Author name: Scott Balson

In a swift intelligence-driven operation on Monday, 10 November 2025, members of the Milnerton SAPS arrested six suspects for the illegal possession of multiple firearms and ammunition. The operation was launched after police received credible information that individuals suspected of extortion were at a tavern on Dumani Street in Du Noon, reportedly drinking and in […]

A 73-year-old man is under police guard in a hospital following a shooting incident that left one man dead and another injured at a business premises in the Potchefstroom Industrial area on Monday morning. The altercation occurred at approximately 10:45 on 10 November 2025. According to police reports, the elderly suspect was in a meeting

Two males were fatally shot in a drive-by attack in Magwaveni, Tongaat – KZN today (Tuesday). Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) and Metro Police responded to an unnamed road after reports of gunfire. On arrival, a male was found lying next to a red Toyota Corolla with multiple gunshot wounds to the head,

Health officials have issued a public health alert for the City of Tshwane, confirming a total of 48 laboratory-confirmed cases of typhoid fever since the beginning of the year. The latest figures, provided by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), have prompted a coordinated response from health authorities. The majority of the cases are

A severe water crisis has left residents of Kokosi, near Fochville, without clean tap water for five months, forcing many to collect water from unsanitary drains and raising fears of a public health disaster. The water shortage began as a temporary issue but has escalated into a prolonged crisis, persisting despite community protests and a

The South African Communist Party (SACP) is facing a critical moment of introspection as internal pressures mount to reconsider its landmark decision to contest the 2026 local government elections independently of its long-standing alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC). The debate was ignited by a document from SACP National Chairperson Professor Blade Nzimande, who

A 17-year-old girl is scheduled to appear before the Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 10 November 2025, facing a charge of attempted murder following a violent altercation in Denstaat village. The incident occurred on the evening of Friday, 07 November 2025, at approximately 21:00 within the Alldays policing area of the Capricorn District. According to

In a continued crackdown on narcotics, members of Operation Shanela II conducted successful stop-and-search operations across the Cape Flats this weekend, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of a significant quantity of drugs and cash. The first incident occurred on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 15:30 in the Long Kloof

A drunk driver in a supercar hit a traffic vehicle, and then called a friend to the scene … who was driving drunk too. The duo was among 291 arrests made by the City’s enforcement services in the past week. Read more below: At 06:42 on Saturday, 8 November, a Traffic Officer on patrols along

Police in Limpopo have opened a rape case following a deeply distressing incident in which a 13-year-old boy is alleged to have sexually assaulted his 5-year-old sister at their family home. The incident is reported to have occurred on Sunday, 09 November 2025, at approximately 15:00, in the Mundzedzi village, situated within the Bandelierkop policing