Forensic Fingerprint Evidence Convicts Cellphone Tower Contractor to Effective 20 Years
A 43-year-old former cellphone tower technician has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison after forensic fingerprint evidence linked him to a...
Two Suspects Arrested for Illicit Cigarettes and Bribery in Zamdela
Two men, aged 60 and 45, were arrested on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, at approximately 08:30, following an operation on the R57 route near...
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape, 5 Years for Robbery
The Bothaville Regional Court has convicted and sentenced 34-year-old Zwelibanzi Ephraim Leshoro on charges of rape and robbery.
The sentencing stems from an incident on...
Off-Duty Officers Arrest Drug Dealer at Thaba Nchu Taxi Rank
Off-duty police officers attached to the Mangaung Metro District Operational Command Centre (DOCC) East Task Force arrested a 31-year-old suspected drug dealer at the...
Man Receives 22 Years Direct Imprisonment for Killing Partner With Steel...
The Bloemfontein High Court sentenced Khathatso Selane, 32, of Lonia Farm in the Ficksburg district, to 22 years of direct imprisonment for the femicide...
SAPS Probes Fatal Shooting on R76 That Killed Four, Injured One
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Free State Murder and Robbery Unit is continuing its investigation into a fatal shooting that took place on...
Free State High Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for 2024...
The Free State High Court, sitting in Kroonstad, convicted and sentenced 36-year-old Paseka Samuel Nhlapo to life imprisonment on 7 May 2026 for the...
Police Arrest Man With Two Illegal Firearms
A 25-year-old man from Mpumalanga Province has been arrested by Ficksburg police for possession of two unlicensed firearms, one of which was reported stolen...
Police Arrest Couple for Murder After Debt Collection Turns Fatal
Namahadi police have arrested a couple following the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man who allegedly went to their home to collect money.
The victim,...
Three Arrested with Explosives in Virginia, Allegedly Planning Cash Vehicle Bombing
Three suspects, aged 39, 41, and 46, are set to appear before the Welkom Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of possession of explosives,...
Gang Members Sentenced for 2020 Fatal Arson Attack
The Anti-Gang Unit’s Organised Crime Investigation has welcomed the significant sentences handed down by the Rouxville Regional Court against seven individuals responsible for a...
Tactical Response Team Arrests Suspect, Seizes Weapons Cache
Members of the Parkweg Tactical Response Team arrested a 32-year-old suspect and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition in Oranjesig, Bloemfontein, on Monday,...
