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The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has welcomed the 25-year imprisonment sentence recently handed down to Molefi Benjamin Ramoholokoane (61) by the Potchefstroom Regional Court. Ramoholokoane was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend, Maria Masego Fumba (37). The crime occurred at a residence on Cosmos Street, Kanana Extension in Ikageng. According […]

Malandela George Mbela (48) has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to make his second appearance before the Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. Mbela first appeared in court on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, facing charges related to the robbery of a 70-year-old farmer, his 68-year-old wife, and their 34-year-old daughter on

The Davhana Stadium in Vuwani is still unfinished more than six years after construction began, though millions of rands have been spent. The project started in 2019. Designed in three phases, the stadium was intended to give residents of Davhana and six surrounding villages a proper venue for football and other sporting events. Instead, local

A police Nyala was burnt on Baden Powell Drive on Wednesday during clashes between police and protesters from Empolweni and Ethembeni informal settlements in Khayelitsha. The road remained cordoned off on Thursday afternoon. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said Makhaza police have registered a case of attempted murder, public violence and malicious damage to property.

Members of the Bohlokong Community against Drugs and Crime in Bethlehem, Free State marched to the magistrates court and the police station on Wednesday to hand over memorandums demanding action on crime. The group has threatened to shut down the town if the departments of justice and police do not take action. They say criminals,

Humbulani Nenzhelele from Tshandama in Limpopo says his partially built home was unlawfully demolished on the orders of the headman. The headman’s office says Nenzhelele did not lawfully own the property. The case, which is to be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions, illustrates the confusion over who owns land in traditional communities. A

Members of the Danielskuil SAPS recently underwent specialized training in the safe handling of dangerous snakes. Sergeant Lebogang Moreothibang and Constable Kesaoleboga Thomas courageously embraced the challenge and successfully completed the training presented by Idwala Mine. The programme was designed to equip participants with essential knowledge and practical skills to safely capture and relocate venomous

On Thursday, 16 October 2025 at about 23:40, members of the Anti-Gang Unit were deployed to the Bishop Lavis policing precinct. The operations mandate was to stabilize the Valhalla Park area following a recent spike in gang-related shootings, murders, and attempted murders, with a specific focus on disturbing the activities of local gang groupings. A

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Organised Crime: Murder and Robbery Unit detectives have made a major breakthrough on Thursday, 16 October 2025 when they arrested a security company owner, 52-year-old Bruce Mhlongo for the murder of a primary school teacher who was shot and killed on 18 February 2022. On that fateful afternoon, Thabani Innocent Zondi, who

A 20-year-old suspect who was wanted for the murder of a man who was shot and killed on the bridge on Siyanda Road at Wiggins on 12 October 2025 was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Thursday afternoon, 16 October 2025. Police conducted an intelligence-driven operation which led them to a