Author name: Scott Balson

In a verdict underscoring the severe impact of infrastructure crime, the Mahwelereng Regional Court has sentenced a foreign national to 15 years imprisonment for damaging and destroying essential telecommunications infrastructure. The convicted individual, 39-year-old Eric Chirosisimba, was found guilty on Thursday, 23 October 2025, for crimes committed in October 2016. The court proceedings revealed that […]

 A significant drug distribution operation was disrupted in Wynberg on Thursday night, leading to a major seizure and one arrest. Acting on specific intelligence, police officers followed up on information about a vehicle on Main Road, Wynberg, that was suspected to be carrying drugs. The team located the described vehicle at Grand Central and proceeded

Three suspected kidnappers have been shot and killed during a confrontation with Gauteng police in Parktown earlier today. Preliminary reports indicate that the suspects were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a Chinese national in June 2025 and recently attempted to kidnap another businessman in Gauteng. Information further suggests that the suspects were en route

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding full transparency from the provincial government regarding the planned retraining of the controversial Crime Prevention Wardens, following an announcement by Premier Panyaza Lesufi. The move comes after the Public Protector found that the wardens, colloquially known as Amapanyaza, were initially deployed illegally. On Wednesday, Premier Lesufi announced

A former Speaker of the OR Tambo District Municipality, Xolile Nkompela, has come forward to express his profound shock and distress after Police Minister Senzo Mchunu submitted an official report to an Ad Hoc Committee incorrectly listing him as deceased. The report, presented by Minister Mchunu, stated that Nkompela was ambushed and killed in 2021

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that over 1,800 people in Shakas Head informal settlement may be evicted. This may be done after KwaDukuza Municipality provides basic services and agrees on a detailed relocation plan to Vlakspruit Farm, 17km away. Shackdweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo says the municipality must provide roads, sanitation, water, electricity, demarcated stands

The High Court in Palm Ridge heard on Thursday that the car keys and cell phone of murdered teacher Kirsten Kluyts were discovered abandoned along the same route where she was participating in a community run in October 2023. The grim testimony came on the first day of the trial against Bafana Mahungela, who stands

An intensive search operation is continuing into its seventh day at a quarry behind the Heidedal Mall, where a 20-year-old man is believed to have drowned last week. The Bloemfontein Diving Unit, assisted by colleagues from the Welkom Diving Unit, has deployed all available resources in a concerted effort to locate the missing man. The

Manyaba Rubben Mohlaloga, a former Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and Land Affairs, has been ordered to report to the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today to commence serving a 20-year prison sentence. This development marks the culmination of a lengthy legal process stemming from a 2019 conviction. On

A multi-disciplinary operation led to the arrest of a 45-year-old Bangladeshi national on Thursday for dealing in illicit cigarettes. The operation was conducted by the Hawks’ Nelspruit-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit, in collaboration with Crime Intelligence and Customs and Excise. The arrest was the result of intelligence-driven information, which the team operationalised, leading them