Author name: Scott Balson

A 38-year-old male suspect has been arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition following a robbery incident in the Mhala policing area on Thursday, 31 July 2025. According to police reports, officers attached to the Ehlanzeni District Highway Patrol were conducting routine patrols in the Bushbuckridge area when they received information about a […]

 Relentless efforts to combat the proliferation of drugs in the province have yielded positive results, as demonstrated by the recent arrest of a 23-year-old suspect in Lwamondo Tshikosi Village. In an intelligence-driven operation on Thursday, 31 July 2025, a joint team comprising the Provincial Intervention Unit and Thohoyandou Detectives successfully apprehended the suspect for possession of suspected illicit drugs (crystal meth).

Two South African Police Service (SAPS) officers, aged 33 and 39, are set to appear before the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 01 August 2025, facing charges of kidnapping, corruption, and defeating the ends of justice. The arrests follow an operation by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit after receiving a tip-off on Tuesday, 29

In a bold new strategy to protect rhinos from poaching, South African researchers have begun implanting live rhinos’ horns with small amounts of radioactive material. The innovative technique, part of a pioneering research initiative, aims to make rhino horns easier to detect at border crossings while reducing their value on the black market. A High-Tech

The Public Service Association (PSA) has called for disciplinary measures against health officials implicated in systemic failures that led to the deaths of two psychiatric patients at Kimberley Mental Health Hospital and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital last year. This follows the release of a damning report by Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, which exposed severe

In a significant judicial appointment, President Cyril Ramaphosa has named Justice Dunstan Mlambo as South Africa’s new Deputy Chief Justice, effective today, 1 August 2024. The announcement was made late last night in a statement from the Presidency. Justice Mlambo, who has served as Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court since

A deadly shootout erupted in Westbury, Johannesburg, yesterday afternoon, leaving a father and son dead just days before they were set to attend a family funeral. Chaotic Scene in Westbury According to eyewitnesses, a white van was parked outside a residence, delivering materials, when an unidentified vehicle pulled up and opened fire on the occupants.

In a significant development in the long-running legal dispute between Nkosana Makate and Vodacom, the Constitutional Court has referred the “Please Call Me” case back to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) for reconsideration. The decision marks another delay in a legal battle that has stretched over nearly two decades. Delivering his final judgment before

Caroline Kongwa, the chief strategic advisor of the National Gambling Board (NGB), has resigned. An audit found some performance bonuses paid to her and her international travel were “irregular expenditure”. The NGB has been without a board for 11 years, but the Minister says a process to appoint a new board is “underway”. A whistleblower

Businessman Nadir Mohiudeen and former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz stand accused of fraudulently selling off 42km of railway line between Sterkstroom and Maclear in 2012. Mohiudeen and Swartz were arrested in 2019, but the case has been beset by delays, largely due to Mohiudeen continually switching lawyers. The criminal trial was also held up