Police sergeant in Limpopo province due in court on charges of alleged fraud and theft involving state fuel fleet cards.
Residents in Kariega faced power outages due to municipal substation faults, impacting water supply, while repairs are ongoing.
Despite repeated warnings from the magistrate, Donovan Williams chose to represent himself as he appeared in court facing 18 serious charges.
Free State police finally arrested a 49-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with a murder and robbery case after almost two decades on the run.
A local hiker was rescued after a fall in Helderberg Nature Reserve, with WSAR teams responding to additional incidents on the same night.
Bloemfontein police on a full-scale search for Vuyani Ngcamani in connection with brutal knife attack on his ex-girlfriend and her mother.