Author name: Scott Balson

Police have opened a murder case following the discovery of a 15-year-old girl’s body in Rotterdam Village. The deceased, Xilaveko Suke, was reported missing on Monday, 22 December 2025, with her father, Peter Themba Baloyi. On Thursday, 25 December 2025, at approximately 08:50, police were called to the father’s residence after a body was reported. […]

Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of his 35-year-old brother in Shigamani Village. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, at approximately 23:30. The deceased had just returned home from Gauteng Province when an argument began between the brothers. Two sisters attempted to intervene. During the argument, the suspect allegedly used

A prominent religious organization has filed court papers seeking to block a proposed regulatory framework for churches, arguing it constitutes unlawful state interference in religious affairs. The South African Church Defenders (SACD) has taken the CRL Rights Commission’s Section 22 Committee to the Gauteng High Court. The legal action claims the committee is overstepping its

 In a pre-dawn operation on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, a multi-unit police team seized a significant quantity of high-grade dagga and arrested two foreign nationals. The operation commenced at approximately 06:00 when members of the Provincial Organised Crime Investigations (Narcotics) unit from Vredendal, supported by the SAPS Vredendal Crime Prevention Unit and the Namaqualand K9

Police are investigating cases of murder, carjacking, and attempted murder following a shooting on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, at approximately 19:26 on Morone Street. Officers responded to the scene near a retail store and found the two male victims had already been taken to a local hospital. Preliminary information indicates two unknown male suspects, one

Police are investigating a murder and inquest after two men were fatally shot at a licensed tavern in Mganduzweni Trust, Masoyi, on Christmas Eve. The incident occurred around 23h30 on Wednesday, 24 December 2025. SAPS members on a festive season patrol along the R538 Road noticed a group leaving the tavern and stopped to investigate.

A record number of motorists have been arrested for attempting to bribery traffic officers and for drunken driving on the roads. This comes as the festive season holiday reached its peak with more than 2000 vehicles an hour leaving Gauteng towards Limpopo. Traffic officers have hardened their attitude towards bribery and drunken driving. A total

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Social Crime Prevention Unit Officers, successfully reunited a twelve (12) year-old missing child with his family in the Thembisa area. Officers responded to a complaint about a missing child at the Engen garage, on the corner of Rev RTJ Namane Drive and Ruth First Street in Hospital View. After

As festive season celebrations get underway, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has called on young people to avoid alcohol and substance abuse. The department warns that while this period is often one of “celebration, rest and social connection,” it also gives rise to troubling and dangerous behaviours that can turn

A property in Pretoria bought by Oscar-winning actor Presley Chweneyagae, using funds from a lottery grant, has been frozen by the Special Tribunal. The money came from a R15-million grant to the Presley Chweneyagae Foundation via the Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM). The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant was intended to fund an anti-drug themed