Author name: Scott Balson

Two former apartheid-era police officers, who were convicted of the premeditated murder of Congress of South African Students (COSAS) member Caiphus Nyoka, will remain in custody pending judgment in their bail application. Former Sergeant, Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht and former Sergeant Pieter Stander (60) were convicted of the 1987 murder of Nyoka earlier this month while […]

Government has taken a pivotal step towards transforming water security in Limpopo with the commercial close of the first phase of the massive Olifants Management Model (OMM) programme. The Badirammogo Water User Association (BWUA), a unique 50:50 public-private partnership representing both government and commercial partners, has successfully secured the R8.5 billion in funding required for

The City of Cape Town has obtained a court interdict preventing the South African National Civics Association (SANCO) and others from entering a MyCiTI bus depot in Spine Road or threatening staff. The City said last month the group removed security guards from the site and threatened to disrupt operations unless their chosen security company

 In a decisive two-day operation this week, the South African Police Service’s Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) targeted contraband within two correctional facilities, resulting in significant seizures and the imposition of additional charges on inmates. The operation commenced on Monday, 8 December 2025, at the Heidelberg Correctional Facility. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Arends, the AGU,

The Bloemfontein High Court has sentenced 28-year-old Thabiso Andries Hoye to 22 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, Mariam Brand, a crime he initially reported as a fatal attack by strangers. The court heard that on Sunday, 15 September 2024, Hoye arrived at the Bainsvlei Police Station claiming he and Brand had been

 In a rapid response operation, Clocolan police, assisted by local farmers, have arrested three suspects in connection with a violent house robbery and rape on a local farm Wednesday night. A firearm stolen during the incident has been recovered. According to police reports, the incident occurred on the night of Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at

In a landmark verdict that concluded the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Children Abuse, the local Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 38-year-old Mofihli Alloycyas Tshabalala to life imprisonment for a series of violent rapes and robberies targeting elderly women in the Maokeng area between 2012 and 2019. Tshabalala, of Gelukwaarsts in Maokeng, Kroonstad, was

In a precision intelligence-driven operation, a 16-year-old male was arrested for drug dealing in Silvertown on Thursday, 11 December 2025. The operation was conducted by members attached to Operation Lockdown III. Acting on specific information about a person dealing in drugs and in possession of unlicensed firearms, the members operationalised the intelligence and moved to

The Acting Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Ms Jane Thupana, has confirmed two significant interceptions carried out by BMA immigration and border law enforcement teams at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday, 11 December 2025. These interventions form part of the Authority’s intensified efforts to combat human trafficking, irregular migration and transnational organised crime,

In the early hours of this morning, our volunteer community responders were dispatched to a residence in Nieuw Muckleneuk following reports of an attempted house robbery. During the incident, the homeowner allegedly discharged his firearm, resulting in the suspect sustaining a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, our responders found the suspect injured and immediately initiated first