Author name: Scott Balson

In a targeted operation on Friday, 14 November 2025, law enforcement authorities arrested three individuals believed to be part of a criminal syndicate terrorizing local businesses. The intelligence-led operation was launched following credible information about an extortion group targeting community members in Mfuleni. According to reports, the group has been systematically extorting money from spaza […]

n intelligence-driven operation conducted by the South African Police Service’s Anti-Gang Unit led to the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect and the recovery of an unlicensed firearm in Elsies River on Friday, 14 November 2025. According to police officials, the operation resulted in the suspect being taken into custody for the illegal possession of a

A 41-year-old suspect is in police custody after being arrested for the possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R350,000. The arrest occurred on Saturday, 15 November 2025, along the N4 road near Kaapmuiden. According to police, the confiscated substances were confirmed to be crystal methamphetamine, with a total weight of 1.455 kilograms.

A swift response by the Namakwa District Task Team on Tuesday led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R33,800. The operation was initiated after police operationalized information regarding two male suspects travelling from Nababeep to Bergsig to collect drugs. The suspects were reported

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, has welcomed the life sentence handed down to Thami Sydney Mnyandu (43) for the brutal murder of his 75-year-old mother, Ntobizodwa Masina. The sentencing was delivered by the Regional Court in Amersfoort on 06 November 2025, concluding a

Security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday over their unpaid wages. On Tuesday morning, the guards prevented construction workers from leaving or completing their duties at the site. The guards demanded that Sibakulu Guarding Division pay their October salaries. Protester Andiswa Machicila, a guard with

No work has taken place on the R43-million construction of a new school in Willowvale, Eastern Cape, since late 2021. The contractor left the site because of late payment by the Eastern Cape Department of Education. The department said then that a new contractor would be appointed by January 2022. But nothing has happened and

A man who stabbed his friend multiple times during an argument was arrested by Reaction Officers in Parkgate – KZN. Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received an emergency call after a 42-year-old Zimbabwean national was stabbed in the chest. Reaction Officers and RUSA Paramedics were dispatched to the scene, where they found the injured man

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: We are in liaison with Road Traffic Inspectorate team following a horrific accident along the N2 before Umzumbe River Bridge. Five people, believed to be from the same family, have perished in this head on collision involving a Suzuki Light Motor Vehicle and a Seven Seater Minibus. Three children, aged 3-5,

A high-level, intelligence-driven operation conducted by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo and the North West has led to the arrest of seven notorious suspects believed to be part of a violent crime syndicate. The six male and one female suspects, aged between 31 and 49, are linked to a series of business