Author name: Scott Balson

Construction on a new school for blind learners in Njakanjaka village near Elim has stalled. Workers say the site has been abandoned for months, they haven’t been fully paid since and construction materials have been stolen. The Rivoni School for the Blind was supposed to be completed by June 2024, at a cost of R168-million. […]

In 2018, R3-million was paid to Athletics South Africa (ASA) by Make Me Movement (MMM), an organisation that worked with victims of GBV, but was hijacked by lottery looters. MMM had received R18-million from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) for a bogus rural cycling project. Cycling SA, the national body which oversees the sport in

The African National Congress (ANC) has postponed its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to allow the National Working Committee (NWC) to assess the state of the Government of National Unity (GNU), amid escalating tensions with the Democratic Alliance (DA). The relationship between the ANC and the DA has deteriorated sharply over disputes involving the national

 In a targeted operation early Thursday morning, the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team, working alongside Crime Intelligence, successfully disrupted drug trade activities in the Makhaza policing precinct. Acting on credible intelligence about a recent drug delivery, law enforcement officers raided two separate premises in Block 65, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has come under fire from opposition parties for his decision not to formally suspend Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, despite serious allegations of political interference. During his budget vote speech, Ramaphosa defended his approach, stating that the allegations against Mchunu remain untested and that immediate punitive action would be unfair. Instead,

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have secured a decisive victory in the hotly contested Ward 13 by-election in Seshego, Polokwane, retaining control of the ward despite fierce competition. The by-election, held following the removal of an EFF councillor due to misconduct, saw the party clinch 57.34% of the vote, solidifying its dominance in the area. The African

Three people were shot dead and two others injured in a violent attack in New Crossroads, near Nyanga, on the Cape Flats last night. The incident marks yet another mass shooting in Cape Town, where more than 20 people have been killed in similar attacks in recent weeks. According to police reports, the South African

Frustrated residents of Silobela, Carolina, took to the streets on Wednesday, blocking roads with burning tires and debris to protest against prolonged electricity cuts they blame on the Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality. The protesters allege that the municipality has disconnected their power without explanation and ignored repeated pleas for intervention. Community members claim they submitted

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not vote in favour of a joint report by the parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Police and Agriculture on the situation surrounding farm attacks today. The report was intended to address a petition calling for Parliament to investigate farm murders and attacks on the farming community. The few positive

Detectives from Kwanonqaba are actively pursuing multiple leads in the investigation of a fatal shooting that claimed the lives of two men in Asla Park on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 21:00 on 16 July 2025 at Umtata Crescent. According to preliminary police reports, officers responded to reports of gunfire in an open