Author name: Scott Balson

A suspect wanted in connection with the 2020 murder of KwaZulu-Natal school principal Zwelabantu Zuma was fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Sunday afternoon. Members of the SAPS National Intervention Unit (NIU) located the 40-year-old man at a hostel in Mapetla, Soweto. Upon noticing the police, the suspect opened fire. NIU officers returned […]

The Northern Cape Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General (Dr) Thabo Mphuthi, has welcomed the substantial prison sentence handed to a man convicted of rape. The Hartswater Regional Court sentenced 33-year-old Nshirimane Fabrice to 15 years imprisonment for the January 2024 rape of a 22-year-old woman. The court heard that the conviction stems from an incident

The number of registered political parties in South Africa has swelled to 480, a significant increase that a top electoral official suggests points to both a fractured society and the emergence of new voices seeking representation. The announcement was made by Masego Sheburi, the Deputy CEO of the Electoral Commission (IEC), who revealed that 42

South African households are under significant financial strain, grappling with high inflation and rising unemployment, according to the latest Altron Fintech Household Resilience Index for the first quarter of 2025. The report indicates that despite recent interest rate cuts, many families continue to struggle to make ends meet. It places blame on the restrictive monetary

Frustration is boiling over in Coronationville and the surrounding areas of Westbury as residents enter a fourth week without a reliable running water supply, leading to protests and accusations of injustice against local authorities. The community, which held a series of protests and road blockades over the past two weeks, reports that a promised restoration

A man was fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack on Friday morning just as he was about to enter the Athlone Magistrate’s Court, an incident that has forced the court’s closure, disrupted the justice system, and raised urgent questions about safety at judicial premises. The shooting occurred near the entrance gate to the court,

City officials have announced a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategy to address the ongoing water crisis, centering on a massive infrastructure investment plan totaling R32.5 billion over the next decade. The update, provided by Johannesburg Water management, outlined the critical weaknesses in the current system and detailed a timeline for crucial upgrades, some of which will take

Thousands of residents from Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveldt, and Soshanguve brought the Rosslyn industrial area to a standstill on Monday in a massive protest against chronic unemployment, accusing major corporations of favouring foreign nationals over local job seekers. The protest, organized under the banner of the Rea Aga Community Projects, saw demonstrators march on the manufacturing

A major new report from the Competition Commission has found that the relentless rise in the price of essential goods is drastically outpacing wage growth, placing an unsustainable burden on South African households, particularly those with the lowest incomes. The comprehensive Cost of Living Report, which covers the period from 2020 to March 2025, expands

The Deputy Minister of Public Works, Sihle Zikalala, has publicly expressed outrage over the failed renovation of the Park Road Police Station, a project that began in 2016 and remains an incomplete construction site after three separate contractors abandoned the work. The project, which was intended to renovate and upgrade the critical police facility, has