Author name: Scott Balson

An off-duty police captain attached to the Poffader SAPS proved that officers are never truly off duty when his vigilance led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the seizure of narcotics on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 18:30 on 3 March 2026, while the captain was refueling his private vehicle […]

Four suspects have been arrested after police discovered drugs valued at over R670,000 during a routine stop-and-search operation on the N4 highway. On 02 March 2026 at approximately 16:40, members of the White River Flying Squad were conducting stop-and-search operations on the N4 when they spotted a white Ford Ranger with Gauteng registration travelling past

Police have arrested two men in connection with the death of a 13-year-old boy from Warrenvale and a subsequent house robbery. Members of the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit (Murder and Robbery) apprehended the suspects on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, in Warrenton. The suspects, aged 23 and 27, face charges of house robbery and

Shaun Roos, a 56-year-old businessman and owner of service provider Triple C, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 5 March 2026, facing a charge of corruption. Roos’s court appearance stems from an undercover operation conducted as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged tender fraud and corruption within the City of Cape

An intelligence-driven joint operation by Khayelitsha SAPS and the National Intervention Unit resulted in the arrest of two 32-year-old male suspects on charges of possessing prohibited firearms. The operation took place in the early hours of Thursday, 05 March 2026. According to police reports, members acted on a tip-off regarding suspects believed to be involved

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison by the Butterworth Regional Court for two separate rape incidents that occurred in Dutywa in late 2022. The conviction was secured after forensic science linked the perpetrator to both crimes. The court heard that the first incident occurred on 30 October 2022.

The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, has welcomed the sentencing of 36-year-old Marvin De Klerk following his conviction for rape. The sentence was handed down in the Springbok Regional Court on 20 February 2026. According to the police report, the incident occurred on 15 July 2024. The victim and her friend encountered De Klerk

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of two men to an effective 15 years imprisonment each for the rape and assault of a 16-year-old girl. The court proceedings revealed that on 12 September 2022, at approximately 07:00, the victim visited a Social Development office

Police in Durban have launched a manhunt for eight suspects following a daring cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery on the N2 highway south of the city yesterday morning. The heavily armed gang ambushed a cash delivery vehicle near the NPC cement factory, forcing it to stop after opening fire on the armoured van. The attackers used explosives

Street vendors in eThekwini, organized under the Alkebu Social Movement, have submitted a memorandum of demands to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in Durban, alleging ongoing abuse and intimidation by police officers. The handover took place at IPID’s offices in the Durban CBD, where the deputy director of investigations, Len John, received the document