Off-duty police sergeant apprehends the alleged livestock thief at Mamphokgo village

Off-duty police sergeant apprehends the alleged livestock thief at Mamphokgo village

POLOKWANE - A 21-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of suspected stolen properties, on Friday 11 August 2023 by an off-duty Rakgoadi SAPS Acting Visible Commander. According to information, the Sergeant was on his way home from work at around 17:00 when he spotted a suspicious White Corsa Utility bakkie with canopy. He immediately, stopped [...]
Police in Polokwane requires assistance to find two missing persons

Police in Polokwane requires assistance to find two missing persons

POLOKWANE - The Police in Polokwane have launched a search operation for two missing persons, who went missing separately at Polokwane. A 47-year-old woman, Phaladi Miemie Makgafela from Lethuli Park, was last seen at Grobler street in one of the stores at Polokwane, on 07 August 2023 at around 10:50. Allegedly, she is mentally challenged [...]
High Court handed lengthy incarceration to two farm attackers

High Court handed lengthy incarceration to two farm attackers

POLOKWANE - The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe welcomed the lengthy jail term handed to two of the four Farm Attack accused by the Polokwane Division High Court on Thursday 10 August 2023. This Court outcome followed an incident of farm attack that happened on 03 August 2020 at Mogwadi [...]
Mahwelereng Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old rapist to ten year imprisonment

Mahwelereng Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old rapist to ten...

POLOKWANE - On Thursday 10 August 2023, Mahwelereng Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old male, Tshepho Katlego Menyuku, rape accused to ten year imprisonment. The rape incident happened on 22 November 2020, at night in the Bakenburg Mabula area, when the accused and the victim were at the local tavern. The court heard that [...]
Police launch a manhunt for an escaped prisoner

Police launch a manhunt for an escaped prisoner

POLOKWANE –The Lephalale Police in Waterberg District have launched a manhunt after a 32-year-old male awaiting trial prisoner escaped from lawful custody at Lephalale Police Station. The suspect, identified as Anthony Makhusha, a Zimbabwean National was arrested for fraud on Tuesday, 08 August 2023. It is alleged that he was in the Community Service Centre [...]
Limpopo provincial traffic police’s freedom cut short as he lost appeal bid

Limpopo provincial traffic police’s freedom cut short as he lost appeal...

LIMPOPO – The freedom of the former Provincial Traffic Police, Kgapane Stanley Makhurupetsa was cut short after he lost his bid for appeal at Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court on 7 August 2023. During 2017, there was a very loud public outcry about the Traffic Police who were demanding gratifications from the motorists who were caught on [...]
Hawks are searching for heavily armed cash in transit robbers

Hawks are searching for heavily armed cash in transit robbers

LIMPOPO – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Limpopo Province is hot on the heels of heavily armed suspects who allegedly ambushed and robbed G4S armoured vehicle on Monday, 7 August 2023. It is alleged that on the day (7 August 2023) at about 18:00, G4S security guards were driving on the main road [...]
Limpopo Hawks launch manhunt for robbers

Limpopo Hawks launch manhunt for robbers

LIMPOPO – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Limpopo Province has launched a manhunt for armed suspects who allegedly robbed Fidelity security officials. It is alleged that on 4 August 2023, at about 08:39 Fidelity  Cash Solutions Security official was about to load money into the Automatic Teller Machine  (ATM) at Masingita Mall in [...]
Police launch a manhunt for suspects who fatally wounded a motorist in Police launch a manhunt for suspects who fatally wounded a motorist in Thohoyandou

Police launch a manhunt for suspects who fatally wounded a motorist...

POLOKWANE - The Police in Thohoyandou, Vhembe District have launched a manhunt for unknown suspects who allegedly shot and killed a 29-year-old Rudzani Victor Nemahagala at Tshikhudini village. According to the information available at this stage , on Friday 04 August 2023 at about 21:40  Rudzani was driving a motor vehicle, a silver Toyota Hilux [...]
Namakgale man (50) to appear in court for rape of a minor child

Namakgale man (50) to appear in court for rape of a...

POLOKWANE - The 50-year-old man arrested by Police in Namakgale, Mopani District for raping a girl child (04) will appear before Namakgale Magistrate on Monday, 07 August 2023. It is alleged that the victim’s mother who was home let the child on Thursday, 03 August 2023 at about 13:30, to go and play with her [...]
Stolen vehicle smuggling syndicate kingpin arrested

Stolen vehicle smuggling syndicate kingpin arrested

LIMPOPO – A suspected stolen vehicle smuggling syndicate kingpin aged 55 was arrested and is expected to appear in the Musina Magistrates’ Court today, 04 August 2023. This follows his arrest during the operational takedown led by the Limpopo Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted by Serious Corruption Investigation, Limpopo Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s [...]
Information sought by police after unknown man was found murdered at Polokwane bus terminal

Information sought by police after unknown man was found murdered at...

POLOKWANE - The Police in Westenburg outside Polokwane are seeking the assistance of the public in an ongoing investigation following the discovery of the body of an unidentified African male with multiple injuries. The gruesome discovery was made on Wednesday 02 August 2023 at approximately 11:30 at the bus terminal in Polokwane City. The Police [...]