Author name: Scott Balson

 In a landmark ruling, the Polokwane High Court on Friday, 19 September 2025, sentenced 42-year-old Ramoadi William Minyuku to five life sentences plus an additional 165 years imprisonment for a series of horrific crimes in the Zebediela area of the Waterberg District. The court found Minyuku guilty on 26 separate counts, including rape, kidnapping, and […]

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed down to a man convicted of raping his 13-year-old niece in 2022. The sentencing was delivered by the Mahwelereng Regional Court on Thursday, 18 September 2025. The court heard that the horrific incident occurred on 01 May

The Polokwane High Court has sentenced 58-year-old Moruthanyane Wilfred Nkadimeng to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for the brutal 2022 murders of his wife, her male companion, and his own daughter, as well as the attempted murder of a second daughter. The sentencing on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, brings a close to a nearly three-year legal

A 46-year-old Malawian national is under police guard in a hospital after being arrested for alleged attempted murder, stock theft, and contravening the Immigration Act. The arrest follows a violent confrontation on a farm in Chrissiesmeer in the early hours of Friday, 19 September 2025. According to police reports, authorities received a call about an

About 140 waste reclaimers at Marie Louise landfill have been left with no income after Pikitup stopped accepting domestic waste from 1 September, giving workers just ten days’ notice of the decision. The African Reclaimers Organisation says despite all four city landfills being expected to be full by 2026, Pikitup has failed to implement projects

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured a final forfeiture order to seize some R4 million in a bank account linked to alleged diamond investment scam artist Louis Liebenberg and his wife Desiree. The order was granted by the High Court in Pretoria in terms of section 48 of the Prevention of

Scores of people have taken up the offer to have their wills drafted for free by lawyers as part of an awareness drive during National Wills Week. The Master of the High Court estimates that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills. National Wills Week is held annually, allowing people to

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, has lauded police members for their excellent work after dismantling a clandestine crystal methamphetamine laboratory worth an estimated R350 million and arresting five foreign nationals on a farm in Volksrust on Friday, 19 September 2025. Police acted swiftly

Parkweg police have made a significant breakthrough in a violent house robbery case that resulted in the death of a 75-year-old man. A 39-year-old suspect is now in custody following an intense investigation. The incident occurred at the home of Mr. Albertus Opperman. According to police reports, the discovery was made by the victim’s domestic

The Northern Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) Management has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed down to a 43-year-old man for the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Niekerkshoop. The conviction and sentencing took place in the Griekwastad Regional Court on Thursday, 18 September 2025, bringing a close to a case that began in