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The Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 45-year-old Jacolene Hendricks to an effective eight years in prison for defrauding a business trust of approximately R800,000. Hendricks was convicted on 75 counts of fraud on 12 March 2026 following an investigation by the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in Welkom. The case came to light after an […]

Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit detectives are investigating a shooting incident in Kalksteenfontein, Bishop Lavis, that left three men dead and four others injured on Thursday evening. According to police, a group of seven men were sitting outside a residence drinking at approximately 20:10 when a vehicle arrived. Three armed men alighted from the vehicle and

An intelligence-driven operation by Standerton Crime Intelligence (CI), with assistance from the Standerton K9 Unit, led to the arrest of a 43-year-old man on charges of drug dealing on 11 March 2026. According to police reports, authorities acted on received information regarding alleged drug dealing activities in the area. Officers monitored the suspect and conducted

The Lehurutshe Regional Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to a decade in prison for a fatal assault that occurred in 2023. On Tuesday, 10 March 2026, the court convicted and sentenced Olefile Sefuno for the murder of Tebogo Patrick Senatle (28). The incident took place in Dinokana Village, near Lehurutshe. According to the evidence

A collaborative effort between local police and the community resulted in the confiscation of 291 dagga plants and the arrest of a suspect on Thursday, 12 March 2026. Members of the Nababeep SAPS, in conjunction with Springbok detectives, were conducting tracing operations in the area when they acted on intelligence received regarding the alleged cultivation

The Organised Crime Unit in Gauteng has recovered three AK47 rifles, a 9mm pistol, and a substantial quantity of ammunition during an operation targeting unlicensed firearms. According to police reports, the intelligence-driven operation was carried out on March 12, 2026, in Lawley Extension 2. The tactical team proceeded to a specific property in the area,

 Police in Rust de Winter, operating under the Waterberg District, have arrested two suspects aged 39 and 54 in connection with the possession of suspected stolen property and breaking implements. The arrests were made on Wednesday evening, 11 March 2026, at approximately 20:00. According to authorities, officers were conducting routine patrols when they received information

Members of the Western Cape Flying Squad arrested three suspects on Wednesday following a high-speed chase that ended in Kalk Bay. The suspects were found in possession of stolen property, including an elephant tusk. According to police, the Flying Squad responded to an alert regarding a grey Honda BRV spotted on the Main Road in

A coordinated intelligence-driven operation by multiple law enforcement units in the Nkangala District has led to the arrest of three suspects allegedly involved in a series of business robberies while impersonating police officers. According to police reports, members of the Anti-Hijacking Task Team, Middelburg K9, Middelburg Flying Squad, and the Nkangala Highway Patrol conducted a

A coordinated law enforcement operation in Nirvana, Polokwane, led to the seizure of illicit cigarettes with an estimated value of R25 million and the arrest of a 39-year-old suspect on Wednesday. The operation, carried out on 11 March 2026 within the Westenburg SAPS precinct in the Capricorn District, was prompted by intelligence regarding a warehouse