Author name: Scott Balson

Motorists across the country are facing a significant increase in fuel costs just as the holiday travel season begins, following an official announcement from the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. The new prices will take effect from Wednesday. The Department confirmed that all main fuel types will see increases, attributing the rise primarily to […]

 The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the swift apprehension of a suspect linked to a fatal farm attack that occurred this past weekend near Baltimore in the Tolwe policing area. The incident took place on Saturday, 29 November 2025, at approximately 16:00. According to police reports, the attack

A 50-year-old suspect is scheduled to appear before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court today, facing serious allegations of fraud. The case stems from a complaint lodged by the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases (MBOD). According to the allegations, between December 2024 and February 2025, the suspect submitted

A 29-year-old man arrested for possession of suspected stolen property, including critical railway infrastructure, has been remanded in custody by the Rooiberg Periodic Court. The suspect appeared today, Monday, 01 December 2025. Thomas Masevedze (29) was remanded until Thursday, 04 December 2025, when he is scheduled to make a formal bail application. His arrest followed

A coordinated anti-smuggling operation on Tuesday resulted in the arrest of two suspects and the confiscation of illicit cigarettes with an estimated street value of R180,000. The operation was conducted by the Limpopo Tracking Team, in collaboration with private security firms Tshimollo Security and Investigation and Shadow Secure Security. According to police reports, actionable intelligence

In a significant stride for South Africa’s energy transition, the Vunumoya transmission station—a critical piece of infrastructure linking one of the country’s largest upcoming renewable energy complexes to the national grid—was formally handed over to state-owned power utility Eskom this week. The station was built in just 17 months by Seriti Green, a subsidiary of

The desperate saga of 19 South African men trapped in the Ukraine conflict has taken a sinister turn, with their families alleging a coordinated effort to erase their identities and obscure the trail of those responsible for recruiting them. The group departed South Africa in July under the guise of a specialized security and bodyguard

New data released by Statistics South Africa reveals the country’s economic activity continued to expand in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than the previous three months. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 0.5% in the third quarter, a deceleration from the 0.9% growth recorded in the second quarter. The expansion was notably

In the wake of a recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that grappled with internal dissent and the SACP’s plans to contest elections independently, the African National Congress is publicly confronting rumors of a plot to oust its president, Cyril Ramaphosa. ANC Veterans League President Snuki Zikalala has firmly denied any official move to remove

The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West is set to haul the recently ousted mayor of the Greater Taung Local Municipality, Tumisang Gaoraelwe, before a disciplinary committee. This move follows his removal from office via a motion of no confidence sponsored by his own party last week. Gaoraelwe’s removal came after he repeatedly