Author name: Scott Balson

Sipho Ngwako Masila (39) appeared in the Temba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, charged with three counts of murder and two counts of rape. The court remanded him in custody until his next appearance on Friday, 9 January 2026. Masila was arrested on the night of Monday, 15 December 2025, at his home […]

The Parkweg Tracing and Intervention Unit arrested five suspects, aged 25 to 70, within an hour of a business robbery in Westdene, Bloemfontein, on Wednesday. The robbery occurred at 14:00 on 17 December 2025. Four suspects entered a foreign-owned business. One armed suspect forced the owner and two customers into a back room at gunpoint.

Two suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with police in Stormhill, Florida, on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at approximately 18:10. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) from the Florida station were on patrol when they noticed two males acting suspiciously. Police attempted to stop them, but the suspects fired a shot, leading

Two suspects were arrested for drug possession in Kagiso on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. The first suspect was apprehended on Tsatsane Drive after fleeing police and was found with mandrax. The second suspect was arrested on Bereng Drive in Riverside, Kagiso, for possession of crystal meth. Both are expected to appear in the Kagiso Magistrate’s

The Evander Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga has sentenced Nonhlanhla Portia Nkosi (30) to 57 years’ imprisonment for murder, kidnapping, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The charges followed a police investigation into the disappearance of Sfiso Lucky Khubeka, reported missing on 21 April 2024. The investigation led to the arrest of a

A pre-dawn intelligence-led operation culminated in a fatal shootout on the R25 yesterday, leaving two suspected armed robbers dead and a third, the alleged owner of a getaway vehicle, seriously injured. The dramatic incident unfolded as a multi-disciplinary task team, which had been tracking intelligence on a series of courier robberies in the province, intercepted

Police have arrested over two hundred gang leaders and members in the Western Cape, a strategic move disclosed as the province grapples with a significant surge in violent crime. The announcement was made by Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt-General Thembisile Patekile, during the release of the province’s crime statistics for the third quarter of 2025. The

Following the release of South Africa’s latest quarterly crime statistics, which show a national murder rate increase of 15.3%, community policing representatives have expressed profound alarm, stating that the country’s current approaches are failing. The figures, which notably attribute 80% of this increase to the City of Cape Town, have sparked renewed calls for a

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order to freeze R2.7 million held by Tintswalo Chauke, the ex-wife of businessman Alfred Sigudla. The funds form part of a divorce settlement and are alleged to be the proceeds of money stolen from a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant intended for community development. According to

Residents in several high-lying areas of Johannesburg are entering a fifth day without reliable water supply following a major infrastructure maintenance operation by Rand Water, with communities in Bedfordview and Coronationville among the hardest hit. The bulk water utility concluded the first phase of its essential maintenance work on Sunday, December 15th, after a three-day