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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

Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele Vuyani Gibson Mpasie 27, a fake bursaries donor, masquerading as a Mangaung Metro official, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court today (Mon) for formal bail hearing, for alleged corruption and extortion. The case against him was postponed to Monday, 16 February 2026 for a formal bail application after making his first appearance on Thursday last week. He is expected to reappear soon in court. On 5 February 2026, Serious Corruption Inv

Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele The Free State Division of the High Court in Bloemfontein on Wednesday, the 3rd, sentenced Sello Cedric Pinkoane (52) to 14 years of direct imprisonment for fraud, uttering, and money laundering worth R64.8 million. In January 2017, the accused approached an elderly businesswoman with a business proposal. He claimed to have obtained a lucrative tender with a leading mining company. He informed the victim that he urgently needed vehicles and cas