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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,

Six African males, aged between 44 and 61, are scheduled to appear before the Wesselsbron Magistrate’s Court today facing charges of stock theft and possession of suspected stolen property. The arrests follow an incident on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, at a farm in the Wesselsbron area where 20 sheep were stolen. According to police reports,

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

Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Dr. Mmusi Maimane has called for Parliament to take the lead in determining South Africa’s foreign policy, arguing that it cannot remain the preserve of the African National Congress (ANC) alone. His comments come amid an approved parliamentary debate on the escalating crisis in the Middle East, following a

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has commended the sentencing of a 38-year-old man convicted of murder and multiple other charges following a comprehensive investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS). On Tuesday, 10 March 2026, the Polokwane High Court sentenced Ramabulana Collen Kgatle (38) on six counts related

 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