Author name: Scott Balson

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed business robbery that took place in Musina on Monday afternoon. According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 13:40 on Monday, 09 February 2026. The complainant was inside his shop assisting customers when three masked men entered. One of the suspects, described as […]

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 Impendle Local Municipality has been thrown into fresh political disarray after the suspension of its newly elected Mayor and Speaker, mere days after they were appointed to fill posts vacant since July of last year. The suspensions, enacted by the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal, are part of a widening rift between the

Across the globe, political and social systems are hardening. Leadership that rewards domination, certainty and performance is gaining traction, while complexity, humility and listening are pushed aside. Those who are materially poor, displaced or different are too often framed as problems to be managed rather than people with insight, agency and solutions of their own.

The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, has expressed his profound condolences following the murder of Sergeant Christoffer Lechuti. The 47-year-old officer, attached to the Detective Unit in Christiana, was killed on the afternoon of Saturday, 07 February 2026, while off duty.

Two men have been arrested for murder after North West police officers on patrol swiftly responded to a reported altercation on Saturday morning. According to police reports, members of the Mahikeng Public Order Police (POP) were patrolling the Mosiane View area on the morning of Saturday, 07 February 2026, when they received information about a

 Integrated police operations led to the rapid arrest of five suspects on Sunday following the brutal murder of two unidentified women in Namibia Square. The discovery was made by patrolling officers at approximately 01:50 on Sunday, 08 February 2026. They found the bodies of two women lying in a pool of blood on a street

Limpopo police have opened cases of murder and an inquest following a fatal shooting incident near Twin City Mall on Sunday, 08 February 2026. According to police reports, authorities responded to a shooting at approximately 13:54 along Dirk Winterbach Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 54-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, reported to be husband

A 42-year-old man was arrested within minutes of a fatal shooting at a shopping centre on Walker Drive on Sunday, 08 February 2026, following a swift collaborative effort by community members and private security. According to police reports, the incident began at approximately 10:35 when the suspect entered a business premises at the centre carrying

Two male suspects, aged 37 and 51, are scheduled to appear in the De Aar Magistrate’s Court after their arrest on Sunday, 08 February 2026, for possession of dagga. The arrest followed actionable intelligence received by police from Crime Intelligence, indicating that a vehicle was allegedly transporting drugs from Phillipstown to De Aar. Police operationalised