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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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