Miners in court for possession of explosives
Two Lonmin mineworkers arrested for possession of explosive were granted bail at the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Michael Matlala, 35, and Pauline Mokwebo, 42,...
Farm attacks on the rise in Modderdam area
Farms and smallholdings in the Modderdam area, situated in the North West province are constantly under attack by brazen and treacherous criminals.
Three separate...
North West government condemns torching of municipal offices
The MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements in the North West, Galaletsang Gaolaolwe, has condemned the incident in which a group of people...
Mandrax tablets worth R4 million seized, Hartbeespoortdam
In an endeavour to deal with drug peddling, police in Hartbeespoortdam apprehended three male suspects aged between 25 and 56 for possession of drugs...
Farmer forced to flee his farm after receiving death threats
A farmer from the Brits area in North West had to evacuate his farm after allegedly receiving death threats and threats to burn his...
5 years for plotting to kill the chairperson of the ANC
Eunice Legalatladi (44) was sentenced to five years by the Lehurutshe Regional Court today for conspiracy to murder the North West Premier, Mr Supra...
Alcohol, a major crime generator, 662 suspects arrested
As part of Operation Back to Basics and Safer Festive Season Operation 2017/2018, the police in the province demonstrated that lawlessness will not be...
Illegal firearms, two policemen appear in court, Rustenburg
On 25 January 2018 two suspects who are police officials aged 30 and 35 are expected to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court for...
Infamous Klerksdorp brothel to be demolished
The Klerksdorp brothel where 26 women and girls from different parts of the country were rescued by the Hawks on 16 December 2016, is...
Second farm attack in Bokfontein in a week
On 19 April 2018, at approximately 14:46 there was another farm attack in Bokfontein. This is the second attack in the last week in...
How a deal with provincial strongmen is haunting South Africa’s ruling...
Last year South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) elected a new leadership which was the result of a hard boiled deal between the...
Hefty sentences handed down to rapists
The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane welcomed hefty sentences handed down to two rapists, Obed Pilusa (31) and Sipho Nampa (31)...
