Upington Border Police recover R308k worth of illicit cigarettes

Upington Border Police recover R308k worth of illicit cigarettes

The members attached to Upington Border Police reacted to information received about a van that was allegedly transporting and dealing in illicit cigarettes on...
63 Illegal gambling machines, 5 arrested, Kuruman

63 Illegal gambling machines, 5 arrested, Kuruman

Members of the Kuruman Public Order Policing unit operationalised information received from the JTG Crime Intelligence unit and pounced on 5 male suspects who...
Rape of girl (6), neighbour sentenced to 22 years, Mothibistad

Rape of girl (6), neighbour sentenced to 22 years, Mothibistad

The SAPS welcomes the 22 year rape sentence that was handed down to a 32-year-old Mothibistad man for raping a 6-year-old girl. On 28 November...
Man sentenced for assault and rape of his male partner, Barkley West

Man sentenced for assault and rape of his male partner, Barkley...

The Barkley West Regional court handed down a 12 year direct imprisonment for one count of rape and another year for contravention of a...
Ghost workers - Sol Plaatjie municipality worker sentenced

Ghost workers – Sol Plaatjie municipality worker sentenced

Beauty Kilelo (42) was sentenced by Kimberley Commercial Crimes Court on Friday, 17 February 2023, after she was found guilty for fraud and money...
Gang rape, 2 handed life sentences, Port Nolloth

Gang rape, 2 handed life sentences, Port Nolloth

The SAPS Management welcomes the two life sentences handed down to two rapists in the Port Nolloth Magistrates Court, recently. On 7 January 2020, the...
Employee charged with 248 counts of fraud, 245 counts of money laundering

Employee charged with 248 counts of fraud, 245 counts of money...

Kimberley Magistrates’ Court granted 47-year-old Latiefa De Saldanha bail of R4000 after she appeared in court on Friday, 17 February 2023 for fraud and...
Kimberley SAPS Garage fraud, AutoZone employee, Eagle Motor Spares owner sentenced

Kimberley SAPS Garage fraud, AutoZone employee, Eagle Motor Spares owner sentenced

Arnold Rooifontein (35) and Elwin Enrico Julies (41) pleaded guilty and were sentenced by the Kimberley Regional Court on Monday, 13 February 2023 for...
2 Arrested with stolen watches worth R200k, drugs worth R92k, Upington

2 Arrested with stolen watches worth R200k, drugs worth R92k, Upington

Members of Upington Border Police and Highway Patrol conducted address verification inspections following an arrest of a 54-year-old male person for dealing in drugs...
'Gordonia Butcher' sentenced to additional 18 years

‘Gordonia Butcher’ sentenced to additional 18 years

Devon Ovies (33), dubbed the "Gordonia Butcher," was sentenced to an additional 18 years’ imprisonment for the attempted murder of his sister and theft...
Woman arrested with R512k worth of dagga in her luggage, Upington

Woman arrested with R512k worth of dagga in her luggage, Upington

On Friday, 3 February 2023 the ZFM District team received information about a female that was allegedly transporting dagga in a taxi to Upington. The...
Accused handed 3 life sentences for murder of 3 family members, Kimberley

Accused handed 3 life sentences for murder of 3 family members,...

On Friday 3 February 2023, Sandile Vaaiboom (35) was handed down three life sentences in the Kimberley High Court for 3 counts of murder...