Author name: Scott Balson

Police arrested six suspects, aged 19 to 38, during a disruptive operation in the Acornhoek area on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. The suspects were apprehended for contravention of the Immigration Act, possession of illicit cigarettes, and possession of dagga. Officers seized various alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and dagga during the operation. Detectives are working with the […]

A night of socializing turned to tragedy in the Walmer location in Gqeberha last evening when a gunman opened fire inside a house, leaving four people dead and four others injured. The incident occurred at a residence situated next to a local tavern. According to eyewitness and family accounts relayed from the scene, a group

Large parts of Johannesburg are entering a second week with severely disrupted water supply, as a major planned maintenance project by the city’s bulk water supplier continues. The outage, which residents report has already lasted for days, is now expected to persist in some areas until 8 January 2026. The disruption stems from work on

A week after scheduled maintenance began on Rand Water’s bulk supply system, residents in several high-lying areas of Gauteng remain without running water, leading to growing frustration and desperation during the festive season. Rand Water, the regional bulk water supplier, announced a three-phase maintenance plan, strategically timed for the festive period when water demand is

Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a suspected double murder after the decomposed bodies of two women were discovered inside a house in the quiet area of KaMagugu, just outside Mbombela. The gruesome discovery was made earlier today. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Jabu Ndubane confirmed that the bodies, found in a state of decomposition, are believed

A popular South African DJ was shot and killed in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday afternoon, in an attack linked to a security contract at an alleged hijacked building. The scene remains active with police and forensic teams. The incident occurred outside a building near the Carlton Centre. While the family of

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a staunch defense of controversial and racially based Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) on Monday, declaring the controversial policy will never be scrapped. His address came during the opening of the long-delayed 27th ANC Youth League National Conference at the University of Limpopo. The conference itself got

On Sunday, 14 December 2025, police responding to a business robbery in Nxuba intercepted a suspect vehicle on the N10 national road. The interception occurred just after the Paterson and Addo intersection. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded firearm and a replica firearm concealed in hidden compartments. Four suspects were arrested at the

Watervaal police have arrested a 28-year-old man for rape, kidnapping, and intimidating the victim’s mother. The incident occurred in Magangeni village within the Watervaal policing area. The arrest took place in the early hours of Monday, 15 December 2025. The suspect is set to appear in the Watervaal Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 17 December 2025,

On 14 December 2025, a 47-year-old foreign national was arrested for drug possession and suspected trafficking following a joint police operation. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) unit in Bloemfontein acted on information about a suspected drug laboratory operator in Botshabelo. Together with the Flying Squad, they intercepted the suspect’s white Volkswagen Polo hatchback