Author name: Scott Balson

On Saturday morning at approximately 10h23, our Centurion crew responded to a dog attack incident on a smallholding in Knoppieslaagte, Centurion. A man in his twenties sustained multiple serious injuries after being attacked by four dogs. The exact circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear. The victim, a freelance worker, was reportedly performing tasks […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) led a protest to the steps of the Constitutional Court yesterday morning, intensifying its campaign to pressure the judiciary into releasing a judgment concerning President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala farm matter. The demonstration, which began with a gathering at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, saw protesters march to

The University of Fort Hare was selected by the Industrial Development Corporation to implement a project to strengthen the Nguni cattle bloodline in the Eastern Cape. The university bred these hardy, fertile cattle on Honeydale farm, which it owns, and distributed them to Eastern Cape farms. But a forensic investigation, commissioned by the vice-chancellor, paints

In the past year, GroundUp and the Limpopo Mirror have reported on a string of sports complexes and stadiums, each built for tens of millions of rands, but never completed or used. Several have been left to fall into ruin. Together, the projects have cost municipalities more than R200-million and have not served their communities.

A proactive multi-agency operation has led to the arrest of two men believed to be responsible for a series of house robberies in the Sinoville policing area. The breakthrough comes after the Sinoville SAPS established a specialized task team to directly address the spike in housebreaking incidents. This multidisciplinary unit includes members from both detective

The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Executive Detective Team has arrested two suspects in their twenties in connection with a business robbery that took place on Tuesday. The incident occurred on November 25, 2025, at approximately 16:45. According to police reports, a foreign shopkeeper was seated behind the counter of his store when two young men entered,

In a successful operation driven by community vigilance, members of the Makhado Stock Theft Unit and the Endangered Species unit arrested two men, aged 44 and 75, for possession of suspected stolen property related to stock theft. The incident unfolded on the morning of Thursday, 27 November 2025, when alert community members observed suspicious vehicles

The Makuya Police are investigating a disturbing case of rape following a pregnancy discovery involving a 14-year-old disabled girl. According to police reports, the incident came to light on the morning of Saturday, 22 November 2025. The victim’s mother, while at home with her daughter, noticed the girl’s stomach was growing and questioned her about

The Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit has apprehended a 57-year-old former professional nurse for his alleged involvement in a disability grant fraud scheme that defrauded the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) of R50,000. The arrest is the culmination of an intensive and comprehensive investigation into fraudulent SASSA disability grant applications. According to official reports, the case

A 32-year-old man is in custody following a significant drug bust on the R62 highway between Ladismith and Barrydale. Police confiscated narcotics with an estimated street value of R260,000. The accused made his first appearance in the Ladismith Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The court remanded him in custody pending further investigation. The