Author name: Scott Balson

GQEBERHA, Eastern Cape — The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) began deployment to crime hotspots across the Sarah Baartman District on Friday, with nearly 300 troops joining police operations under Operation Prosper. The initiative focuses on the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and the Kouga Local Municipality, targeting drug networks, illegal firearms, and extortion syndicates, […]

 The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the sentencing of a 40-year-old man following a deadly axe attack that killed his girlfriend and seriously injured multiple family members. On 26 March 2026, the Maloti Regional Court convicted and sentenced Mboneleleli Ntantiso to life imprisonment for murder, an effective 45 years

 Two men have been sentenced to direct imprisonment by the Klerksdorp Regional Court for a murder and robbery that took place in Kanana, North West, in 2021. The incident occurred on the evening of Monday, 22 November 2021, when three unknown male suspects entered a nearby supermarket, pointed firearms at people, and shot and killed

Two unregistered schools operating from the same premises on Harley Street, Ferndale, were shut down on Monday morning by a multidisciplinary team led by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation. The schools, identified as Hillcrest International School and Academy of Sciences, were raided by a team that included Randburg police, the Department of Education, and

A 42-year-old foreign national was arrested following an alleged poaching incident in the Kruger National Park on the evening of Tuesday, 31 March 2026. According to reports, field rangers on routine patrol encountered two suspects on foot at approximately 22:00. When the rangers attempted to stop and apprehend the individuals, a shootout ensued. During the

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed down to a man who killed his girlfriend. On the evening of Thursday, 26 September 2024, Refiloe Letshedi was found murdered at Thabeng village. Members of the Nebo-Jane Furse tracking team were immediately summoned, and investigations resumed

A coordinated operation by the SAPS Anti-Hijacking Task Team, Tonga Visible Policing (Vispol), and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has led to the recovery of three suspected hijacked vehicles in the Tonga policing area. Acting on intelligence about a suspicious white Mahindra vehicle traveling along Mananga Road, law enforcement members proceeded to the

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has suspended a captain attached to the Protection and Security Services (PSS) following an internal investigation that uncovered discrepancies and suspicious transactions within the division. The officer, who works in the finance section of the PSS, allegedly used his access to the SAPS finance system to withdraw millions of

Recent sharp increases in electricity tariffs, fuel prices, and illuminating paraffin have intensified the cost-of-living crisis in South Africa, with the heaviest impact falling on low-income households, informal settlement residents, and the working poor, according to participants in a panel discussion. The discussion followed the release of the Competition Commission’s latest Cost of Living Report,

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has officially unveiled the new logo and tagline for the upcoming 2026/27 local government elections at an event held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. No official election date has been announced, but the IEC expects voting to take place sometime between November 2026 and January 2027.