Shopkeeper hacked to death with an axe, trio handed hefty sentences

Shopkeeper hacked to death with an axe, trio handed hefty sentences

Three murder and robbery accused, Thamsanqa Mokoena (17), Akhona Mthathi (19) and Lerato Yokwana (19) were sentenced by Bloemfontein High Court sitting at Bethulie,...
Farm attack, farmers and police respond, 5 arrested, Harrismith

Farm attack, farmers and police respond, 5 arrested, Harrismith

A farm attack took place on 16 August 2021 at 15:10, in the Harrismith district, in the Free State province of South Africa. A...
Farm attack foiled as alert farmers respond to call, Tweespruit

Farm attack foiled as alert farmers respond to call, Tweespruit

A farm attack was foiled on the night of 15 August 2021, at 20:15, on a farm in the Tweespruit area, in the Free...
Bronville policeman shot dead, 1 attacker arrested

Bronville policeman shot dead, 1 attacker arrested

The SAPS member has just reported off duty and visited a house in Thabong still in police uniform and bullet proof resistance vest. On...
Vierfontein farmer assists in arrest of 2 with stolen maize seed worth R850k

Vierfontein farmer assists in arrest of 2 with stolen maize seed...

A farmer blew the whistle after he was allegedly approached by two men selling maize seed. A joint operation was then held which led...
Life imprisonment for rape of girl (12), Brandfort

Life imprisonment for rape of girl (12), Brandfort

The accused Nzimeni Faniswa (34) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Brandfort Regional Court on Thursday 12 August 2021 for the rape of...
Oranjeville accident, 3rd body retrieved from dam

Oranjeville accident, 3rd body retrieved from dam

A body of a man was finally found after a motor vehicle that crashed off the Prinsloo Magrietta Bridge on Monday 9 August 2021,...
3 Murdering home invaders sentenced to life imprisonment

3 Murdering home invaders sentenced to life imprisonment

On Tuesday the 10 August 2021, a trio was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and 15 years for housebreaking with intent to rob...
Violent protests and looting, another instigator arrested

Violent protests and looting, another instigator arrested

Another suspect is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on the morning of 11 August 2021, following his arrest on Monday, 9...
Oranjeville accident, 2 bodies retrieved from dam

Oranjeville accident, 2 bodies retrieved from dam

The bodies of two men were retrieved out of the Vaal dam in Oranjeville on Tuesday 10 August 2021. The police divers searched for...
SASSA social grants fraud, 6 in court

SASSA social grants fraud, 6 in court

Six suspects arrested for defrauding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and contravention of Social Assistance Act appeared in the Botshabelo Magistrates’ Court...
Family of five found brutally murdered on a farm, Harrismith

Family of five found brutally murdered on a farm, Harrismith

On the 7 August 2021 at about 12:00, the police were summoned to Toekoms farm outside where a family of five was reportedly killed. It...