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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

By: Staff Reporter The Free State Provincial Serial Electronic Crime Investigation (SECI) Unit has made significant strides in dismantling a dangerous syndicate responsible for a wave of terror across the Lejweleputswa District. ​For over a decade, the syndicate targeted residents in Virginia, Welkom, and Odendaalsrus, committing a series of violent offenses including house robberies, housebreaking, attempted murder, and rape. ​The breakthrough in these cold cases is attribut

Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele On 4 May 2026, the Bethlehem Magistrates Court sentenced Ernest Ratladiela Semela, aged 26, to a seven-year prison term for drug dealing. In April 2024, Bethlehem detectives acted on a tip about an unlicensed firearm at a shack in Captain Charles, Bohlokong. During their search of the premises, they found several sachets of crystal meth, mandrax tablets, nyaope plastic wraps, dagga, and more than R56,000 in cash. The accused was immediately arr