Author name: Scott Balson

In a decisive ruling, the Regional Court has handed down a life sentence to 40-year-old Nkosiyedwa Enoch Ngesi for the 2018 rape of his neighbor. Presiding Magistrate Mrs. Parks also ordered that Ngesi’s particulars be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders and deemed him automatically unfit to possess a firearm. The court heard […]

South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives are actively pursuing all available leads to identify and apprehend those responsible for a brutal vigilante-style murder that occurred in Kraaifontein on Wednesday night. Three men, all in their thirties, were killed and set alight. Police were alerted to the incident at approximately 22:00 and responded to Laboheme Street

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: I have just been alerted by Traffic Ambassador Ayanda Msweli about a horrific accident in Mbali Township, Pietemaritzburg. Apparently, a driver transporting children lost control of his minibus taxi and plunged into a creche in Mbali Township. At this stage, we don’t have details in terms of the condition and the

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed to 19-year-old Alex Thato Tshipagaebonwe for the rape of a six-year-old girl in Batlharos, near Kuruman. The brutal incident occurred on 12 September 2021 at approximately 10:00. The young victim was playing with friends in her community when she was accosted by

Tensions are high in Ebony Park, Tembisa, where residents have taken to the streets in a protest over a severe lack of water and what they call “unacceptable” water bills demanding payment of over R60,000. The community has been without a reliable water supply for weeks, with some residents stating the crisis began in January.

A violent incident at AZ Berman High School has left three pupils injured after a stabbing that took place on the school grounds shortly after noon on Tuesday. According to police, the attack occurred during the lunch hour. A spokesperson for the Western Cape Education Department confirmed the alleged assailant is a Grade 10 pupil

Frustration boiled over into protest in the Westbury community on Tuesday as residents took to the streets, alleging that corruption and deliberate mismanagement are the root causes of a persistent and devastating water crisis. The protest comes just one week after a previous demonstration where officials from Johannesburg Water (Joburg Water) had promised to restore

A 16-hour hostage situation in Mamelodi East, which ended with a police officer killing his nephew before taking his own life, has sparked a major call for improved mental health support for officers. The incident, reportedly sparked by a family dispute, has drawn a sharp response from the South African Policing Union (SAPU). The tragedy

Long-simmering tensions between the e-hailing and minibus taxi industries have spread to the Western Cape, with drivers reporting incidents of intimidation, threats, and extortion by rank marshals in various parts of the city. This follows similar clashes that have already been reported in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial e-hailing association states that its drivers are

A multi-agency collaboration between the Phuthaditjhaba Family, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has resulted in the successful conviction and sentencing of 55-year-old Matlepe Nhlapo to 17 years’ direct imprisonment for rape, kidnapping, and firearm-related charges. The conviction stems from a traumatic incident that occurred on April 20,