Author name: Scott Balson

Two men, aged 23 and 29, are set to appear before the EZibeleni Magistrate’s Court following their arrest on charges of possession of suspected stolen livestock. The arrest was effected by members of the EZibeleni South African Police Service (SAPS) on Monday, 15 December 2025. Police acted on intelligence received regarding a residence in Zone […]

A 30-year-old man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of two women in Gomba locality, Hlabatshana Administrative Area, on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The victims, aged 42 and 54, were found with multiple stab wounds to their upper bodies. The 54-year-old victim was the owner of the homestead where the attack occurred. Preliminary information

Frustration is mounting among residents of Windsorton as a R34 million oxidation pond, designed to treat sewage for the growing community, sits incomplete and abandoned nine years after construction began. The project, initiated in 2015 by the Dikgatlong Local Municipality, has become a symbol of failed service delivery and an active safety hazard. The new

A motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli was defeated in the provincial legislature on Tuesday, an outcome that triggered chaotic scenes inside the chamber and starkly divided reactions among supporters gathered outside. The session descended into disarray shortly after the Speaker announced that the motion had failed. Reports from inside the legislature

Gauteng traffic authorities have reported a grim toll on the province’s roads, with 87 lives lost in 77 separate fatal crashes since the start of the festive season period on December 1. The figures were confirmed by Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane in an update from the Phumulani Toll Plaza on the N1 north

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has survived a tense motion of no confidence, but the vote was overshadowed by violent scenes inside the provincial legislature that saw police clash with lawmakers and the Speaker physically manhandled. The motion, brought by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), failed after a dramatic open vote that culminated in brawls,

In an urgent response to a severe and escalating water crisis, municipal and provincial disaster management authorities have formally requested the intervention of humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers. The heads of both the Garden Route Municipality Disaster Management and the Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management reached out for support as multiple towns face acute

In a significant move to address forensic backlogs, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced that Mpumalanga is the next province earmarked to receive its own dedicated DNA testing laboratory. The announcement was made by National Deputy Commissioner for Policing, Tebello Mosikili, during the SAPS 2025 Excellence Awards held in Mbombela on Tuesday. The

A political party has sounded an alarm over the City of Cape Town’s practice of discharging sewage into the ocean, warning of severe consequences for public health and marine ecosystems. The concerns center on the city’s use of marine outfall pipes, including one at the Green Point Sewage Station, to pump waste into the sea.

Three people died and five were injured after lightning struck a tent during a church service early Sunday, 14 December 2025. The incident occurred around 01:00 in the Radimana village, within the Senwabarwana policing area. The congregation was holding a night service inside a tent in an open field when a heavy thunderstorm began. Lightning