SAPS Arrests Two Suspects for Illegal Mining and Bribery

SAPS Arrests Two Suspects for Illegal Mining and Bribery

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Bojanala Sub-District 2 arrested two suspects, aged 33 and 26, during an operation targeting illegal mining at...
Audit Reveals Two Mayors, Three Municipal Managers as Ditsobotla Faces Collapse

Audit Reveals Two Mayors, Three Municipal Managers as Ditsobotla Faces Collapse

The crisis engulfing Ditsobotla Local Municipality, where two councils once ran parallel with duelling mayors and three municipal managers, has laid bare a wider...
Three Suspects Killed in Shootout with Police After ATM Bombing in Zeerust

Three Suspects Killed in Shootout with Police After ATM Bombing in...

Three suspected ATM bombers were shot dead by the South African Police Service following a chase that ended in a violent shootout at a...
Three Suspects Killed, Five Arrested Including Police Officer After ATM Bombing

Five Suspects Arrested, Three Killed in North West ATM Bombing Investigation

An intelligence-driven operation resulted in the deaths of three suspects and the arrest of five others, including a police officer, following an ATM bombing...
R69 Million RDP Housing Project Abandoned in North West, Leaving 700 Families in Limbo

R69 Million RDP Housing Project Abandoned in North West, Leaving 700...

Direetsane, North West – Nearly seven years after construction began on a R69 million Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing project in Direetsane near Kopela,...
Pastor and Accomplices Appear in Court for Alleged Tender Fraud

Pastor and Accomplices Appear in Court for Alleged Tender Fraud

A pastor and his accomplices appeared in court on Friday, 24 April 2026, to face charges related to alleged tender fraud. According to the allegations,...
Two Suspects in Court After Police Operation Recovers Unlicensed Firearms and Ammunition

Two Suspects in Court After Police Operation Recovers Unlicensed Firearms and...

Two suspects appeared in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court following their arrest during a self-initiated operation by members of Mogwase Visible Policing. The two male suspects...
Suspect Charged with Possession of Unlicensed Firearms and Ammunition

Suspect Charged with Possession of Unlicensed Firearms and Ammunition

A 40-year-old male suspect has been charged with the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in Ikageng, near Potchefstroom. The charges stem from...
Severe Storms Wreak Havoc in North West Province, Government Pledges Aid

Severe Storms Wreak Havoc in North West Province, Government Pledges Aid

Heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds have swept across all four districts of North West province, damaging dozens of homes, uprooting trees, and disrupting...
Raw Sewage Flows Through Stilfontein Streets as Residents Face Health Crisis

Raw Sewage Flows Through Stilfontein Streets as Residents Face Health Crisis

STILFONTEIN, North West – Residents of Umgeni, Zandpan, and surrounding areas in Stilfontein are living with a persistent stench as raw sewage flows through residential...
Regional Court Sentences Man to Life for Axe Attack After Burglary

Regional Court Sentences Man to Life for Axe Attack After Burglary

The Mogwase Regional Court convicted and sentenced Rasephei Peter Ramathiki, 49, to life imprisonment on Monday, 20 April 2026. The sentence follows his conviction...
20-Year-Old Arrested in Lichtenburg Business Burglary; Remanded in Custody

20-Year-Old Arrested in Lichtenburg Business Burglary; Remanded in Custody

Police in Lichtenburg have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with a burglary at a business premises and possession of stolen property. According to police,...