Author name: Scott Balson

South Africa’s political landscape has been rocked by a series of dramatic developments this week, including high-profile suspensions, a cabinet firing, and a no-confidence motion against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Patriotic Alliance Deputy Suspended Amid DJ Sumbody Murder Case Controversy Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie suspended his deputy, Kenny Kunene, from his role as Johannesburg’s […]

Residents in Mtontsasa, Flagstaff say police are placing their safety at risk by locking the front gates of the local station each night. This comes as a 33-year-old suspect is appearing at the Mtontsasa Periodical Court today on several charges related to the murders, rapes and robbery at a homestead in the community earlier this

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) wants to investigate potentially massive fraud, corruption and circumvention of “procurement processes” under the previous National Lotteries Commission leadership. But the narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising it to investigate the dodgy procurement has hamstrung the SIU, despite it having applied for an amendment to its terms 15 months

About 50 residents of Soweto-on-Sea, led by ANC ward 24 Councillor Xolile Vingqi, for three hours on Wednesday morning blocked entry to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Lillian Diedricks Building in central Gqeberha. Residents demonstrated from 9am to noon, demanding street lights and tarred roads, and that their old RDP houses be fixed. Bukeka Hena,

Villagers from Ga-Sekgopo, Lehlareng section outside Modjadjiskloof in Limpopo, took to the streets on Monday to protest about a prolonged water outage. They said their taps have been dry for the past three months, and Mopani District Municipality has failed to explain why. Protesters blocked the R81 road with stones, tree branches and burning tyres.

Eight passengers were seriously injured after a Golden Arrow bus was petrol bombed in Philippi early on Monday at the corner of Duinefontein and Govan Mbeki Roads. A second bus was also set alight at around 8am and was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, said Golden Arrow Bus Service spokesperson Bronwen Dyke-Beyer. Those injured

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has placed his deputy, Kenny Kunene, on a 30-day leave of absence following revelations that Kunene was present at the home of a suspect linked to the murder of renowned DJ Sumbody. The decision was announced by McKenzie during a live social media briefing, where he emphasized that the

Johannesburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene is facing mounting criticism after being present during the arrest of a high-profile murder suspect, with opposition leaders demanding his resignation over ethical concerns and neglect of service delivery duties. Kunene, who is also the deputy leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA), defended his presence, stating he was accompanying a

The Cape Flats has endured another devastating weekend of bloodshed, with at least nine people killed and more than 20 injured in a wave of shootings across 25 neighborhoods. According to reports, 36 separate shooting incidents occurred in just a few days, reigniting calls for authorities to classify the escalating gang violence as “urban warfare”

The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has hailed the latest breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of renowned DJ Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ SUMBODY. On Monday afternoon, the SAPS Political Killings Task Team, in collaboration with Gauteng Organised Crime Detectives, arrested four men aged between 45 and 60 in