Author name: Scott Balson

Two suspected gang members were arrested in separate intelligence-driven operations this week for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, Western Cape police confirmed. On Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at approximately 20:26, members of Operation Lockdown III executed a search warrant at a residence on Blackberry Street in Bonteheuwel. During the operation, a 19-year-old male […]

Police have arrested two suspects and recovered a firearm with ammunition following a business robbery at a spaza shop in Valencia, Addo, on Tuesday morning. According to police, the incident occurred at approximately 08:30. It is alleged that two men entered the shop, held the owner at gunpoint, and stole an undisclosed amount of cash,

Police have opened an inquest docket following the death of a man who was attacked and killed by pit bulls in the early hours of Wednesday, 11 February 2026. According to South African Police Service (SAPS) reports, authorities were alerted to the incident at approximately 05:10. Upon arrival at the scene near a local scrapyard,

Members of the Ravensmead Crime Prevention Unit arrested a 17-year-old male on Wednesday following the discovery of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in a vehicle on 42nd Street, Eureka Estate. According to police, officers acted on intelligence regarding a black Suzuki motor vehicle whose occupant was allegedly in possession of a firearm. Upon arrival at

Ernest Railu (36) appeared before the Mbibane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Railu was arrested in the early hours of Monday, 09 February 2026, at approximately 00:30, in the Vaalbank policing area. According to police, members of the Crime Prevention Unit were conducting routine patrols when

The Free State Welkom Anti-Gang Unit arrested three suspects on Wednesday morning in connection with a house robbery and murder in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal. At about 08:00, members of the unit received intelligence regarding the incident, which was registered at Upper Tugela Police Station. The information was received through the Free State Look-Out group. Police, assisted

Three suspects, aged 36, 52, and 55, were arrested on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, in Seoding Block D, Mothibistad, for possession of suspected stolen property. According to police, members of the Mothibistad SAPS responded to a complaint after community safety patrollers in Seoding reportedly located three adult males in possession of items believed to have

The Vryburg Magistrates’ Court has sentenced former prosecutor Ronny Songwane (50) to eight months’ imprisonment or a R20,000 fine after convicting him of corruption. Songwane, who was stationed as a prosecutor in Vryburg, was arrested in July 2016 shortly after receiving a bribe from a complainant. The court found that Songwane had demanded gratification from

The Namakwa District Management has welcomed a 15-year prison sentence handed down by the Port Nolloth Regional Court on Friday, 06 February 2026. Khwezilomso Godfrey Gebuza, 31, was convicted for the murder of a 20-year-old man in Port Nolloth three years prior. The court heard that Gebuza fatally stabbed the victim on Motlomelo Street in

The Eastern Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) has welcomed the life sentences imposed on two convicted rapists by the Gqeberha Regional Court, citing the outcome as a significant step in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Sherwin Terreblanche, 26, and Jadrion Jaggers, 26, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, 4 February