Author name: Scott Balson

South Africa’s National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has appeared in court over a controversial tender worth approximately R360 million (roughly $22 million), adding to growing public distrust in the country’s justice and policing systems. Masemola faces four charges linked to allegations that he failed to exercise proper due diligence during the awarding of the contract. […]

  Police in Limpopo have arrested two male suspects, aged 43 and 49, in Northam, Waterberg District, during the early hours of Tuesday, 21 April 2026. The suspects are believed to be part of a syndicate responsible for the theft of copper cables and irrigation pivot motors across Limpopo and North West provinces. The arrests

Police in Matlelerekeng have arrested a 39-year-old male suspect in connection with the murder of his 34-year-old girlfriend at Spitzpunt village on Sunday, 19 April 2026. The suspect was handed over to police by his family on the night of Monday, 20 April 2026. According to police reports, officers were initially summoned to the scene

The Fraserburg Regional Court sentenced Gert Johannes, 32, of Fraserburg, to 22 years of direct imprisonment on 20 April 2026 for the murder of his girlfriend. The court also declared Johannes unfit to possess a firearm. Court evidence established that on Saturday, 12 April 2025, Johannes initiated an argument with the victim and stabbed her,

Police in the Sekhukhune District recovered two illegal firearms and ammunition during an operation on Monday, 20 April 2026. Members attached to Masemola SAPS, supported by the Nebo Jane Furse Tracking Team and Sekhukhune Flying Squad, conducted the operation at Ga-Masemola, Thabampye village. The operation led to the recovery of a shotgun loaded with eight

A joint operation targeting essential infrastructure theft and drug dealing at the Southern Landfill Site in the Kagisanong Police Station area, Mangaung Metro, resulted in the arrest of ten suspects on Monday, 20 April 2026. The operation, conducted as part of #OperationShanela II, involved members of the Bloemfontein K9 Unit alongside private security personnel from

 A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment following a Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) related incident in Ikhutseng, Warrenton. The accused, Moleli Motlatsi, was sentenced on Thursday, 16 April 2026, in the Warrenton Magistrate’s Court after being found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) and contravention of

South African Police Service crime-combatting operations in Western Cape hotspot areas remain visible. On Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at approximately 05:00, the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team, in collaboration with the Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team, responded to intelligence regarding suspected drug activity at a residence in Milnerton. Upon arrival at the specified address, members

The Mogwase Regional Court convicted and sentenced Rasephei Peter Ramathiki, 49, to life imprisonment on Monday, 20 April 2026. The sentence follows his conviction on charges of burglary at a residential premises with intent to kill and attempted murder. The court heard that the victim, Mathapelo Maphosa, aged 33, had ended a relationship with Ramathiki

Police in Lichtenburg have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with a burglary at a business premises and possession of stolen property. According to police, on the morning of Thursday, 16 April 2026, a business owner was informed by a security company of a break-in at his premises. Upon arrival, the owner discovered a glass