Galeshewe rape accused sentenced to 18 years direct imprisonment
The Northern Cape SAPS management welcomed the sentence handed down to a 64-year-old male accused in the Galeshewe Regional Court recently. On Saturday, 09 April 2022 at 21:00, the accused visited his friend in Vergenoeg, Galeshewe. The 8-year-old female victim's father went to fetch something at his neighbours’ house, leaving the victim with the accused [...]
Bothithong rape accused sentence
On Sunday, 28 October 2018 at approximately 11:00 an 18-year-old victim was walking home from church with a female friend. An unknown man suddenly appeared from behind a tree with his face covered with a t-shirt. The accused cut a branch from the tree and threatened the victim and her friend with it. The accused [...]
Six SANDF members died in a raging veld fire, Lohatla
SAPS in Kathu are investigating an Inquest after the tragic deaths of six members of the South African National Defence Force. On Friday, 06 October 2023, raging veld fires swept through Kathu in the Gamagara Municipality District and spread to the Lohatla SA Army Combat Training Centre. Four males and one female died on the [...]
Two suspects arrested for possession of protected plants in Springbok
The Sprinbok SAPS Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STESU), Public Order Policing (POP) unit and members from Steinkopf SAPS arrested two male suspects at a vehicle checkpoint (VCP) for possession of endangered plants. On 04 October 2023 at about the 00:20, SAPS members conducted a VCP on the R382 road between Steinkopf and Port [...]
Pampierstad rapist sentenced for two counts of rape
The Hartswater Regional Court recently imposed a 26 years’ imprisonment sentence to 27-year-old Tsholofelo Sydney Wesi for raping a 27-year-old female victim on Saturday, 07 September 2019. The Court heard that the victim was hitch-hiking home to Sekhing village, Pampierstad when she was accosted by the suspect who at the time offered to accompany her [...]
Uncle convicted for murder of niece
The Management of SAPS in the ZF Mgcawu District welcomed the conviction and sentencing of 43-year-old David Bosman from Rosedale. The accused was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Upington Regional court on 29 September 2023 for the murder of 43-year-old Elizabeth Bosman. The accused was the uncle of the deceased who stayed in [...]
Final forfeiture order issued against a vehicle used for stock theft
The Kimberley High Court granted the Hawks and Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) a final order against Andre Pier (54) on Friday, 29 September 2023. In April 2021, a silver Colt bakkie with five occupants was stopped and searched by local Visible Policing members. During the search, 30 sheep that were reported stolen, were found in [...]
Municipal cashier convicted for fraud
Hangover Regional Court sentenced (44) Nomava Luwalala on Thursday, 28 September 2023. Luwalala made her first court appearance shortly after she was arrested on 01 December 2022, The accused pleaded guilty in terms of section 112 of Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 on all 20 counts of fraud as charged. Hawk’s Serious Corruption Investigation [...]
Endangered species case ends in a conviction, Upington
The Upington Regional Court convicted and sentenced Zandray Dawids (40), after the accused and the State successfully negotiated a section 105A plea. The accused was arrested in January 2021, after being found with a Pangolin skin at a truck stop on N14 road in Upington. Dawids was charged with possession of endangered species, transportation and [...]
Murderer sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment
On Wednesday, 27 September 2023 the Kuruman Regional Court handed down a 15 years’ direct imprisonment to 27-year-old Moeketsi Nkoane for the murder of 32-year-old Onewang Edwin Booysen in January 2022 at Loopeng village outside Kuruman. It is alleged that the accused stabbed the deceased with a knife for money he owed him. The suspect [...]
Springbok FCS Unit requests the assistance of the public in tracing...
The Springbok Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit requests the assistance of the public in tracing Ruwaiden Whitlow (16) from Buffelsrivier near Komaggas. Ruwaiden is reportedly mentally challenged and has been missing since last Monday, 18 September 2023. He was last seen nearby a farm in Komagas but allegedly ran away when [...]
Operation Shanela tightens the grip on crime, Northern Cape
The high density "Operation Shanela", netted 148 arrests for an array of crimes while a further 133 daily wanted suspects were traced by detectives across the province this past week in the Northern Cape. Police actions were executed from Monday, 18 September 2023 to Sunday, 24 September 2023 and comprised of stop and searches, vehicle [...]
