More than 1400 illegal miners arrested in Free State goldfields
More that 1400 illegal miners, or so-called “zama–zamas”, have been arrested in the Free State goldfields since March, Free State police said on Saturday.
Another...
Rape of 4 woman, accused handed hefty sentence, Bloemfontein
The Fezile Dabi District Commissioner, Major General Moses Makubo, has welcomed the hefty sentencing that was handed down by the Bloemfontein High Court upon...
UFS registration chaos, intimidation and protests, AfriForum youth take a stand
AfriForum Youth wrote a letter to the management of the University of the Free State (UFS) on 27 January 2020, demanding action against Student...
Barricading of the N3 Toll Route, 8 arrested
The police have arrested eight people on the N3 near Swinburne Farm under National Road Traffic Act for obstructing other road users from freely...
Fred Wentzel Primary School destroyed by fire due to inadequate fire...
The inadequate fire-fighting equipment and skills of the Phumelela Local Municipality (Vrede, Warden and Memel) resulted in the Fred Wentzel Primary School in Vrede...
Kroonstad detectives arrest suspects for house breaking and theft
Two suspects aged 26 and 32 were arrested and appeared before Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court on 12 January 2022 for house breaking and theft.
The incident...
Murder of girlfriend, man handed 15 year sentence, Reitz
The accused Moscow Yika (31) appeared before the Bethlehem Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 3 June 2022 where he was sentenced to fifteen (15) years...
Children rescued during a hostage ordeal
On 25 September 2023 at about 18:00 police in Phuthaditjhaba were summoned to Mandela Park after reports of a hostage drama. On arrival police discovered that a 57-year-old man locked himself in the house as well as his 43-year-old wife and two little children aged 3 and 7. Police hostage negotiators team was summoned to [...]
10 Years for card cloning, fraud and corruption
The Bloemfontein Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Adewale Eric Adebayo (38) to ten year’s imprisonment after he was convicted for fraud and corruption on...
Trio convicted for vicious Edenburg farm attack
A trio was convicted today, 13 September 2018, in connection with a farm attack that occurred on the 12 May 2018 in the Edenburg...
Post office armed robberies in the Free State, 5 suspects arrested
Five suspects aged between 24 and 64 have been arrested following two unrelated armed robberies which took place in Bloemfontein on Wednesday 3 June...
Multi vehicle collision on N3 between Warden and Harrismith
At 07H12 Tuesday morning Netcare 911 attended to a collision on the N3 North Bound between Harrismith and Warden.
Reports from the scene indicate that...
