Author name: Scott Balson

The City of Johannesburg has assured the public and international community that it will be fully prepared to host the upcoming G20 summit in November, despite ongoing service delivery and infrastructure challenges. South Africa currently holds the G20 Presidency and will welcome global leaders under the theme “Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability.” President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to […]

A 29-year-old male suspect was arrested this morning after police found him in possession of dagga worth an estimated R450,000. The arrest occurred at approximately 06:25 on the R570 Jeppes Reef Road in Agriwane, near Malelane. According to police reports, officers were conducting a routine stop-and-search operation when they pulled over a Volkswagen Polo with

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn the murder charge against 39-year-old Mduduzi Mnisi, who was accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose after new evidence emerged. Case Background Mnisi appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court earlier today, where prosecutors confirmed the withdrawal of charges. Fose’s remains were discovered in an open veld in Durban Deep

 A coordinated response by local police and Eskom officials on Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of three suspects for tampering with essential infrastructure and illegal electricity connections in Butterworth. The operation was launched after authorities received a tip-off at approximately 14:30 regarding unauthorized electrical connections at a business container and a squatter camp along

The Virginia Regional Court has sentenced 27-year-old Kamohelo Motsumi to 18 years in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old boy in a case dating back to November 2021. The incident occurred on Sunday, 14 November 2021, at approximately 14:00, when Motsumi took the minor to a farm in Virginia. Upon arrival, he ordered the victim to

It was six days into the 51st annual National Arts Festival (NAF) in July this year, and yet there were no lights to welcome visitors entering the small city of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) after sunset. Only the occasional shop front cast patches of light along High Street between Rhodes University’s Drostdy Arch and the landmark

Families living at Khutsong Hostel in Carletonville say their living conditions have been deteriorating. The community is battling water supply issues, sewage leakages and life without electricity. The hostel is metres away from a massive sinkhole, which is a common occurrence in the area. R78-million was spent to plan a government project to relocate the

Community members of Khayelitsha in Kariega are up in arms, demanding that the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality remove them from the load reduction schedule. This comes as the municipality has urged residents to pay their electricity bills as it struggles to recover over R17-billion in unpaid bills. Many households in wards 42, 43 and 44

The mayor of the embattled uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has assured residents that services remain uninterrupted, despite the municipality being placed under administration due to financial mismanagement. The Auditor-General (AG) recently flagged the municipality’s failure to implement an effective credit and debt collection policy, leading to severe revenue shortages. As a result, the KwaZulu-Natal

A major breakthrough in a string of high-profile killings has revealed a chilling connection between the murders of celebrated entertainers DJ Sumbody and DJ Vintos, as well as engineer Armand Swart. Investigators have uncovered a “smoking gun” – ballistic evidence linking the same firearms to all three cases. A Trail of Violence The timeline of