A senior Free State police officer attached to the Free State Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit reappears in court over a serious complex case.
Suspects in the Theresa Minnie kidnapping case face a further postponement while authorities decide to which court the proceedings should be transferred.
The court handed down sentences to Sivuyile Mbondela, Sisanele Hletyiwe and Tanduxolo Khedama for crimes committed during a violent home invasion.
Two detainees who escaped from Cookhouse Police Station last week have been re-arrested less than 60 hours after police launched an intensive manhunt.
A senior government official and his son have been charged with possession of suspected stolen livestock in the OR Tambo District.
A fraudster has been sentenced to jail in a separate case, while other criminal charges are still pending.