Author name: Scott Balson

A dispute between two individuals escalated into deadly violence in the early hours of Saturday, 30 May 2026, leaving one person dead and six others injured in Alexandra. The shooting unfolded on 6th Avenue, in the stretch between John Brand and Hofmeyer Streets. Witnesses report that an argument between two people turned lethal when one […]

South African Police Service (SAPS) officers have arrested a national office bearer of the All Truck Drivers Forum South Africa (ATDF-SA) on charges of inciting violence following an incident that disrupted traffic along the N3 southbound near Bergville in the early hours of Saturday morning. The arrest occurred after police patrols observed traffic slowing to

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured preservation orders on a R6.4 million luxury estate and R1.8 million in pension benefits linked to a corruption syndicate that operated out of Thembisa Hospital, siphoning nearly R590 million through more than 1,200 irregular contracts. SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho confirmed the breakthrough, revealing that the procurement network—identified internally

The Department of Small Business Development has confirmed that R179.6 million has been approved from the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, though officials urge more South African-owned spaza shop operators to formalize their businesses to access the available support. The fund, a joint initiative between the Department of Small Business Development and the Department

BOKSBURG, Gauteng — Leaders from multiple left-wing political parties gathered this weekend at a SACP-sponsored Conference of the Left, calling for a unified strategy to transform living conditions for South Africa’s poor and working class. More than 300 delegates are participating in the three-day meeting underway east of Johannesburg. Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, providing analysis on

Three individuals, including a national office bearer of the All Truck Driver Forum South Africa (ATDF), have been arrested for allegedly inciting violence and leading a road blockade along the N3 southbound near the Bergville turnoff in KwaZulu-Natal this morning. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed the arrests, stating that law enforcement officers were

President Cyril Ramaphosa has initiated a fresh legal challenge to review and set aside the 2022 Section 89 independent panel report concerning the Phala Phala matter, just as Parliament moves to establish its 31-member impeachment committee. The President has cautioned that proceeding with the impeachment process at this juncture would constitute a “travesty,” threatening to

# Two KwaZulu-Natal Police Officers Arrested on Corruption Charges **PIETERMARITZBURG** – Two police officers, aged 41 and 42, were arrested by members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday, 28 May 2026, in connection with alleged corruption in Pietermaritzburg. The charges stem from a common assault case registered at Alexandra Road Police Station on

Two men, aged 35 and 36, are in police custody following an armed robbery of a courier delivery vehicle in the Giyani policing area on Wednesday, 27 May 2026. The incident unfolded around 10:20 after the victims—a 39-year-old male driver and his colleague—completed a parcel delivery at Shimange Village. While en route to Giyani town

An Ad Hoc Committee of Parliament has identified significant governance failures within South Africa’s law enforcement structures, according to a draft report presented to Members of Parliament on Thursday evening. Advocate Norman Arendse, leading the evidence team, outlined findings compiled since October of last year. The draft report, now in the hands of MPs for