Author name: Scott Balson

Residents of Palmridge’s Tsietsi Phase 5 and Phase 6 informal settlements in Katlehong are demanding that the City of Ekurhuleni urgently provide services. Residents say many of them have have lived in these two informal settlements since 1994. The settlements have grown since then and are now home to over 2,000 households. Yet there is […]

Minister Parks Tau has granted a controversial 12-month lottery extension as an “emergency” temporary licence to Ithuba Holdings to run the Lottery. This extends Ithuba’s operations to 11 years despite the legal limit being ten years maximum. Tau’s decision comes despite two court judgments that found the temporary licence tender process unfair and favouring Ithuba.

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has urgently warned the public to exercise extreme caution when meeting up with strangers through online dating and social media platforms. In a statement on Friday, the Portfolio Committee said this follows alarming reports of kidnappings, robberies, and targeted attacks in the Maboneng precinct. This as

Authorities are urging anyone with information about the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fosa to come forward after her mutilated body was discovered in Durban Deep, Roodepoort, on Tuesday. The grim discovery was made by a passerby who alerted police after spotting the teenager’s remains in an open veld, lying beneath shrubs. Fosa had been reported

Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 14-year-old girl was discovered in Durban Deep, Roodepoort, in western Johannesburg. The grim find was made by a passerby who alerted authorities after spotting the victim’s remains beneath a shrub on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed in a statement that the suspects remain unknown, and no

Ncebakazi Mbogo, a 38-year-old entrepreneur from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, is transforming her struggles into opportunities by teaching unemployed youth valuable manufacturing skills while running her own detergent business from her backyard. From Poverty to Entrepreneurship Mbogo’s journey has been marked by hardship. Growing up in poverty, she dropped out of school early and

Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal – The annual sardine run has begun on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, drawing fishermen, tourists, and marine predators to the shoreline. Early sightings and small catches have been reported near Port Edward and Port Shepstone, sparking hopes for a productive season despite a challenging start. Early Arrival, Mixed Results Sardine enthusiasts and seine

“There is nothing for the children to eat when they come home from school,” said Marisa Dirks, a seasonal farm worker from Worcester. She was one of several farm workers from the Women on Farms Project speaking at an event of the Union Against Hunger (UAH) on Wednesday. They shared their experiences of going hungry

Gauteng has become a hotspot for kidnapping syndicates, with Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas seeing a sharp increase in abductions linked to violent crime. Provincial lawmakers and safety officials have confirmed the alarming trend, urging residents—especially young people—to remain vigilant. Kidnappings on the Rise Authorities report that areas such as Soweto and greater Johannesburg have

Centurion, South Africa – The discovery of yet another group of Ethiopians in Centurion has reignited concerns over South Africa’s porous borders. Over 20 young men, displaying signs of malnutrition, dehydration, and torture, escaped from a house earlier this week in what authorities suspect was a kidnapping operation. This incident follows months after another group of