Author name: Scott Balson

 Two men, aged 47 and 35, were arrested on the R549 in Deneysville for possession of illicit cigarettes during a Vehicle Check Point (VCP). The operation was conducted by SAPS members from various stations in the Fezile Dabi District, in partnership with the Community Policing Forum (CPF). During the checkpoint, officers stopped a silver Toyota […]

 The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Bevin Bazil Goncalves to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder of a 73-year-old man, Gauteng provincial authorities announced. The court found Goncalves guilty on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in connection with a fatal shooting that took place on April 22, 2022. The victim was seated

Cape Town — A rising trend of political parties turning to the police to lay criminal charges has highlighted ongoing concerns about whether such cases result in meaningful accountability within South Africa’s compromised criminal justice system. In the past ten months alone, about 11 cases have been opened by various political parties at the Cape

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has announced that the government will pursue legal action to restore the rule of law at Knoflokskraal in the Western Cape, where an unlawful occupation of state land that began as a small group during the Covid-19 pandemic has expanded into a settlement of approximately 4,000 structures housing

One week after the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed to the Western Cape as part of Operation Prosper, gang-related killings continue unabated in communities on the Cape Flats, according to community leaders. More than 2,000 soldiers have been deployed nationwide under the operation, with a significant presence in the Western Cape working alongside

Mount Road SAPS members confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R2 million during a routine patrol in Woodpecker Street, Cotswold, on the evening of Wednesday, 08 April 2026, at approximately 20:29. According to police reports, SAPS members were flagged down by a private security company while conducting patrols in the area. The security

Mpumalanga police have ramped up operations against illegal mining activities in the small towns of Sabie and Pilgrim’s Rest, conducting raids that led to the confiscation of equipment and the arrest of several suspected illegal miners, locally known as Zama zamas. According to police spokesperson, more than 800 people have been arrested in the Ehlanzeni

Johannesburg – Two people were killed and two others wounded following a high-speed chase involving three vehicles that ended in a shootout in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Monday. The incident occurred near the Xavier Ode area, close to a shopping centre. Police remain on the scene, with forensics teams actively combing the area for

Western Cape police are searching for suspects after a six-year-old girl was shot in the head and wounded in Valhalla Park on Thursday morning. According to police, the girl was caught in the crossfire during a gang-related shootout between rival gangs in Eloanor Street shortly after 9:20am. She was rushed to hospital for treatment. Bishop

Police have launched a manhunt for unknown suspect(s) following a stock theft incident at Sterkfontein, Motetema. According to reports, on 1 April 2026 at approximately 17:30, a 55-year-old man returned from the grazing fields with his 14 sheep and secured them inside a kraal, ensuring the gate was properly closed. On the morning of 2