Author name: Scott Balson

Families have had to vacate their homes in SST section of Town Two, Khayelitsha, as the ground beneath them has collapsed. When the ground opens up, the shacks are engulfed by a terrible stench. Community leader Mzikazi Twani said she has counted eight such incidents recently. Collapsing sewer pipes are the cause. GroundUp reported on […]

Living conditions for residents of Mamelodi Hostel appear to have deteriorated since GroundUp last reported on it in October 2022. More windows are broken, as well as door handles. And the roof is leaking. Dirty water from broken toilets and showers flows in front of some rooms. Human waste and rubbish are visible on the

Residents of Ngcobo have vowed to continue protesting until police find 19-year-old Linamandla Xhosana, who went missing on Monday, 13 October. On Thursday, the town was shut down as residents marched to the police station demanding answers. They accused the police of responding slowly to the case. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.

At least seven villages and Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani, Limpopo, have been without running water for nearly two years. The borehole has run dry and it relies on water tanker supply, which appears to be inconsistent. Residents buy water with their SASSA grants and at the clinic staff and patients must often fetch water from

The two-year-delayed R37-million Vhuilafuri Stadium in Madabani, west of Louis Trichardt, has at last been handed over to the community. But it cannot be used for soccer because the grass for the pitch has not grown due to a shortage of water. Three boreholes were drilled, but only one produces water, and it is not

r Circuit Regional Court for the rape of his 61-year-old aunt. The court heard that the incident occurred in the early hours of 17 December 2021. The victim was awakened at approximately 02:00 by an unknown person who was sexually assaulting her. The assailant threatened to kill her if she screamed before fleeing the scene.

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in the Mafube precinct for the possession of suspected narcotics. The arrest occurred on October 30, 2025, after members of the Sasolburg Public Order Policing unit, who were conducting operations in the area, received a tip-off about a male allegedly selling drugs. The information led them to an

A 48-year-old man from Victoria West has been sentenced to an effective 263 years in prison for a series of heinous sexual offences against young children, following a relentless investigation by detectives from De Aar. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, and the Pixley ka Seme District Commissioner, Major General Nomana Mthukushe,

A coordinated rapid-response operation following a brutal farm attack in the Heilbron district this morning has led to the arrest of thirteen suspects, the recovery of stolen livestock and property, and commendation from top provincial police leadership. The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State, Major General Solly

The Colesberg Regional Court has sentenced 28-year-old Thembalethu Bok to 25 years imprisonment for the murder of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Sinesipho Makhaza. The sentencing on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, concludes a case that began nearly a year earlier. The crime occurred on Sunday, 01 December 2024, when police in Colesberg responded to a scene at