By: Neo Ntsele The Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court has sentenced Moses Teboho Mabe to 20 years of direct imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape, kidnapping, and housebreaking. The sentence was delivered on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Detective Sergeant Tlaleng Mohale of the SAPS Phuthaditjhaba Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit conducted the investigation. On Thursday, 25 December 2025, around 21:00, a 35-year-old woman from Phomolong Secti

Confiscated Items By: Neo Ntsele In an ongoing initiative to eliminate counterfeit and illegal goods from the streets, the Free State Provincial Illicit Goods Task Team, along with the Search and Rescue: Diving Unit, Provincial Emergency Service, Corporate Communication and Liaison, under the leadership of Colonel Aletta Molefe from the Inspectorate, carried out a search and seizure warrant as part of the Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela II - POCC Intervention. The oper

By: Neo Ntsele Lieutenant General Solly Lesia, the Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State, and Major General Mokgadi Bokaba, the Provincial Head of the Hawks, have expressed their approval of the sentencing of 31-year-old Lebohang Mokatedi and his company, Lebohang Society and Financial Credit Service (Pty) Ltd, by the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Thursday, 15 October 2026. They praised the investigative team, which included the