Author name: Scott Balson

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the North West has strongly criticised the provincial government’s failure to maintain healthcare infrastructure, highlighting deteriorating facilities, unsafe working conditions, overcrowding, and persistent water shortages that are compromising patient and staff safety. Provincial Nehawu secretary Zanele Lawu described the challenges as a systemic issue that […]

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder following a deadly altercation outside a tavern in Keiskammahoek on Good Friday. According to police reports, the incident occurred on Friday, 03 April 2026, at approximately 20:30 outside a tavern in the Endlovini Administrative Area. Two men were involved in a fight that escalated into a fatal

A joint intelligence-driven operation by Groblersdal and Matlerekeng Detectives has resulted in the arrest of two male suspects, aged 27 and 28, in connection with a series of business burglaries and robberies in the Matlerekeng policing precinct, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo. Acting on operational intelligence, authorities proceeded to Section E, Matlerekeng, where the 28-year-old suspect was

MTHATHA: Eastern Cape – Flood victims relocated to Maiden Farm in the Eastern Cape are spending a bleak Easter holiday, as families report that limited access to water, sanitation, and electricity has stripped away any holiday spirit. Residents say the hardships are worsening their situation, particularly with children home from school for the Easter break.

Community members in Bapong, North West, are urgently calling on the government to deploy South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops to their area to address escalating criminal activity, including the stripping of abandoned excavators for scrap metal. Residents report that abandoned excavators—some originally used in mining operations—are now attracting criminals who cut up the

Members of the Limpopo Provincial Flying Squad have confiscated illicit cigarettes valued at approximately R60,000 following a vehicle pursuit on April 2, 2026, in the Sebayeng policing area outside Mankweng. At around 13:30, officers conducting routine patrols on the N1 North observed a white Mahindra bakkie traveling at high speed in a southern direction. Police

Police in Thohoyandou are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following a stabbing incident in Tovhowani village on Thursday, 2 April 2026, at approximately 01:30. According to preliminary reports, a 79-year-old man was stabbed and killed. A 52-year-old suspect was also injured and admitted to a local hospital. The incident occurred at a

Members of Operation Prosper were conducting crime prevention operations in the Clarke Estate area on the evening of Thursday, 2 April 2026, when they heard gunshots in the nearby vicinity. The officers drove toward the source of the sound and observed two males running, one of whom was holding a firearm. A chase ensued, and

The Gqeberha Regional Court on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, sentenced 42-year-old Thulani Kondile to four life terms imprisonment for rape and an additional five years for kidnapping. At the time of sentencing, Kondile was already serving a life sentence for a previous rape conviction. The case originated from an incident in August 2019, when a

Members of the SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Thohoyandou have arrested three male suspects, aged between 22 and 37, in connection with a rape that took place in the early hours of Saturday, 28 March 2026, at the Phiphidi Village graveyard. Makonde Rambuda (36) appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court