Author name: Scott Balson

On Thursday, dozens of business owners led by members of the MK party marched through the streets of Vyheid’s city centre to demand better services. They accuse the IFP-led Abaqulusi local Municipality of failing in its duties to provide adequate sanitation and waste services, consistent electricity, maintain the roads and other infrastructure. They demand that […]

A 75-year-old female pensioner was found in a semi-conscious state after being drugged and robbed in her first-floor flat in Phoenix – KZN this morning (Friday). Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to the call for assistance to Palmford Place in Sunford at approximately 08:42 after concerned neighbours raised the alarm. On arrival,

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Tactical Unit, together with a tracking company, successfully recovered a white Toyota Hilux that had been hijacked in Nellmapius on Wednesday, 24 September 2025. The vehicle was reported hijacked in Mamelodi East, with information by the tracker company indicating that three (3) heavily armed African males were involved in

Shout out to all role-players involved in the arrest of a well-known Cash-In-Transit suspect, as well as the recovery of various ammunition in KZN recently. Information was received from another partner that the suspect was hiding in the Nhlangenyuke reserve in the Mtunzini area. On 15 September at approximately 02:00, members proceeded to track and

A multi-disciplinary crime-fighting operation has led to the arrest of a 38-year-old man, Simphiwe Mhlongo, who now faces a litany of serious charges including possession of a stolen vehicle, unlicensed firearms, and murder. The arrest was initiated on the afternoon of Wednesday, 16 September 2025, when an off-duty police officer spotted a vehicle travelling along

A 35-year-old male foreign national is in police custody after a targeted operation led to the discovery of drugs with an estimated street value of R13,900 and cash concealed in his vehicle. The arrest occurred on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, in the Kutlwanong location. According to police reports, members of the Welkom Public Order Police

While a newly launched water project has brought hope to parts of Ekuvukeni, residents of neighbouring Emachibini in Ladysmith are urging the government to accelerate plans to include them in the supply network, stating that access to consistent running water remains a “far-fetched dream.” The plea comes after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister

Residents of Phillippi are reporting a complete collapse of basic service delivery, with years of complaints about burst sewage pipes and uncollected rubbish yielding little to no action from the City of Cape Town. The community describes a daily reality where raw sewage flows from outdated and broken pipes directly into yards and past doorsteps.

The Constitutional Court is now deliberating a historic case that could fundamentally alter South Africa’s legal definition of sexual consent. The case questions whether the country’s current laws violate the constitutional rights of victims to dignity, equality, freedom, and security. The legal challenge centers on a controversial defense in rape cases: the argument that an

The stability of South Africa’s multi-party Government of National Unity (GNU) is under renewed threat as the Patriotic Alliance (PA) has issued an ultimatum, demanding the reinstatement of its deputy president, Kenny Kunene, to his former position in the City of Johannesburg or it will withdraw from the governing pact. The PA’s threat, which includes