Author name: Scott Balson

South Africa’s National Treasury has officially launched the Metro Trading Services Reform, a major initiative allocating R54 billion in performance-linked incentives over six years to encourage the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities to improve essential services, including water, sanitation, electricity, and solid waste management. The reform, announced following commitments outlined by the finance minister in the […]

Residents of Northdale are urging the Msunduzi Municipality to take immediate action amid concerns over a potential illegal land invasion at Lotus Park, Pietermaritzburg. Video footage from the area shows individuals clearing thick bush and grass in the once-popular public space, marking out spots, and preparing sections of the land. Locals describe Lotus Park as

National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi has delivered a strong warning to individuals benefiting from assets acquired through illegal means, emphasizing that the law will pursue them relentlessly. The statement came during the official handover of recovered land to the Mahikeng Local Municipality on March 18, 2026. The handover involved properties linked to

Nearly 100 unemployed teachers have set up camp outside the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education head office in Pietermaritzburg, demanding employment opportunities and highlighting what they describe as systemic issues in teacher hiring. The group, comprising qualified educators from various districts including Zululand, Pinetown, and others, has been protesting since Monday. They have turned the area

A multidisciplinary crime-fighting operation has resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of a substantial quantity of explosives. Members of the Vala Umgodi team conducted an operation in Thabong on Wednesday afternoon, leading to the discovery of the explosives. The three individuals were taken into custody at the scene. According to the

An intelligence-driven operation conducted by police in the Marselle area of Kenton-on-Sea has resulted in the arrest of two male suspects and the confiscation of thousands of mandrax tablets. The suspects, aged 48 and 55, were apprehended on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. During the operation, law enforcement officials recovered a total of 2,018 mandrax tablets.

A 56-year-old male educator appeared before the Mahwelereng Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, facing a charge of rape. The accused is alleged to have raped an 18-year-old learner at one of the secondary schools within the Mahwelereng policing area. During the court proceedings, the matter was postponed to Wednesday, 25 March 2026, to

 Three suspects were fatally wounded in a high-speed chase and exchange of gunfire with the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) early this morning, following a hijacking and kidnapping in which the female victim escaped unharmed. According to authorities, members of the elite unit received intelligence regarding suspects allegedly involved in hijackings and kidnappings on

Heavy rainfall in the Bakenberg area outside Mokopane has triggered flooding that destroyed three low-lying bridges, isolating several rural communities and halting access to essential services. The low-line bridge at Kgalakwena village collapsed after recent downpours caused local rivers to swell rapidly. On a single stretch of road linking seven villages, three bridges were completely

An explosive letter penned by a fellow inmate of alleged underworld kingpin Vumuzi “Vusi” Kat Matlala has rocked Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating political interference in the criminal justice system, implicating senior legal figures in an alleged plot to discredit KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The letter, allegedly written by Jermaine Prim who