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Recovered Cash By: Neo Ntsele The SAPS Provincial Commissioner of the Free State, Lieutenant General Solomon Lesia, has applauded a multidisciplinary team led by Crime Intelligence for the successful arrest of two wanted cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery suspects and the recovery of stolen money following a cross pavement robbery in Welkom. The incident occurred at Cash and Carry in Welkom when security officers were collecting money from the store on Saturday, 23 May 2026, at a

By: Neo Ntsele On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, off-duty members from the Mangaung Metro District Operational Command Centre (DOCC) East Task Team acted promptly on a tip-off. The information indicated that an adult male was allegedly selling drugs at the Thaba Nchu taxi rank. The team quickly mobilised and headed to the bustling transit location. Upon arrival, they identified a male who matched the provided description. With tactical precision, the officers approached and apprehen

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