Author name: Scott Balson

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

 Kwazakele detectives have arrested a 62-year-old man on a charge of murder following a fatal stabbing incident on Monday, 29 September 2025. According to preliminary information from the South African Police Service (SAPS), the authorities were first alerted to the matter after responding to a complaint at Dora Nginza Hospital at 17:30 on the same

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the substantial sentencing of a 40-year-old man for a 2022 murder in Dingamazi Village. Siza Solly Mavasa was handed 18 years’ direct imprisonment by the Giyani Regional Court on Monday, 29 September 2025. The sentence follows his conviction

Mpumalanga police have arrested two men, aged 47 and 26, in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old male in the Mgobodzi Trust area, Ehlanzeni District. The incident occurred on Monday, 29 September 2025. According to police, officers were dispatched to the scene to respond to a complaint of murder. Upon their arrival, an investigation

The local economy continues to shed jobs at an alarming rate, with new data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealing a significant decrease in formal sector employment for the second quarter of the year. The latest figures show total employment decreased by 80,000, or 0.8%, continuing a negative trend from the first quarter. Combined,

The Department of Correctional Services has deployed a national management team to take control of the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in Tokai, following what officials describe as a series of serious security failures, including the mistaken release of multiple prisoners. The intervention was announced by National Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale, who stated that the move

In a significant turnaround, South Africa’s national power utility, Eskom, has announced a return to profitability for the first time since 2017, posting a profit after tax of R16 billion for the full year. The results, announced in Johannesburg, were attributed to a comprehensive turnaround strategy, though officials highlighted the escalating crisis of municipal debt

Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power, has launched an urgent High Court application to challenge the legality of a search and seizure operation conducted by the Hawks at its offices last week. The utility is asking the court to set aside the warrant used in the raid and to order the return of all materials seized.

Thousands of residents in Tshwane are protesting what they call a “double-billing injustice,” as the municipality continues to charge a new cleansing levy despite a recent High Court ruling declaring it unlawful. The levy, intended to fund efforts to keep the capital city cleaner, has sparked outrage, particularly among residents living in complexes and townhouses.

A large-scale police operation is underway in Missionvale following a brazen attack on a police patrol vehicle on Sunday evening, which left one officer seriously injured. According to police records, the incident occurred around 23:00 on Sunday, 28 September 2025. Members from the Algoa Park South African Police Service (SAPS) were conducting routine patrols on