Author name: Scott Balson

In a case underscoring the justice system’s stringent stance on gender-based violence, a 28-year-old Hopetown man, Ricardo Badula, was sentenced to seven years of direct imprisonment on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The sentencing took place in the Regional Court sitting in Hopetown, where Badula had pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with the intention […]

In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, members of the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit arrested a 23-year-old suspect in the Point area on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. The arrest culminated from an extensive investigation aimed at unmasking a key individual believed to be supplying narcotics to various dealers in the region. The police’s persistent

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

A coordinated takedown operation resulted in the arrest of two suspects on charges of drug dealing in the Bridgton area of Oudtshoorn this week. The operation, conducted on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, was a joint effort by members attached to the Western Cape Organised Crime Investigations unit and the Garden Route District Crime Intelligence. Acting

A severe and protracted water shortage at the Segametsi Mogaetsho Clinic in Makwassie is causing a sanitation crisis, raising alarms for the health and safety of patients and staff. According to the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), the facility has been without a reliable water supply for over six months. The prolonged situation

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has tabled a motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli in the provincial legislature, citing allegations of financial mismanagement and wasteful expenditure. This marks the second attempt by the party to unseat the Premier, following a failed effort in October which was dismissed by the legislature’s speaker

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is confronting a severe financial crisis, revealing that various government departments have accrued nearly R150 million in unpaid rates and services. The growing debt burden has sparked public unrest and uncovered instances of infrastructure tampering. Tensions in the community reached a boiling point earlier this week in the Northcrest area

A multi-unit operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) led to a significant arrest in New Brighton on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, recovering a hijacked vehicle, two illegal firearms, and a cellphone signal jamming device. The breakthrough was the result of a collaboration between the SAPS Crime Combating Unit (CCU) and the SAPS Airwing.

A proactive, self-initiated operation by the Welkom Tactical Response Team (TRT) led to a major bust on Wednesday, resulting in the seizure of illicit cigarettes with an estimated street value of R4.3 million and the arrest of one suspect. The operation, which saw TRT members extend their duty hours to address ongoing taxi violence in