Author name: Scott Balson

A high-stakes parliamentary inquiry into the embattled Road Accident Fund (RAF) heard stark revelations on Tuesday, including firsthand accounts of a corrupt “ecosystem” that encourages fraud and systemic delays leaving thousands of claimants in limbo. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is conducting the investigation, focusing on allegations of misused public money and poor […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has issued a direct demand for the national government to declare a state of emergency for the local government sphere in the Free State, citing a systemic collapse in service delivery and administration. The call came during a workers’ protest in the province, where marchers also demanded

A workers’ march organized by Cosatu and its affiliates in Tembisa on Tuesday was set against a backdrop of severe corruption allegations at the adjacent Tembisa Hospital, where the scale of looting has reportedly ballooned to a staggering R2 billion. The protest, which called for decent jobs, took place directly outside the healthcare facility that

The Johannesburg High Court has issued a stern order against City Power, compelling the utility to rebuild homes it demolished in Alexandra, in a case that highlights the tension between public service delivery and constitutional human rights. The court found that City Power acted unlawfully when it carried out demolitions in August without a court

The Ntuzuma Regional Court has handed down significant prison sentences to two men for the 2021 murder of Warrant Officer Maqhawe Sithole. Thembokwakhe Xulu (27) and Nkululeko Ntuli (29) were sentenced on Monday, 6 October 2025, bringing a four-year legal process to a close. The court heard that on the evening of 24 June 2021,

The Kimberley Regional Court has handed down an eight-year sentence to a 15-year-old boy for the rape of a five-year-old child. The sentencing was conducted in accordance with the Child Justice Act. The conviction stems from a disturbing incident on 18 December 2024 in Longlands, near Delportshoop. The court found that the teenager lured the

The Acting District Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Namakwa District, Colonel Diketso Lekgwathi, has welcomed the five-year prison sentence handed down to 22-year-old Arnold Jonkers for assaulting a three-year-old child. The sentencing took place in the Williston Magistrate’s Court, which heard that the incident occurred on Sunday, 19 March 2023.

In a series of coordinated law enforcement actions across the Western Cape on Tuesday, 07 October 2025, police confiscated a substantial quantity of dagga and arrested four suspects on charges of dealing. The most significant seizure occurred during a vehicle checkpoint conducted by the Rural Flying Squad on the Prince Albert Road. Officers stopped and

 Two men arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a police constable made a brief appearance in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 6 October 2025. The accused, Adrian Ramzan (21) and Antonio Ramzan (25), are facing charges related to an incident that allegedly occurred on Saturday, 4 October 2025. Following their court appearance,

In a significant breakthrough, 41-year-old fugitive Sibusiso Sibiya finally appeared before the Volksrust District Court on Monday, 06 October 2025, marking the end of a more than two-year search for the alleged murderer of his fiancée, Amanda Khumalo. Sibiya, who had been wanted since February 2023, has been remanded in custody. His formal bail application