A man sentenced to life in prison for raping his niece

Tebogo Msimanga | The Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court sentenced Simao Hlongwane (43), to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old niece. The court further ordered his name to be registered in the National Register of Sexual Offenders. It emerged during the trial that the complainant and her mother, who is the sister of the accused, were residing […]

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Tshwane Metro Police officers arrested for hijacking

Tebogo Msimanga | The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department CLU unit arrested two Tshwane Metro Police Officers and an accomplice following a truck hijacking syndicate operating on the R21. The truck was spotted, stopped along the R21 by a grey BMW 3 series, which looked suspicious nothing like a police vehicle, fitted with white emanating lights. […]

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A ward councillor arrested for damaging school property

Tebogo Msimanga | A Ward Councillor in Pienaar appeared before the Kanyamazane Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 4 September 2023. Mandla Siboza (41) was arrested for allegedly damaging padlocks and doors at a certain Secondary School on 27 August 2023 . According to a report, Siboza together with five other men allegedly went to the school […]

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Traffic Officer appeared in court for the murder of his girlfriend

Tebogo Msimanga | A 34- year-old Limpopo Traffic Officer Kabelo Peter Duba arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend appeared before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Monday 04 September 2023. The case is postponed to 15 September 2023 for formal bail application and further Police investigations. Duba is facing charges of murder, unlawful possession of firearm […]

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Police launch a manhunt after a lifeless body was found along the road

Tebogo Msimanga | The Police at Groblersdal in Sekhukhune District have activated a manhunt for murder suspects after the lifeless body of a 46-year-old man was found lying along the N11 road next to the canal, opposite Royal palm, Groblersdal on Saturday, 02 September, 2023, at about 06h30. Limpopo Police Spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said […]

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“Minister Gordhan must stop cancelling and provide answers at Public Enterprises Committee”

Tebogo Msimanga | The Democratic Alliance says it will write to the Leader of Government Business, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, calling on him to address Minister Pravin Gordhan’s disregard for the Public Enterprises Portfolio Committee. DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia said this follows Minister Gordhan’s repeated no-show before the Committee to answer […]

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Cele :Limpopo fatal criminal take-down stamps the authority of the state

Tebogo Msimanga | The Police Ministry says it is encouraged by the continued efforts of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to dismantle criminal syndicates, responsible for violent crimes that threaten the country’s citizens and national security. An intelligence-led criminal take-down by the SAPS’s Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI) supported by specialised units of […]

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A police officer appears in court for corruption

Tebogo Msimanga | The Schweizer-Reneke Magistrates’ Court on Thursday granted a 45-year-old Sergeant Thomas Moleme  bail for corruption. He is expected to reappear before the court on Wednesday, 27 September 2023. Reports suggest that the member who was accompanied by a person whom he introduced as a Captain, arrested a suspect for assault in May […]

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