Author name: Scott Balson

An intensive, multi-unit police investigation has led to the arrest of three suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of seven people in Newark. The victims were taken from a house on a lot in Newtown, Newark, on the night of Tuesday, 21 April 2026, and killed later that night in Melmoth. The investigation […]

The Fraserburg Regional Court has sentenced 33-year-old Brendon Barnard to 15 years of direct imprisonment for a violent attack on his girlfriend. The court also declared Barnard unfit to possess a firearm. The incident took place on the evening of 15 September 2024. Barnard went to the residence of the victim’s aunt, where the victim

Illegal mining in and around the Barberton region is causing severe environmental damage and threatening the tourism sector that countless local businesses rely on, according to a community tourism leader. Astred Christensen from the Barberton Community Tourism said the crisis has dealt a “huge, huge knock” to tourism, which is fundamentally built around outdoor experiences

Heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds have swept across all four districts of North West province, damaging dozens of homes, uprooting trees, and disrupting electricity supply as residents begin picking up the pieces. In Rustenburg local municipality, flooding left several houses waterlocked in Seraleng and Ramochana. Thirty-three houses were damaged by a windstorm in Mamerotse

KAYAMANDI, Stellenbosch – At least 10 homes have been washed away in Kayamandi following heavy weekend rains that triggered flash flooding, with the Enkanini informal settlement among the hardest-hit areas. Residents are still counting their losses days later, even as the sun returned on Wednesday. Washed-away roads have left access routes completely cut off. “Homes were

Police have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect in connection with the alleged murder of his 30-year-old female next-door neighbour. According to police reports, the half-naked body of the victim was discovered in the bush on Monday, 20 April 2026. She was found by local women who were collecting firewood. The women alerted members of the

A multi-disciplinary operation conducted by members of Tzaneen Visible Policing resulted in the arrest of a male suspect in Aqua Park, Tzaneen, on Tuesday, 21 April 2026. Police executed a search at a residential premises in the area. During the search, members discovered and seized 228 cartons of illicit cigarettes branded Royal Express. The estimated

Members of the Parkweg Bike Squad arrested two foreign nationals on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, following the discovery of khat plants with an estimated street value of R15,000. At approximately 12:30, Parkweg Bike Squad Relief A was conducting stop-and-search operations on Power Street in the CBD. Officers observed a foreign national carrying a large black

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Eldorado Park has confirmed the sentencing of an individual convicted of murder following an incident at a Freedom Park tavern. According to SAPS, the incident took place in the early hours of Friday, 2 April 2021, at approximately 00:30. A 29-year-old male victim was socializing with his girlfriend

On Tuesday afternoon, 21 April 2026, at approximately 12:45, members of the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team were alerted to a delivery vehicle hijacking in the Makhaza area. The members mobilized and recovered the vehicle at Nxaruni Street, J-Section, Khayelitsha. The driver and passenger were present at the scene. The victims reported that the suspects had transferred