Free State

A 22-year-old female died after the aircraft she was flying crashed. It is alleged that on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at about 06:00, the deceased took off with her Crop Spray single-seat aircraft at Kroonstad aircraft for her final assessment to become a crop spray pilot. At about 1km from the airfield, the aircraft crashed [...]

The Ficksburg police arrested four suspects in possession of housebreaking implements on R26 last week and they are also linked to another business burglary in town. On 5 October 2023 at about 02:00, the Ficksburg police were on duty patrolling R26 when they stopped a Nissan SUV vehicle with FS registration plates occupied by four [...]

Maria Fatima Botes (45); Ann Catherina Smit (69); Susanna Aletta Liebenberg (42); Chantelle Matthews (43) appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court on Friday, 06 October 2023 where they were sentenced for theft and money laundering. The complainant in the matter is an accounting and management consulting firm based in Bloemfontein that appoints various bookkeepers to [...]

Edward Christopher Abraham (38) appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court on Friday, 03 October 2023 where he was sentenced to a fine of R20, 000.00 for corruption. His conviction originates from an incident which took place during June 2021, where Abraham approached an Administration Clerk at the Bloemfontein High Court and offered him R200 gratification [...]

The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit assisted by the Tactical Response Team have arrested an alleged serial rapist in Bloemfontein. On 05 October 2023 at about 12:00, Parkroad TRT received information about a wanted rapist who had been on the run. The operators went to the house in Phase 7 and found [...]

The 15-year-old minor sentenced for the rape of his two sisters. Between December 2018 and June 2020, it was discovered that the accused, who is 15-years-old, raped his 10 and 08-year-old sisters several times. He threatened them if they refuse to adhere to his evil commands. The victims who were staying with their grandmother in [...]

Detectives arrested a mother for child neglect after a two months old was left with her boyfriend for days. On 27 September 2023 in the afternoon, Kagisanong police were summoned to a house in Rocklands following allegations of child neglect. On arrival, police discovered that a 2-month-old infant was left in the care of a [...]

Wendy Susan Jacobs (43) appeared before the Bloemfontein High Court on Tuesday,03 October 2023, where she pleaded guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment for business robbery with aggravating circumstances. On 10 May 2022, a group of unknown suspects at the time went to a supermarket in Wepener and pointed guns at the owner. [...]

Four suspects, Pereko Mpaloane (21), Mogadi Mpaloane (25), Elias Mokoena (22) and Njabulo Madhala (22), appeared before the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court for alleged murder on Monday, 02 October 2023. It is alleged that on Saturday, 30 September 2023 at about 08:20, the police received a complaint about an unknown male who was badly assaulted at [...]

A 35-year-old Teboho Edward Tshabalala appeared before the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 03 October 2023 for alleged murder. On Friday, 29 September 2023 at about 19:00, the police received a complaint of murder at Wedepohl Street Sasolburg. On arrival at the scene the police found the lifeless body of a woman who was identified [...]

34-year-old Thabo David Kotoloane will spend life in prison for rape and robbery of an 18-year-old victim. On 17 December 2019 at about 22:00, the 18-year-old was walking home alone on foot about to pass Moemaneng Graveyard, when she noticed that someone was following her. Passing the graveyard the victim was attacked and grabbed from [...]

Police seek public assistance in solving a double murder case. The double murder occurred the premises of an electric sub-station based near Mota Road at Sebokeng Village, where security and an unknown person were found dead. It's alleged that on Friday, 29 September 2023 at about 20:00, the two security guards were on duty when [...]