Hate speech: AfriForum tackles executive mayor, Welkom

AfriForum demanded on 8 April 2020, in letters to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the Premier of the Free State, as...

Man in court for murder of his girlfriend, Zamdela

A 27-year-old suspect, Mohlomi Dumke appeared in Sasolburg Magistrate court on Tuesday 7 April 2020, on a charge of murder. The case has been...

Lockdown operations: SAPS Management visit the Free State

Police Deputy Minister, Cassel Mathele, together with National Commissioner, General Kehla Sitole and SAPS Management visited a number of COVID-19 Lockdown Joint Operations in...

Missing woman’s body discovered in pit toilet, 4 arrested, Zamdela

On Sunday, 29 March 2020 at about 08:00, members of TRT Provincial Task Team and Zamdela Trio Task Team followed an intelligence led information...

Corruption: Free State traffic officer arrested

A 41-year-old traffic officer was arrested on Thursday, 26 March 2020 for corruption in a crackdown operation by members of the Serious Corruption Investigation...

Hawks swoop on Nigerian drug syndicate, Bloemfontein

The operation emanates from an inquiry after crime intelligence received information of a Nigerian syndicate involved in drug dealing in Bloemfontein. According to investigator, the...

Defrauding law firm of R16 mil, former attorney in Bethlehem court

On Wednesday the Bethlehem Magistrates Court granted former Attorney Corne Ackerman (45) bail for allegedly defrauding a law firm of more than R16 Million...

Hawks raid loan shark outlets, seize 66 SASSA cards, 17 bank...

The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in collaboration with the National Credit Regulator acted swiftly on information about an alleged loan shark and...

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

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...