Farm attack, farmer and wife assaulted, firearm robbed, Petrusburg

Farm attack, farmer and wife assaulted, firearm robbed, Petrusburg

A farm attack took place on 29 June 2019, in Petrusburg, Free State province. A farmer and his wife were attacked by three suspects...
Woman defrauds her church of R698k

Woman defrauds her church of R698k

A 26 year old church member is expected to appear at the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding her church of over six hundred...
Pending crisis: Raw sewage flows into water systems throughout the Free State. Image source: Pixabay

Pending crisis: Raw sewage flows into water systems throughout the Free...

Just about every single municipality in the Free State has raw sewage flowing into rivers, streams and wetlands. And the catchment areas of the...
Elderly lady attacked, assaulted, tied up during load shedding, Welkom

Elderly lady attacked, assaulted, tied up during load shedding, Welkom

When Pat Kuhn (73), woke up there were three black males next to her bed. She was attacked, tied up and robbed. The home...
Security guards robbed of cash at supermarket, Setsing CBD. Photo: SAPS

Security guards robbed of cash at supermarket, Setsing CBD

Three suspects are behind bars following an armed robbery at Setsing CBD in Phuthaditjhaba in the afternoon of 2 March 2020. It is alleged that...
Huge dagga plantation and processing laboratory, 8 arrested, Bloemspruit. Photo: SAPS

Huge dagga plantation and processing laboratory, 8 arrested, Bloemspruit

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Crime Intelligence with the assistance of the Tactical Response team (TRT) shut down a cannabis laboratory in...
Former bank employee sentenced for fraud

Former bank employee sentenced for fraud

Violet Mahlatsi, 41, a former employee of a bank in Sasolburg, appeared at the local magistrate's court on 26 June 2020, for sentencing on...
Sewage pollution in Mangaung indicative of Mlamleli’s legacy of mismanagement. Photo: Pixabay

Sewage pollution in Mangaung indicative of Mlamleli’s legacy of mismanagement

The legacy of mismanagement by the ousted Mayor of the Mangaung Metro Municipality, Olly Mlamleli, is evident in the sewage pollution of water sources...
Relief for Free State farmers as 1000's open their hearts and wallets

Relief for Free State farmers as 1000’s open their hearts and...

AfriForum collected tonnes of products as well as funds in cooperation with various other organisations to support farmers who were affected by the recent...
Court grants a forfeiture order for R270k to a Free State farmer

Court grants a forfeiture order for R270k to a Free State...

The Bloemfontein High Court granted a final forfeiture order against the suspect’s account for the remaining R270 000-00 be paid back to the victim...
Fake advocate convicted for fraud and impersonation

Fake advocate convicted for fraud and impersonation

Ntate Manuel Mabesa (53) appeared in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Wednesday, 3 February 2021 facing charges of fraud, impersonating and perjury. It is alleged...
Corruption: 5 Matjhabeng municipality employees arrested

Corruption: 5 Matjhabeng municipality employees arrested

Five Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees in the Free State are appearing on the morning of 23 March 2021, in the Welkom Magistrates Court following...