Author name: Scott Balson

The Harrismith Public Order Police Unit has arrested nine suspects and confiscated four bakkies following the looting of a maize truck that overturned on the N5 highway en route to Durban Harbour. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 11 June 2025, at approximately 19:30, when police were called to the scene of the accident near Harrismith […]

Two suspects are set to appear before the local magistrate’s court following their arrest during an integrated Economic Infrastructure operation conducted in the Bramley policing precinct on 11 June 2025. The operation, a collaborative effort between the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Gauteng Traffic Wardens, City Power,

A couple in Balata village in the eastern Free State have waited 14 years for their RDP home to be finished. Theirs is one of more than 20,000 Breaking New Ground (BNG, formerly known as RDP) houses in the province that are incomplete, says Zimasa Mbewu, spokesperson for the Free State Department of Human Settlements.

Matatiele, Eastern Cape – Jaco Pieterse, the principal of Bergview College, who was falsely accused of raping a minor student, has initiated legal action against several high-profile politicians for their defamatory remarks. Pieterse, represented by AfriForum’s legal unit, has named Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, Eastern Cape politician Fundile Gade, and African National Congress

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has made three significant drug-related arrests at OR Tambo International Airport within a single week, highlighting intensified efforts to combat narcotics trafficking through the country’s busiest port of entry. First Arrest: Nigerian National with Ingested Cocaine On 05 June 2025, authorities apprehended a 42-year-old Nigerian national upon his arrival from São Paulo, Brazil,

Mbombela, Mpumalanga – Residents of Tekwane South seized the opportunity to apply for identity documents and voice their frustrations over identity theft and poor service at Home Affairs offices during a community engagement with Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Thursday. The event, held outside Mbombela, was part of the government’s initiative to bring essential

The battered bodies of three young men were discovered in bushes in Tshepisong, west of Johannesburg, early Thursday morning, sparking fears of ongoing gang violence in the area. Police have confirmed that the victims are South African nationals, contradicting initial suspicions that they were Basotho nationals involved in illegal mining activities in the West Rand.

Eskom has confirmed that its technicians have finally accessed Meadowlands in Soweto to repair faulty cables after weeks of electricity disruptions sparked violent protests in the area. Residents barricaded roads with stones and burning tires, demanding the restoration of power, which had been cut due to alleged cable theft. Community leaders intervened, urging calm after

One of the three police officers on trial for the assault of a barber during a raid at his workplace in Mowbray in 2023 intends to plead guilty to the charge of torture. However, proceedings could not continue at the Wynberg Regional Court in Cape Town on Thursday because the officer’s plea proposal had gone

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted a crucial reprieve by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the high-profile Nulane fraud case, marking a significant but cautious victory in South Africa’s first state capture-related prosecution. The SCA overturned an earlier ruling, finding that the acting judge in the case had “misdirected herself” and