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Crime Scene Logo   By: Neo Ntsele On Monday, 16 March 2026, Advocate Siseko Leonard Cengcani (55) from Cengcani and Associates, Tshadi Annah Molelekoa-Taso (44), Nomalizwe Brenda Nkwane (45), and Nontsikelelo Grace Mkololo (41) were detained by the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Bloemfontein on charges of alleged fraud. The suspects appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court the same day. Allegations suggest that in 2020, complainants responded to

Crime Scene Logo   By: Neo Ntsele Jacolene Hendricks (45) was sentenced by the Kroonstad Magistrates Court on 12 March 2026 after being found guilty of 75 counts of fraud. The conviction arose from an internal investigation into the financial dealings of the Hansie Muller Besigheidstrust in Viljoenskroon. This followed reports from some business clients who claimed the accused had instructed them to deposit payments for goods into a different bank account. A case docket was o

Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele The Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Lekhotla Joseph Rafanyane (30), for the murder of a police officer. On 27 February (Fri), the court found Lekgotla Joseph Rafanyane guilty as charged. He was sentenced to 20 years direct imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm. On 9 April 2023, members of Bethlehem Serious Organised Crime Investigation received information about the killing of a police official in Botjha