Author name: Scott Balson

Thabo Ndevu, 26, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2021 murder of a police sergeant and a civilian in Mfuleni. The final judgment was handed down in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, 06 November 2025. Ndevu received two life sentences for the murders, which occurred on 06 June 2021. The court […]

 In a definitive ruling, the Cacadu High Court has sentenced five men to 31 years of direct imprisonment each for a brutal 2022 crime that resulted in the death of one victim. The sentences were handed down on Wednesday, 05 November 2025. The convicted individuals are Nkosana Sandlana (41), Sivuyile Mlondolozi (39), Dumisani Kubayi (30),

An intelligence-driven operation by the Middelburg Flying Squad led to the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of counterfeit goods valued at approximately R1 million on Tuesday afternoon. The operation unfolded on November 4, 2025, around 12:30 PM on the N4 Road in Middelburg. According to police reports, members were conducting routine patrols and

Four private security officers are in custody following a violent confrontation in the Elukwatini area on Tuesday, 04 November 2025, which led to charges of attempted murder, malicious damage to property, and intimidation. According to police reports, the incident occurred at Nhlazatshe Crossing. The suspects, who are employed by a private security company, allegedly stopped

A former Gauteng official implicated in corruption by forensic investigations has been appointed head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development. Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia is accused of failing to prevent over R600-million in irregular spending. Although briefly suspended with 13 other officials named in the reports, no disciplinary processes were completed and his name has

580 temporary housing units erected in Walmer township last year at a cost of R42-million were left unoccupied and many have been vandalised and stripped of fixtures. 108 have lawful occupants and 300 unlawful occupants. People relocated to the units say they live in fear and hear looters at work at night. The National Department

Ofentse Sebogo, 31, has been remanded in custody following his appearance at the Lehurutshe Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 05 November 2025. He faces two counts of murder in connection with a fatal stabbing incident that occurred last weekend. The court has scheduled his second appearance for Wednesday, 12 November 2025, where a bail application is

A case of alleged fraud, described as “disturbing,” has emerged from Appelsbosch Hospital, where three nurses are accused of fraudulently taking out life insurance policies on a patient and collecting nearly R200,000 following his death. The victim has been identified as Nduduzo Mbatha, a 24-year-old patient at the hospital. According to a sworn statement from

For the past four months, residents of the Maloka section in Ganalaagte have been without running water in their homes, forcing them to rely on a single, leaking steel water tank and wheelbarrows to collect water for their daily needs. The community reports that taps have run completely dry, making basic tasks like laundry and

A community is in shock and a local clinic has been shuttered following a horrific incident in which two female security guards were abducted, raped, and shot at the Xhwili Clinic in Bhityi, near Qunu, this past weekend. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday night, resulted in the death of a