Author name: Scott Balson

The SAPS Fezile Dabi District Infrastructure Task Team has arrested four suspects aged between 43 and 49 for alleged stock theft near Viljoenskroon. On Thursday, 9 April 2026, at approximately 20:00, members of the Kroonstad Infrastructure Team received information about individuals reportedly planning to steal sheep from a farm along Vredefort Road. The information was […]

East London – Buffalo City Metro (BCM) Mayor Princess Faku has urged Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber to present a comprehensive plan to address the challenges posed by undocumented foreign nationals in the metro. Speaking during a People’s Imbizo held this week, Mayor Faku highlighted growing community concerns in areas such as KuGompo regarding

Giyani, Limpopo – Residents in Section F of Giyani have endured persistent raw sewage spillage for over 20 years, with the problem intensifying since August last year. Raw sewage flows openly on streets and into homes, creating unbearable odours, attracting mosquitoes, and rendering basic sanitation impossible. One long-time resident, who has lived with the issue

Bloemfontein – Former and current employees of the Rosenhof Special Needs School staged a protest outside the institution, demanding the immediate removal of the principal amid accusations of nepotism, bullying, and creating a hostile working environment. The workers allege that the principal has engaged in unfair labour practices by appointing unqualified friends and relatives to

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga on Friday, accompanied by Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The visit focused on evaluating the current state of the coal-fired power plant, one of Eskom’s 15 such facilities, which plays a significant role in contributing to the national grid. Six

The IPID report, completed years ago but only recently declassified, focuses on the conduct of police officers in the aftermath of the theft of approximately $580,000 (around R9 million) in foreign currency from the president’s Limpopo farm in February 2020. It finds that the officers failed to properly report the crime, conducted an unauthorised investigation

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is set to conduct an oversight visit to an illegally occupied former police station in Carletonville, part of the department’s Operation Bring Back initiative aimed at restoring unlawfully occupied government buildings. The site, which once served the Merafong City community for roughly four decades, operated as a fully

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the formation of a new task team to address the escalating cost of living in South Africa, where surging prices for food, water, and electricity continue to burden households and fuel demands for swift government action. Headline inflation had been moving in a positive direction, easing to 3% in February.

The Klerksdorp Regional Court on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, sentenced a 38-year-old man to 15 years imprisonment for rape, the Office of the North West Acting Provincial Commissioner has announced. The court further declared the accused unfit to possess a firearm under the Firearm Control Act, Act 60 of 2000. The rape occurred on Sunday,

Acting North West Provincial Commissioner, Maj Gen Deborah Mmolawa, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 15-year-old offender found guilty of rape. The juvenile was sentenced to three years of direct imprisonment and will serve the term in a juvenile prison. The rape occurred on Thursday, 16 February 2023. Court evidence revealed that a