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The Atamelang Regional Court has sentenced Tumelo Jeremia Ratshio (26) to life imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old girl, a sentence welcomed by Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo. The court heard that on February 1, 2020, the victim was alone at her home in Modibingo village when Ratshio […]

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, has welcomed the sentencing of Mogotsi Kushumane (48) to four life terms of imprisonment by the Molopo Regional Court on March 26, 2026. Kushumane was convicted for multiple rape incidents committed between 2013 and 2016 in Mmabatho and surrounding areas. The victims were

Members of the Delft Crime Prevention Unit responded to reports of gunshots in Assegaai Street on the night of Friday, 27 March 2026. Upon arriving at the scene, officers were directed by community members to the location of suspects who were fleeing the area. The officers pursued the suspects, who fired shots at them. The

  A joint operation by the Provincial Anti-Hijacking Task Team and the Mbombela Law Enforcement Intervention Team resulted in the interception of a vehicle transporting a large quantity of suspected dagga on Friday, 27 March 2026. Authorities were conducting routine tracking and tracing operations in the Ehlanzeni area at approximately 17:00 when they received intelligence

A 26-year-old Ethiopian national has been convicted and sentenced for the kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old girl in May 2024. The Mahwelereng Regional Court delivered the sentence on Friday, 27 March 2026. The accused received life imprisonment for rape, five years imprisonment for kidnapping, and either two years imprisonment or a fine of R5,000

Two men, aged 28 and 35, have been arrested on charges of dealing in dagga. On Thursday, 26 March 2026, at approximately 07:10, members of the Vredefort Community Service Centre, Vredefort Detectives, and reservists acted on information regarding a silver bakhti suspected of being involved in drug dealing. While patrolling along the R59, the officers

NXUBA, Eastern Cape — Residents of Nxuba, formerly known as Cradock, in the Eastern Cape are growing increasingly alarmed by a rise in suspected insurance fraud killings, with community members reporting cases involving family and acquaintances targeted for policy payouts. Bukeka Ngumbela lost her mother in 2022 in what she strongly suspects was an insurance

ALEXANDRIA, Eastern Cape — Thirty-nine-year-old Mnyamezeli Nxina’s daily struggle for survival has become a localised human rights crisis in Alexandria in the Eastern Cape. Nxina, whose one leg was amputated two years ago, has been unable to apply for a disability grant because he does not have an identity document. His lack of documents has

A swift response by police officers stationed at the Campbell Police Station thwarted an attempted stock theft incident on the evening of Thursday, 26 March 2026. Acting on information received about a planned theft involving 52 sheep, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) operationalised the intelligence and proceeded to a farm in the

 Five suspects were arrested shortly after a house robbery in Tshawuka Street on March 25, 2026, following a swift response by SAPS Kwazakele members. The robbery occurred at approximately 15:45, when five suspects arrived in a silver Suzuki Ertiga and robbed the homeowner of a television and two cell phones. Police responding to the scene