Regional Court Sentences Man to Ten Years for 2019 Rape

Regional Court Sentences Man to Ten Years for 2019 Rape

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to direct imprisonment for the rape of his 26-year-old cousin following a night out in Madibeng Village, Severn,...
Heads Must Roll Over R19.5 Million Traffic Officer Training Bungle, Demands Union

Heads Must Roll Over R19.5 Million Traffic Officer Training Bungle, Demands...

A multi-million-rand project intended to bolster road safety in the Northern Cape has collapsed, leaving dozens of qualified traffic trainees in limbo and prompting...
Life Imprisonment for Fraserburg Preacher Convicted of Raping Stepdaughter

Life Imprisonment for Fraserburg Preacher Convicted of Raping Stepdaughter

The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 37-year-old man by the Fraserburg Regional Court on Wednesday,...
Illegal Immigrant Arrested with R620k in Methamphetamine

Illegal Immigrant Arrested with R620k in Methamphetamine

A 31-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested on Tuesday, 2 September 2025, following a successful intelligence-driven operation conducted by off-duty police members for dealing in...
Northern Cape Premier Intervenes as Kimberley Civic Groups Demand Municipal Manager's Suspension

Northern Cape Premier Intervenes as Kimberley Civic Groups Demand Municipal Manager’s...

Acting Northern Cape Premier Bentley Vass has instructed Sol Plaatje Municipality Mayor Barbara Bartlett to convene an urgent council meeting within two days to...
Lengthy Sentences Handed Down in Keimoes Kidnapping and Rape Case

Lengthy Sentences Handed Down in Keimoes Kidnapping and Rape Case

The Keimoes Regional Court has delivered severe sentences to two men for the 2020 kidnapping and rape of a 24-year-old woman, bringing a five-year...
Kimberley Residents Take Security Into Their Own Hands Amid Rising Crime Fears

Kimberley Residents Take Security Into Their Own Hands Amid Rising Crime...

Residents of the Kirstenhof suburb in Kimberley have resorted to funding their own private security and installing a network of cameras, citing an untenable...
Garies Court Sentences Man to 15 Years for Murder

Garies Court Sentences Man to 15 Years for Murder

The Garies Regional Court has handed down a 15-year direct prison sentence to 25-year-old Juandre Smith for the murder of 39-year-old Quinton Makatees. The conviction...
Former Kimberley Security Guards Left in Limbo After Company Directors Found Guilty of Fraud

Former Kimberley Security Guards Left in Limbo After Company Directors Found...

Dozens of security personnel in the Northern Cape face financial ruin and unemployment following the guilty verdict of two directors from their former employer,...
Operation Shanela II Nets Nearly 400 Arrests in Province-Wide Crime Blitz

Operation Shanela II Nets Nearly 400 Arrests in Province-Wide Crime Blitz

A week-long, high-density policing operation across the Northern Cape has led to the arrest of 399 suspects, including several individuals who had been evading...
Kettle Theft Leads to Decade in Prison

Kettle Theft Leads to Decade in Prison

The Britstown Regional Court has handed down a 10-year imprisonment sentence to 27-year-old Mpumelelo Pieterson for a burglary that targeted a local community soup...
Britstown Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Tampering with Essential Infrastructure

Britstown Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Tampering with Essential Infrastructure

In a case highlighting the serious consequences of damaging critical public services, the Britstown Regional Court has handed down a significant sentence for a...