Author name: Scott Balson

Parkweg police launched a manhunt for 7 suspects, 3 females and 4 males, after a house robbery and attempted murder of a 58-year-old man. On 15 September 2025, at approximately 14:40, police responded to a complaint in Wilgehof. Upon arrival, officers found the victim with a wound to the back of his head. He was […]

A massive manhunt is underway for seven suspects after a 58-year-old man was attacked and robbed in his Wilgehof home on Monday afternoon. Parkweg police are investigating charges of house robbery and attempted murder. The incident occurred on 15 September 2025, at approximately 2:40 PM. Police responded to a complaint on the scene, where they

The Free State High Court has handed down a 23-year prison sentence to 41-year-old Jacob Petrus Morwe for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Willemina Koelie Magada, 21, bringing a sense of justice to the shocked Jacobsdal community. In addition to the murder sentence for the December 2024 killing, Morwe received a further five years

Two foreign nationals, Cuthbert Derera (30) and Wishborn Fufa (39), appeared before the Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 15 September 2025, facing charges of possession of dagga and contravention of the Medicine and Related Substances Act. Their case has been postponed to 22 September 2025 for a formal bail application. The arrest stems from a

A routine patrol by members of the Flying Squad led to the arrest of four suspects on charges of possession of presumed stolen property and fraud on Monday afternoon. The operation unfolded at approximately 1:15 PM on September 15, 2025, while officers were monitoring traffic on the N2 on the Macassar side. Their attention was

In a successful collaboration between local law enforcement and the justice system, a 21-year-old man has been handed a substantial prison sentence for a January 2024 rape. Lehlohonolo Mokoena, from Namahadi Village in Qwaqwa, was convicted and sentenced to 14 years of direct imprisonment by the Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court on Friday, 12 September 2025. The

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has welcomed the double life sentence handed down to 23-year-old Thapelo Modise, who was convicted for the brutal 2023 murders of a grandmother and a toddler in Pampierstad. The Taung Regional Court delivered the sentence on Monday, 15 September 2025, permanently removing Modise from society

A devastating picture of a nation crippled by crime and corruption, where economic growth is strangled and public trust has collapsed, was presented during a session focused on the state of South Africa. The proceedings, which set the stage for the upcoming Madlanga Commission, detailed the profound social and economic damage inflicted by systemic criminality

In what is being described as an unprecedented moment for South Africa’s criminal justice system, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is set to be the first witness before the Mandlanga Commission of Inquiry today. The commission was established to investigate grave allegations of systemic interference in the country’s criminal justice system, a probe

A political storm has erupted following comments by African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa that opposition-run municipalities are better governed, leading to accusations of political opportunism from his own party. The controversy stems from an address Ramaphosa made to ANC councillors yesterday, in which he stated that the party could learn from the Democratic