Crime
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Wanted rape suspect on the run since 2020 re-arrested in Free State
A 45-year-old man who allegedly absconded after being granted bail on a rape charge in 2020 has been re-arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Free State Provincial Tracking…
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Operation Prosper nets 1 149 suspects as police intensify crackdown on illegal mining and organised crime
The South African Police Service (SAPS), supported by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has arrested 1 149 suspects and seized 25 illegal firearms
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Third member of Free State business robbery gang jailed for 14 years
Thapelo Makhubo was sentenced to 14 years for armed robberies at Phuthaditjhaba Mall, concluding the gang’s crime spree.
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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…
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Woman sentenced to effective eight years for husband’s murder
A 62-year-old woman, Linda van den Heever, convicted of the premeditated murder of her estranged husband, André van den Heever, has been sentenced to an effective eight years’ imprisonment
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Armed robbers target Welkom barbershop, flee in customer’s car
Welkom police are investigating a business robbery after three armed men allegedly held up staff and customers at a barbershop before fleeing in a customer’s vehicle.
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Intelligence-led police operation uncovers explosives in Meloding
An intelligence-driven police operation has led to the arrest of two men after explosives allegedly intended for illegal sale were discovered at a house in Meloding.
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Armed men rob Welkom barbershop and flee in customer’s vehicle
WELKOM – Welkom police are investigating a business robbery after three armed men allegedly held up staff and customers at a barbershop before fleeing in a customer’s vehicle.
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Undocumented man arrested with firearm during illegal shebeen raid
A 22-year-old undocumented man was arrested for possessing an unlicensed firearm during a police raid on an illegal shebeen.
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Court backs victim whose home ownership dream falls flat
Two agents were sentenced to six years for defrauding a home seeker of R300,000 in Welkom; restitution ordered.
