Firearms dealer in court for prohibited firearms, Bloemfontein

Firearms dealer in court for prohibited firearms, Bloemfontein

Willem Botha (59) a prominent businessman and firearms dealer of “Die Skietwinkel” appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court for contravening the Firearms Control Act,...
Farmer arrested for alleged cross border crimes

Farmer arrested for alleged cross border crimes

A multi-disciplinary intelligence driven operation was conducted in the early hours of 20 May 2021, by the team of Hawks assisted by Crime Intelligence,...
FF Plus condemns latest farm attack in Free State

FF Plus condemns latest farm attack in Free State

The FF Plus condemns the latest farm attack in the Free State where Mr. Jansen van Rooyen was attacked on his farm on the...
Violent Bloemfontein protests: Guard, defending warehouse, arrested for murder

Violent Bloemfontein protests: Guard, defending warehouse, arrested for murder

A 57-year-old security guard has been arrested following the shooting of a teenage boy during violent shutdown protests in Bloemfontein (Mangaung) on the morning...
Farm attack: Farmer hospitalised after assault by 5 attackers, nothing stolen, Warden

Farm attack: Farmer hospitalised after assault by 5 attackers, nothing stolen,...

A farm attack took place on 17 May 2021, at 17:00, on a farm 15 km South of Warden near Harrismith in the Free...
Goods train and bakkie collide, 2 farm workers die

Goods train and bakkie collide, 2 farm workers die

On Thursday 13 May 2021 at about 06:38 a goods train collided with a bakkie at a railway crossing near Alpha farm, in Thaba...
Post office shooting, suspect arrested for 2 murders, Phuthaditjhaba

Post office shooting, suspect arrested for 2 murders, Phuthaditjhaba

The Phuthaditjhaba Tactical Response Team arrested a 32-year-old suspect wanted on two murder and attempted murder charges. On 22 February 2021, at about 13:00, Benjamin...
Mafube municipality: Free State government gives up

Mafube municipality: Free State government gives up

The Free State executive authority's decision to terminate the Section 139 intervention at the Mafube Local Municipality (Frankfort, Tweeling, Villiers and Cornelia) serves as...
Frankfort farm attacker was on parole for horrific farm murder of the Smith couple

Frankfort farm attacker was on parole for horrific farm murder of...

One of the two arrested attackers who overpowered, assaulted and tied up a farmer in chains on the morning of 3 May 2021, just...
Farm attack, farmer bound with chains, slick operation sees 2 arrested, Frankfort

Farm attack, farmer bound with chains, slick operation sees 2 arrested,...

Farm attack took place on the morning of 3 May 2021, just after 10:00, on a farm in Frankfort, in the Free State province...
Farm attack, 3 elderly sisters beaten, stabbed and robbed, Tierpoort

Farm attack, 3 elderly sisters beaten, stabbed and robbed, Tierpoort

A brutal farm attack took place on Thursday evening 29 April 2021, at 20:00. Three elderly sisters, aged 79, 74 and 71 respectively, who...
5 Suspects arrested for possession firearm and ammunition, Welkom

5 Suspects arrested for possession firearm and ammunition, Welkom

Members of the Park Road Tactical Response Team (TRT), arrested five suspects aged 22 to 40 for Illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, on...