North West

POTCHEFSTROOM - The police in Pudimoe request the community's assistance in locating Thato Ralesile (2), who is residing at Myra Village, close to Pudimoe. According to information received, Thato was playing outside in the yard of her Aunt’s house, when she was last seen on Saturday, 19 August 2023 at about 17:00. She was wearing [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM - On Thursday, 17 August 2023, Iran Mathonsi (43) appeared before the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of kidnapping and extortion. She will remain in custody until her next court appearance on Thursday, 24 August 2023, for a formal bail application. The accused's court appearance stems from her apprehension by the provincial Crime Intelligence [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM - In an effort to turn the tide against alleged drug trafficking, members of Rustenburg Flying Squad arrested two suspects, aged 37 and 41 in Mooinooi on Thursday, 17 August 2023, for dealing in drugs. Acting on information received, the members followed a white truck from Brits Toll Plaza and ultimately stopped and searched [...]

Government has paid more than R330 million in claims related to the Marikana tragedy. This was revealed by Solicitor-General Fhedzisani Pandelani during a media briefing...

Four people are expected to have their day in court in May next year in a case related to tender fraud amounting to some...

POTCHEFSTROOM - Police in the province continue to put criminals behind bars through Operation Shanela. This after 990 suspects were apprehended in the Province between Thursday, 10 and Sunday, 13 August 2023 for various offences. The suspects included 13 for murder, 10 for rape, 270 for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) [...]

On the evening of 8 August the AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Brits, North West, apprehended four suspected farm attackers and recovered stolen items. The neighbourhood watch received an emergency call via the AfriForum radio network about a farm attack in progress, the local AfriForum proto team reacted and were on the scene first after the [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM - Moeka Vuma police reacted rapidly to a Gender Based Violence incident and apprehended a man, aged 24, on Monday, 07 August 2023, for the alleged murder of his 18-month-old baby brother. The incident occurred at Kromkuil at Moeka Vuma near Makapanstad. According to information at our disposal, an argument ensued among the suspect, [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM – Good investigative work by the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit resulted in the arrest and subsequent appearance of a 36-year-old Nomsa Lephuting before the Bafokeng Magistrates' Court in Tlhabane on Friday, 04 August 2023, on a charge of murder. Lephuting was arrested on Wednesday, 02 August 2023. It is alleged that on Tuesday [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM - Seven accused appeared before the Wolmaransstad Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 03 August 2023, on charges of robbery and impersonating police officer. The accused's court appearance stems from their apprehension during a Crime Intelligence driven operation by members of Potchefstroom Flying Squad on Tuesday, 01 August 2023. This came after police received and operationalised [...]

POTCHEFSTROOM - The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the Province welcomed the arrest of a group of eight men for public violence, trespassing, malicious damage to property and intimidation. The arrest followed an incident in which a group of approximately 15 men stormed Matlosana municipal offices in Klerksdorp on Wednesday, 26 July 2023. [...]

A farm murder was discovered on 2 August 2023, in Biesiesvlei area, in the North West province of South Africa. Suspicion arose when Dr Carel...