Crime
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Man arrested with stolen firearm near Lesotho border
A man (25) is expected to appear in the Ficksburg Magistrate’s Court after being arrested near the Lesotho border with a firearm reported stolen in Gauteng.
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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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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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Mpumalanga man arrested in Ficksburg with illegal firearms
A man (25) from Mpumalanga has been arrested in Ficksburg after police discovered two illegal firearms and 33 rounds of ammunition during a patrol operation.
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Kroonstad man sentenced to life for murder of farm worker
A Kroonstad man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a farm worker whose death was initially thought to be from smoke inhalation.
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Man sentenced to life for murdering girlfriend in front of family
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, who was stabbed to death in front of her grandmother and young son in Edenville three…
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Four killed in shooting on R26 between Tweeling and Reitz
Police have launched a manhunt following a shooting on the R26 between Tweeling and Reitz in the Free State that left four people dead and one person critically injured.
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Four killed, one hospitalised after a fatal shooting on Free State R26 route
The Free State police have launched a full-scale search for unknown armed assailants involved in the fatal shooting on the R26 road.
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Two arrested with dagga worth R150 000 in Kroonstad
Two men were arrested and dagga with an estimated street value of R150 000 was seized during a police operation in Kroonstad this week.
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Public asked to identify person of interest in Bethlehem robbery
The police in Bethlehem are asking the public to help identify a person of interest linked to a robbery that occurred in December last year.
