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Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele Ente Thibello Sekhoto (51) and his company, Batlokoa Circle 12 Plaster Services (Pty) Ltd, were sentenced on 13 May 2026 by the Heilbron Magistrates' Court for fraud and money laundering related to the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). In 2020, Sekhoto fraudulently applied for Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits for individuals who were not actually employed by the company. Due to this fraudulent application, the Un

By: Neo Ntsele On 11 May 2026, members of the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation in Bethlehem executed a search and seizure operation at the residence of a police official in Villiers as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected stolen property. During the operation, two motorcycles suspected to be stolen were recovered. A 45-year-old police Sergeant was subsequently arrested on charges of possession of suspected stolen property, fraud, and defeating the ends of j

By: Neo Ntsele The accused, Sibusiso Mbuli, aged 27, was sentenced before Botshabelo Regional Court on 08 May 2026 to two life terms imprisonment for two counts of rape, 15 years' for robbery with aggravating circumstances and a further three years for robbery. Selosesha SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) were tasked to investigate two cases of robbery and rape that had the same modus operandi. The accused, Sibusiso Mbuli, lured female victi