Crime
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SAFA president Jordaan and co-accused’s R1.3m fraud trial drags on
SAFA President Danny Jordaan’s tenure has been dogged by controversy on multiple fronts, with the pending fraud case only the latest blot on his reputation.
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Police officer hauled to court over alleged bribe at Maseru Port of Entry
Free State police warrant officer due in court on corruption and extortion charges involving R10 000 bribe at Maseru Bridge Port of Entry
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Toename in plaasaanvalle in Vrystaat wek kommer
‘n Toename in misdaadvoorvalle op plase in verskeie dele van die Vrystaat het Vrystaat Landbou bekommerd gelaat.
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Border police bust Zimbabwean in R3.8m tobacco smuggling case
A Zimbabwean national in custody over the alleged smuggling of illicit tobacco valued at approximately R3.8m, and a truck and trailer worth R1.8m also seized.
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Police seize illicit drugs worth thousands during operation
Ongoing multidisciplinary Police Operation Shanela II uncovers various drugs at private residences and on the streets in Botshabelo
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Dealership director, ex-government garage official convicted
The court convicts a car dealership director and former government garage official of fraud and money laundering in vehicle auction scheme.
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R300 000 crack cocaine found hidden in mannequin head at Bloemfontein airport
A suspicious item was flagged by airport scanning equipment at approximately 11:26. Police responded immediately and were directed to a hairdresser’s mannequin head in the woman’s possession, where the drugs…
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84-year-old man sentenced to life for child rape via audiovisual link
Bloemfontein Sexual Offences Court delivers a life sentence via an audio-visual link in a first-of-its-kind sentencing of an 84-year-old man for the rape.
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Former lovers dead after separate fatal shootings in Free State
Armed man fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with police shortly after allegedly fatally shooting his former girlfriend.
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Courts impose mandatory life, deviate from it in other child rape cases
Criminal courts impose mandatory life sentences, with a minimum term, in severe sexual violation cases involving adult men across three provinces.
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