Crime
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Three farmers get life imprisonment each for brutal murder of a farm dweller
Three farmers convicted of murdering farm dweller Dumisani Phakathi sentenced to life in Pretoria High Court. Judge ruled killing was racially motivated.
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Mastermind sentenced to 470 years
The police have welcomed the significant sentence handed down by the Virginia Regional Court against the 70-year-old Taole Eric Tlatsa, the mastermind behind a violent criminal enterprise that terrorised clothing…
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Public warned against vigilantism after man dies
Police detectives from Theunissen are investigating a case of murder following an alleged mob-justice incident at a farm in the Theunissen policing precinct. It is alleged that on Saturday 21…
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Two arrested after stabbing
Allanridge detectives are investigating a case of murder after a 30-year-old man was fatally stabbed near a tavern in Nyakallong.
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Operation Shanela leads to breakthroughs
Police have reported significant breakthroughs following a high-intensity policing initiative across the Free State. Under Operation Shanela, law enforcement arrested 1 356 suspects over the past week, specifically targeting illicit…
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Police in the Free State arrest 1 356 suspects for multiple crimes
With a focus on illicit contraband, vehicle crimes and illegal firearms, the police in the Free State arrested 1 356 crimes in a week long operation.
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Man shot dead after dispute over communal pastures
The police are investigating a fatal shooting incident in Welkom, seemingly after a dispute over communal grazing rights.
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Illegal gold refinery hit in Bultfontein
Members of the SAPS Soshanguve K9 unit have arrested four undocumented persons after discovering an illegal gold refinery on a plot in Bultfontein.
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Crimes against women punished
The double life sentence handed down in the Odendaalsrus Regional Court after work done by the Welkom Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit.
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Clinic assault case pending
According to information received by department spokesperson Bonny Sehularo, the attack arose during a routine biometrics and file-issuing process, when a misunderstanding led to the patient becoming aggressive.
