Free State Hawks dismantle drug dealing syndicate
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime project driven Investigation in the greater Mangaung area of Bloemfontein has resulted in the arrest of six alleged drug...
R500k fraud and theft: Free State bank employee found guilty
A 33-year-old former bank employee, Fikile Goliath was sentenced on Friday for multiple counts of fraud, theft and money laundering.
Goliath issued himself Standard Bank...
Farm attack: Farmer assaulted, tied up, firearms robbed, Driekop
A farm attack took place on 23 March 2020, at 05:50, on Driekop farm, near Tweeling, in the Free State province of South Africa....
Free State school undergoes Coronavirus testing
A parent of two children at Brandwag Primary School has tested positive for the Coronavirus in the Free State.
The mother is a healthcare worker...
Farm attack, operation tracks down 9 attackers, Marquad
Marquad detectives, flanked by Tactical Response Team, embarked on an intelligence driven operation in the early hours of 19 March 2020, at 03:00. This...
‘IJP’ and ‘Al Qaeda’ gang members to appear in Welkom court
Following the arrest of rival IJP and Al Qaeda gang members by Welkom Anti Gang Unit in Bronville, four suspects belonging to IJP gang...
Fabrication of an armed robbery: Bloemfontein woman appears in court
A 34-year-old woman, Elisia Van Zyl, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court for perjury and the case was postponed to 21 April 2020 to...
Bothaville farm attack: Gerrie Labuschagne has sadly passed away
A farmer of Bothaville in the Free State died of complications from injuries sustained during a farm attack in December 2017. The wife of...
Welkom illegal mining, another ‘zama-zama’ arrested
In an ongoing operation to rid the Free State of the zama-zamas and their criminal activities led to the arrest of 43-year-old suspect on...
Farm attack: Elderly woman tied up, firearms stolen, Marquard
A farm attack took place on Thursday 5 March 2020, at 18:30.on the farm Trommel in the Marquard district, Free State province of South...
Bloemfontein bookkeeper in court for defrauding law firm of R5 mil
Bloemfontein bookkeeper Corne Ackerman (45) appeared briefly in the Bethlehem Magistrates Court on 5 March 2020, for allegedly defrauding a law firm more than...
Another farm attack highlights necessity of community safety networks
The latest farm attack on an elderly woman from Verkykerskop in the Free State once again emphasises the absolute necessity for more effective rural...
