Author name: Scott Balson

About 1,000 Kariega residents, carrying placards and singing, marched to the Uitenhage Town Hall on Monday to demand that the police and government do more to reduce crime. The protesters came from Rosedale, Joe Slovo, Blikkiesdorp, Geraldsmith, Greenfields and KwaLanga. The march was joined by learners from high schools, such as John Walton and Limekhaya, […]

The South African Government is standing idly by, as armed land invaders are selling stolen plots for as little as R100 in West Acres, Mbombela, says documentary filmmaker, Joe Emilio, host of the YouTube news commentary show ‘News Flash’. According to Emilio, news reports from the last few weeks paint a grim picture of land

Free SA strongly rejects the so-called “National Dialogue” spearheaded by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration as a performative and exclusionary exercise. Despite its promises of unity, this project is neither national nor a dialogue, and has exposed and probably worsened the gaping divide between the state and its citizens. Instead of empowering South Africans, the National

A structured partnership between the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management and different stakeholders benefits students and community traveling through the railway line between unit 3 and shopping complexes in Mmabatho. The Department leading this Crime Prevention Through Environmeal Design (CPTED), confirms through Community Policing Forum (CPF) and the South African Police Service (SAPS)

The dust appears to have settled after violent scenes at Maponya Mall in Soweto last week. The mall is open again and taxis and e-hailing drivers are both operating from there. Tensions between e-hailing drivers and taxi associations bubbled over on the night of 13 August. Two e-hailing vehicles were shot at and torched. A

The office of the Zulu Monarch has issued a firm denial of reports that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has approved a proposal for every Zulu person to donate R10 per month to fund the royal household. The denial was made by the official royal spokesperson, Prince Thulani Zulu, in a televised interview, where he sought to

Hundreds of community members and local leaders, led by representatives of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), forcefully entered the barricaded Umkhanyakude district municipal offices in Mkuze on Monday, demanding the resumption of critical services that have been halted for over a month. The dramatic scene unfolded after the municipality’s gates were shut and locked on

Political party ActionSA has laid criminal charges with the South African Police Service (SAPS) concerning the scandal-ridden Boipatong Old Age Home project, a publicly-funded facility that stands incomplete, vandalised, and unusable despite an expenditure of over R28 million in taxpayer funds. The party’s provincial chairperson, Funzi Ngobeni, revealed the details in a televised interview, explaining

Hopes for the re-establishment of the Umjindi Local Municipality have been dealt a significant blow, leaving residents disappointed and vowing to continue their fight for autonomy. The announcement was delivered by Mpumalanga’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Speed Mashilo, during a tense community meeting held at a local hall. Residents, who had gathered in

A dog lost its life following an encounter with a Black Mamba on Madrona Drive in Trenance Park – KZN today (Thursday). Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to the property after receiving a call for assistance from the pet owner. Upon arrival, Reaction Officers discovered a Black Mamba, approximately two (2) metres