Author name: Scott Balson

Six (6) armed suspects are being sought by Law Enforcement for a Hijacking in Trenance Park – Kwazulu Natal, this morning (Friday). Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), the South African Police Services (SAPS), and other private companies responded to the call for assistance at 08:30 at the corner of Teakwood and Tangerine Street. Reaction officers […]

The unwavering commitment of an off-duty police officer resulted in the arrest of a 31-year-old taxi driver and the recovery of a loaded firearm on Tuesday evening. According to police records, the incident occurred on September 30, 2025, at approximately 21:00. An off-duty officer attached to the Hankey South African Police Service (SAPS) witnessed a

A coordinated police operation has led to the arrest of two men in Qumbu for the possession of suspected stolen cattle and goats. The OR Tambo Stock Theft Prevention Task Team, supported by Qumbu Vispol members, apprehended the suspects, aged 20 and 23 from the Blackhill locality, on Wednesday, 01 October 2025 at approximately 17:00.

The Thabazimbi Regional Court has handed down a 30-year direct imprisonment sentence to a 32-year-old man, Alfred Donaldson, for the murder of his father and a related kidnapping. The sentencing was delivered on Monday, 29 September 2025. The court heard that the tragic incident occurred on the afternoon of 26 July 2023, at the family

A multi-disciplinary police operation has resulted in the arrest of three suspects linked to a recent kidnapping and armed robbery in Whittlesea. The successful operation was conducted by Komani Crime Intelligence in collaboration with members of the Whittlesea SAPS, Gqeberha Tactical Response Team (TRT), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), the Komani K9 Unit,

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have forcefully dismissed the possibility of their leader, Julius Malema, serving jail time after his recent conviction on firearm discharge charges, labelling the legal proceedings a “political witch hunt” and vowing to fight the verdict “all the way to the constitutional court.” Malema was found guilty on Wednesday in an

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has publicly confirmed that a major police investigation into alleged municipal contract fraud, which saw raids on 26 premises this week, was initiated after the city itself uncovered and reported the suspected wrongdoing. The raids, conducted over the past two days by the police’s Commercial Crimes Investigation Unit, targeted premises

A high-level government delegation, led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, has promised urgent intervention to address decades-old service delivery failures in the Eastern Cape, a visit that came directly after residents’ protests included the blockading of a major national road. The delegation, which included Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and Water and Sanitation official David Mbo,

In a stark address to the continent’s top financial authorities, South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana issued a urgent call for African nations to radically reshape how they fund their health sectors, demanding a move away from volatile external aid and toward self-reliant financing. The minister was speaking at the 8th Session of the African

A 24-year-old foreign national is set to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court today, Wednesday, 01 October 2025, after a significant drug bust by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The arrest was made on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, by members of the SAPS Florida and West Rand K9 units. The operation led them to