Author name: Scott Balson

A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday, 12 December 2025, at Ha-Mashau village in the Vhembe District for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle. The arrest followed a joint operation by Levubu Detectives, Waterval police, the Thohoyandou Vehicle Identification Safeguarding Unit (VIS), the Vhembe Flying Squad, and the Ṱhohoyaṋdou Tracing Task Team. Police acted on […]

Police are searching for an unknown number of armed suspects after a fatal house robbery in Mantjana Ga-Thoka village on Saturday, 13 December 2025. According to the police report, two masked men entered a one-room house where a 38-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter were sleeping. The woman’s brother, sleeping in another house on the

On Friday, 12 December 2025, Stilfontein Police seized a cache of explosives during a routine roadblock on the N12 between Stilfontein and Klerksdorp. The search of a stopped vehicle yielded six bags containing explosives and accessories. Three male suspects, aged 41 to 48, were arrested for possession of explosives under the Explosives Act. A bomb

A 26-year-old man is in police custody following his arrest on Friday, 12 December 2025, for the possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R6,000. The arrest was effected at the suspect’s residence by members of the Waterberg Flying Squad, in collaboration with two private security companies. According to police reports, the operation

 Eleven suspects appeared in the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 12 December 2025, facing charges linked to a violent feud between rival taxi associations operating the Giyani-Malamulele route. The court proceedings followed a well-coordinated, intelligence-driven operation on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, which led to the initial arrest of 14 male suspects aged between 25 and

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Organized Crime Narcotics Unit arrested three people and confiscated drugs worth an estimated R1.6 million in Umzinto on Friday. The arrested individuals are two foreign nationals—one from a West African country and one from a Central African country—and a South African woman. The operation began with the interception of a vehicle driven

Hawks officers arrested a 34-year-old petrol attendant on Friday, 12 December 2025, for allegedly cloning fuel cards. The arrest followed a complaint from financial institution investigators and the Truckstop Inn fuel station. An investigation by the banks determined card users suffered an estimated loss of R469,000. The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit in Middelburg

On Friday, 12 December 2025, a joint operation at a roadblock in Marabastad, Maokeng, resulted in the arrest of two men for drug-related offences. At approximately 08:00, SAPS, in partnership with traffic authorities, the CPF, and the youth desk, conducted the operation. During the search of a stopped taxi, an undocumented male passenger was found

Two men, aged 30 and 36, were arrested for drug possession during a multi-agency roadblock on Friday, 12 December 2025. The operation, conducted at approximately 08:00 in the Marabastad section, involved SAPS, Traffic officials, the Community Policing Forum, and the Youth Desk. Officers stopped a taxi for searching. An undocumented male passenger was found with

The South African Police Service is drowning in dockets it is struggling to solve. For every ten dockets the police close every year, an average of 6 are closed without resolution, the Minister of Police revealed in a reply to Parliament in October. About 2.04-million new dockets were opened in the 2024 financial year, and