Author name: Scott Balson

A detailed police investigation into the fatal shooting of a local school principal at his home last month has resulted in the arrest of three suspects, including the victim’s wife. The 59-year-old principal was killed at his Siphaqeni homestead on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at approximately 19:45. He was with his family at the time […]

KwaZulu Private Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle collision last night, Wednesday, 19 December 2025, at approximately 20:30, in the residential area of Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. The incident occurred near the landmark of Buthokuhle Pre Primary School. The collision involved a light motor vehicle that, according to initial reports, experienced a suspected brake failure, leading to the

 On 09 December 2024, at approximately 18:15, Zastron police responded to a murder in the Ezibeleni informal settlement, Matlakeng. They found 23-year-old Tshepo Johannes Senyoko with two stab wounds. He was declared dead at the scene. An investigation by Zastron Detectives, led by Constable R. M. Dirane, resulted in the arrest of 25-year-old Kamohelo Motseki

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in collaboration with the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Executive Detective Service, has secured a 15-year direct imprisonment sentence for a man convicted of damaging essential infrastructure. Christmas Nyamukanza, a 39-year-old Zimbabwean national, was sentenced on 9 December 2025 for a crime committed in September. His co-accused, also a Zimbabwean national who

On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Odendaalsrus Regional Court sentenced a 55-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his biological daughter. The court heard that the victim, aged 17 at the time, moved in with her father in Allanridge in January 2022. Two days later, he made her share his bed. From January until August

A coordinated multi-unit police operation has led to the recovery of stolen property valued at approximately R150,000 and the arrest of five suspects, following a truck hijacking in Manenberg earlier this week. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 09 December 2025, at approximately 08:00, when a Toyota Hino truck was hijacked in the Manenberg area. Prompt

In a coordinated crackdown on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested five suspects, ranging in age from 34 to 70 years old, for the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The arrests and recoveries were the result of separate, intelligence-driven operations conducted in the Melmoth and Nkandla policing precincts. The first operation was

A 43-year-old Zimbabwean national was arrested in Mpumalanga on Monday, 08 December 2025, after police found 582 passports and R147,300 in cash in his vehicle. The arrest was conducted by a joint operation comprising the Middelburg Flying Squad, the Nkangala District Anti-Hijacking Team, and Waterval Boven SAPS. Acting on received information, the team intercepted a

The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court granted bail on Monday to five individuals, including a South African radio presenter, arrested on charges related to recruiting fighters for Russia. The accused are radio presenter Nontando “Nolo” Manula and four men. Authorities stated three of the men were apprehended last week at an airport while attempting to board

 In a decisive move against white-collar crime, members of the Pietermaritzburg Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit of the Hawks arrested a local couple and their company on Monday, 8 December 2025, for alleged fraud and contravention of the Tax Administration Act. The accused, Mongezi Mngomezulu (51), Precious Mngomezulu (49), and their entity Mfiso Contractors CC,