Crime
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Preller Square opens for trading after explosion in Woolworths
Business trading is back on track at Preller Square Shopping Centre after it was temporarily cordoned off following an explosion.
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Two suspects arrested during anti-illegal mining Operation Prosper
A multi-disciplinary team comprising the South African Police Service (SAPS), South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and private security conducted the operation as part of Operation Prosper, which targets illicit…
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Police arrested 142 suspected looters during Mangaung shutdown
The Free State police have arrested 142 suspects in Bloemfontein following sporadic incidents of public violence triggered by a total shutdown.
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Heist is a complete dud
The police arrested three people in Virginia who were allegedly carrying explosives intended for a cash-in-transit vehicle bombing. Two men and a woman were arrested near the Quest filling station…
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Boys raising their voice during programme
Primary school learners in Thabong discussed drug exposure during mental health awareness sessions on May 15, organized by the Matjhabeng Men’s Forum. Students from Mokgwabong and Lehakwe Primary Schools participated,…
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Students urged to curb GBV
On May 14, SAPS members engaged students at the Central University of Technology in a campaign focused on gender-based violence (GBV) awareness and campus safety. Sgt Majoala Frans Malindi provided…
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Assault on couple hits too close to home
The Welkom Regional Court has sentenced Motsamai Samuel Tshabalala (40) to 18 years’ imprisonment for rape and burglary on 7 May.
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Cop killer gets three life sentences and additional 15 years
The Free State High Court in Welkom sentenced the Mozambican national Frimino David Matola (55) to three liefe sentences and an additional 15 yearsafter he was convicted on 23 April…
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Man shot dead outside lounge in Welkom
Police are investigating the murder of a 46-year-old man who was shot dead outside a lounge in Doorn, Welkom, on Saturday night.
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Police visit local school
The Odendaalsrus police’s Social Crime Prevention unit, visible policing members, the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Education conducted a search at the Phehello Secondary School on 22…
