggle ensued. Following the

A 47-year-old foreign national was arrested in the Johannesburg CBD following a joint operation by Fox Security, JHB Metro Police (JMPD), SAPS Mondeor, and the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation’s Trafficking in Persons section. Ten teenage boys were rescued. The operation began when JMPD officers on patrol in Mulbarton were alerted to eight half-naked teenage

On Tuesday, 06 January 2026, police conducting a stabilisation operation against illegal mining in the Bekkersdal area arrested a man in Mohlakeng, West Rand District. The suspect was found in possession of equipment used for illegal mining. The suspect, who is also believed to be an illegal immigrant, is scheduled to appear before the Randfontein

In a significant test of new border enforcement technology, the Border Management Authority (BMA) reports that drone-assisted operations have led to the arrest of over 500 individuals attempting to cross illegally from Zimbabwe into South Africa at the Beitbridge border post since the start of the new year. The arrests come amid a massive seasonal

A 40-year-old foreign national is in police custody following the rescue of ten teenage boys in Mulbarton on Wednesday, in an incident now being investigated as a possible human trafficking case. The operation began when private security personnel on patrol in the area spotted a group of eight teenagers walking half-naked and immediately alerted the

A community east of Pretoria is at a breaking point after nearly two weeks without electricity, a situation stemming from a fire at the Koedoespoort Sub-Station on Boxing Day. Residents of East Lynne report escalating dangers to health and livelihoods, with accusations of an absent and uncommunicative municipal response. The prolonged outage has created a

South Africa’s foreign policy and the legitimacy of its governing coalition have been thrust into the spotlight following a fiery exchange over the country’s response to the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a forceful condemnation of the United States’ recent move against Maduro, labeling it an act