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Hoopstad family in court over R900 000 fuel-related fraud
A Hoopstad family and their company face court charges for allegedly diverting over R900,000 from a fuel station business.
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Court halts Matjhabeng’s 25% water hike: the ANC’s majority cannot outvote the law
The Free State High Court has suspended Matjhabeng’s 25% water tariff increase, highlighting concerns over budget and procedural compliance.
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Three men receive four life sentences each for murder of Free State police officers
A Lesotho national is among the three suspects who were each handed four life sentences for killing two police officers.
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Greediness punished, police officer sentenced
A former SAPS employee was sentenced to 15 years for defrauding the public by falsely offering liquor licenses.
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Murder: Wife jailed 8 years
Linda van den Heever has been sentenced to an effective 8 years for the premeditated murder of her husband
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Contract killers jailed for life as Free State High Court delivers stern warning to hitmen
Two convicted contract killers have been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Bloemfontein High Court found them guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot that claimed one man’s life and left another fighting for survival.
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Three foreign nationals arrested for drugs with an estimates street value of R130 000
An intelligence-driven operation on 25 June involved the Free State Provincial Organised Crime Investigation, Welkom Crime Intelligence, Provincial Crime Intelligence Surveillance unit, Selosesha Tactical Response Team, and Welkom Anti-Gang unit. […]
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Sixteen robbers stand trial for mall robbery
The large group of 16 men suspected of robbing two retail stores in the Goldfields Mall appeared in the Welkom Magistrates’ Court on Friday 26 June.
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Justice for Leo: Landmark sentence sends strong message against animal cruelty
A pastor and his wife have received direct imprisonment for animal cruelty and child sexual abuse in a groundbreaking Free State case marking South Africa’s first custodial sentence for domestic animal cruelty.
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Farm attackers receive 20-year sentences for brutal robbery and kidnapping
A former employee are among the two men who were jailed for a farm robbery and kidnapping near Smithfield, which took place last year.