Author name: Scott Balson

A 34-year-old farm worker has been arrested for murder after allegedly leading police to the shallow grave of his 27-year-old girlfriend on a Kloofeind farm, following an investigation that included crime intelligence and reports of a visit to a sangoma. The discovery was made on Monday, 9 February 2026, at a farm homestead along the […]

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

A rapid intervention by the Mthatha K9 Unit on Monday morning resulted in the arrest of five suspects following an armed robbery near Madeira Street. The incident occurred at approximately 08:30. According to police reports, a 47-year-old businessman was driving when his vehicle was blocked by another car. Two armed men exited the vehicle and

A 24-year-old man from Hlatseng Village in Qwaqwa has been arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm, following a tip-off from the community. According to police, members of the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit operationalised the received information in the early hours of Monday, proceeding to a house in Hlatseng Village at approximately 04:00. During a

 Police have opened a double murder investigation following the discovery of two bodies with multiple gunshot wounds in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The incident occurred on 10 February 2026 at approximately 00:29. Police were alerted to a shooting near the Masilo Old Cemetery in Lusaka Park, Theunissen. Upon arrival, officers found a stationary

Two suspects were arrested and a large quantity of drugs seized during a police operation in the Reitz and Petsana areas last Friday. The Bethlehem Public Order Policing (POP) Unit acted on community intelligence regarding a house in Petsana Township suspected of being a drug outlet. Upon searching the identified premises, officers discovered two plastic

The Mokopane Regional Court has imposed a 20-year direct prison sentence on a 25-year-old woman for an acid attack that left two people injured. Yvonne Maja was sentenced on Monday, 09 February 2026, after being convicted on 01 December 2025. She received 18 years’ direct imprisonment for attempted murder and a further two years’ direct

Gauteng police have opened a murder docket following the fatal shooting of a Nigerian national during the production of a popular anti-drug television program in Windsor East, Johannesburg. The incident, which occurred during the filming of the Moja Love channel’s show Sizokuthola, has sparked a protest and led to officials distancing law enforcement from the operation.

The South African government has issued a stark warning that severe water shortages plaguing communities across the nation will continue for the next three to five years, and could deteriorate further without urgent intervention. The assessment comes from Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, who acknowledged in a televised interview that the country’s

A critical transport link connecting the villages of Nokaneng and Katjibane has deteriorated to a state of near impassability, stranding residents and crippling daily life. The road and a partially collapsed bridge, which serve as the main artery to the nearest town, have become a severe safety and economic burden for communities under the Dr