Author name: Scott Balson

The steadfast commitment of detectives in the Northern Cape Province to securing justice for victims of gender-based violence and femicide was underscored this week with the successful sentencing of a rape accused. Mpho Gift Mtshali (27) was sentenced to 18 years’ direct imprisonment in the Mothibistad Regional Court on Tuesday, 09 September 2025, for the […]

Dozens of residents have been forced to settle on a traffic circle after a fire, sparked by a violent feud, completely destroyed their informal settlement in Brakpan last Friday. The displaced families are now living on the side of the road with minimal possessions and are pleading with authorities for emergency accommodation and basic necessities.

A 31-year-old man, Zethembe Mkhaliphi, appeared before the Carolina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, facing a charge of murder. The court appearance is the result of a police investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred on Saturday, 06 September 2025, in the Nkanini Section of Carolina. According to a police report, the female

The Provincial Management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of two individuals linked to the horrific murder of 14-year-old Theo Ditheo, who was set alight and later succumbed to his injuries. The tragic sequence of events began on the afternoon of 01 August 2024.

 The Bethulie Regional Court has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to 51-year-old Tsotang Francis Dineka, after finding him guilty on charges of rape and contravening a protection order. The court heard that on the night of 22 February 2020, at approximately 23:15, a 26-year-old woman was walking home from a tavern in the area.

A coordinated effort between the Welkom K9 Unit and private security company SOG Security culminated in the arrest of five suspects on charges of possession of suspected stolen property this week. The arrest occurred on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, after authorities received a tip-off from SOG Security regarding a vehicle allegedly transporting stolen copper cables.

For weeks, residents of South Africa’s largest metropolitan area have suffered through persistent and unpredictable water cuts, a crisis officials directly attribute to the city’s failing storage systems and a critical lack of investment in crumbling infrastructure. The ongoing emergency has prompted the national Department of Water and Sanitation to propose a significant structural overhaul:

A new report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime has uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation funneling high-powered weapons from Namibian state armories to criminal gangs in South Africa’s Western Cape. The report, detailed by the organization’s senior analyst, Aron Hyman, identifies two primary sources for the smuggled firearms: the Namibian police force and

A major multi-agency law enforcement operation in the Johannesburg inner city yesterday resulted in the arrest of approximately 50 individuals for various offenses, including being in the country illegally and possession of drugs. The high-impact operation, which targeted the area known as Dragon City, was a coordinated effort by the South African Police Service (SAPS)

A severe crisis is unfolding within KwaZulu-Natal’s emergency medical services, with allegations that more than half of the province’s ambulances are out of service due to bureaucratic delays tied to a national government contract. The alarm was raised by the Democratic Alliance (DA), which cited information revealed through parliamentary questions. According to the party, only