Bloemfontein
- Mzansi Celebs
Thuli Phongolo responds after being attacked over her newly formed duo ‘2Faced’
On Saturday actress and DJ Thuli Phongolo announced she and Slenda Da Dancing DJ have come together to form a…
Read More » - South Africa News
Pet owner who left dogs in his vehicle for 5 days in scorching heat convicted & sentenced
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Bloemfontein in the Free State has welcomed the conviction…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bookkeepers ordered to pay back over R2 million they stole from an optometrist
Four bookkeepers who stole over R2 million from an optometrist in Bloemfontein were ordered to pay back the money. The…
Read More » - South Africa News
Business robbery suspect gets 10 years imprisonment
A 43-year-old woman, part of a group that robbed a supermarket in Wepener, holding the owner at gunpoint and escaping…
Read More » - South Africa News
Woman bust with fake visas
Police in Bloemfontein, Free State arrested a foreign national for fraud and for running a secret laboratory used to print…
Read More » - South Africa News
SCA rules against property owner who tried to remove occupants by cancelling lease & changing locks
A full bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed an appeal by a Bloemfontein property owner who tried…
Read More » - South Africa News
Lawyer: Jacob Zuma has nothing to gain by delaying his own trial
Former President Jacob Zuma’s legal team said he had nothing to gain from delaying his trial. Zuma squared off against…
Read More » - South Africa News
Administrative clerk who siphoned over R200 000 from employer sentenced
An administrative clerk from the Eastern Cape has been sentenced to time behind bars for stealing from her employer. Nadia…
Read More » - South Africa News
Estina dairy project case back in court
The Estina dairy farm case involving former minister Mosebenzi Zwane and 15 co-accused is set to resume in the Free…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dr Nandipha Magudumana hints at kidnap, claims Thabo Bester threatened her into fleeing SA
Dr Nandipha Magudumana has accused Thabo Bester of forcing her into a vehicle and driving out of South Africa. Magudumana…
Read More » - South Africa News
Soldier arrested for stealing rifle & ammunition from military base and then selling them
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member has been arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm as well as…
Read More » - South Africa News
2 police flying squad members shot dead while chasing hijacking suspect
A 38-year-old male suspect, who was travelling in a reported stolen Transnet vehicle from Bloemfontein, allegedly shot and killed two…
Read More » - South Africa News
Section of N1 in Bloemfontein closed
Bloemfontein residents are being urged to avoid the N1 between the Nelson Mandela offramp and Church Street after a petrol…
Read More » - South Africa News
FS police looking for this man’s family after his body was dumped in Bloem river by Thabo Bester accomplice
Free State police are seeking public help in identifying a man whose body was meant to be used in Thabo…
Read More » - South Africa News
3 bodies found in Bloemfontein house
Police in the Free State are seeking public assistance after the bodies of three people were found in a house…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bloemfontein father spends R15 and scoops R23 million Powerball jackpot
A Bloemfontein father has come forward to claim his Powerball jackpot winnings of over R23 million. National Lottery, Ithuba said…
Read More » - South Africa News
Thabo Bester escape suspects to appear in court
Three more suspects in the Thabo Bester escape saga will appear in court on Wednesday. All three are G4S employees.…
Read More » - South Africa News
3 more suspects arrested in Thabo Bester escape saga
Police have arrested three more suspects in the Thabo Bester escape saga. All three are G4S employees. Two of the…
Read More » - South Africa News
4 staffers in big trouble over stolen millions at justice department
Four Department of Justice and Correctional Services employees face suspensions after millions of rand were stolen from its Guardian’s Fund.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dr Nandipha planning to appeal extradition ruling after court keeps her behind bars
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s legal team is preparing to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court’s decision that dismissed her urgent application to…
Read More » - South Africa News
SPCA notes a rise in illegal animal hunting in the Free State
Bloemfontein pet owners have been advised to keep a close eye on their animals, with the Society for the Prevention…
Read More » - South Africa News
Criminals arrested at landfill site in Bloemfontein
A number of criminals involved in various illicit activities were arrested at the Southern Landfill site in Bloemfontein on Friday.…
Read More » - South Africa News
City of Cape Town engineer arrested for attempted kidnapping & assault of cop
A 49-year-old man has appeared in the Richmond District Court in the Northern Cape after he was charged with numerous…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dr Nandipha’s deportation from Tanzania to come under scrutiny in court challenge
Doctor Nandipha Magudumana’s argument that her arrest and subsequent detention is unlawful has forced the State into a corner over…
Read More » - South Africa News
NPA confirms Nandipha Magudumana’s bid to challenge her arrest to be heard on Friday
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the urgent application by Dr Nandipha Magudumana to declare her arrest and…
Read More » - South Africa News
One of the men involved in Maselspoort racial attack sentenced
Stephanus van der Westhuizen, one of the three white men accused of assaulting two black teenage boys at the Maselspoort…
Read More » - South Africa News
NPA to appeal Nulane Investments judgment
The National Prosecuting Authority has filed an appeal in the R24,9-million Nulane Investments judgment. Five of the six accused had…
Read More » - South Africa News
Katlego Bereng to be laid to rest
Katlego Bereng (32) will be laid to rest on Sunday in Bloemfontein. His body was used as a decoy in…
Read More » - South Africa News
Brandfort cops arrest suspect for killing 70-year-old businessman
Brandfort police swiftly arrested a suspect who allegedly stabbed and killed a 70-year-old man inside his business premises. The 57-year-old…
Read More » - South Africa News
91-year-old FS woman sustains serious injuries to face & head during house robbery
Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly broke into an elderly woman’s house, assaulted her, and fled in Edenburg, Free…
Read More » - South Africa News
Thabo Bester saga: Social Development Department to assist Katlego Mpholo’s family
A Bloemfontein family that found itself entangled in the Thabo Bester saga will receive much-needed help from social workers. Katlego…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police investigate 2 suspected poisoning cases after 3 relatives & a child die
Police in the Free State are investigating suspected cases of poisoning that led to the death of four people less…
Read More » - South Africa News
G4S security guard arrested in Thabo Bester case
Another arrest has been made in connection with the Thabo Bester escape case. Police say the 51-year-old G4S security guard…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dr Nandipha Magudumana could face more charges
More charges could be added to Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s charge sheet. Police confirmed to the Correctional Services Portfolio Committee that…
Read More » - South Africa News
JCS and SAPS thank Tanzanian govt for Thabo Bester & Dr Magudumana deportation
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has thanked the Tanzanian government for its unequivocal cooperation in the arrest and…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dr. Nandipha Magudumana case remanded to 17 April
Dr. Nandipha Magudumana finally made her first court appearance in Bloemfontein on Thursday. The case has been remanded until 17…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police arrest 2 suspects linked to Thabo Bester’s escape from prison
Two more suspects including a former employee of the G4S security company have been arrested in connection with the elaborate…
Read More » - South Africa News
G4S hides prisoners’ letter to President Ramaphosa
Two prisoners from Mangaung maximum security prison in Bloemfontein wrote a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Ronald Lamola and…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police raid Thabo Bester’s hideout
Police are raiding the last known hideout of the escaped rapist and murdered Thabo Bester. Bester is on the run…
Read More » - South Africa News
Thabo Bester allegedly paid warders R5 million
Thabo Bester skipped the country to Zimbabwe to lay low after escaping from the Mangaung maximum security prison where he…
Read More » - South Africa News
Fidelity offers R100 000 to anyone with information on Thabo Bester’s whereabouts
Private security company Fidelity on Friday announced a R100,000 reward for anybody with information that would lead to the arrest…
Read More » - South Africa News
Popcru slams running of some SA prisons by private entities
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said the Correctional Services department is undermining state security by allowing private…
Read More » - South Africa News
FS Education MEC Tate Makgoe described as devoted family man
The daughter of late Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe has described her father as a devoted family man. Palesa…
Read More » - South Africa News
3 arrested for theft of sheep worth R260 000
Three men were arrested for the alleged theft of merino sheep worth R260 000 at a farm in Bloemspruit near…
Read More » - South Africa News
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga & education MECs to visit Makgoe family
As tributes continue to pour in for the late Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe, the Minister of Basic Education…
Read More » - South Africa News
South Africa’s Greylisting a stain on Cyril Ramaphosa’s legacy
To shake off the global greylisting status that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) slapped South Africa with this week,…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bloemfontein’s By Hoek Lounge owner killed
By Hoek Lounge owner Themba Mothibi was murdered outside the establishment in Bloemfontein Sunday morning. Free State police say Mothibi…
Read More » - South Africa News
3 suspects arrested with boxes full of ARVs in Bloemfontein, ‘stolen’ from a local clinic
The Mangaung Metro Tactical Response Team arrested three men in possession of boxes full of ARVs in the Bayswater Police…
Read More » - South Africa News
Pitbull found locked in car for weeks, owner claims he was building cage for it
A pitbull kept in a car for weeks has been taken away by the SPCA in Bloemfontein. According to the…
Read More » - South Africa News
Corrie Pretorius sentenced to 12-months in prison for assaulting teen over salt
On Monday, Corrie Pretorius was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or R12 000 fine for assault with intent to cause…
Read More »