Heartbeat of the Bushveld
SHONGOANE — Mr Alebele Alphius Lutolo (31) was sentenced with life imprisonment in Lephalale Regional Court for raping a 31-year-old mentally disturbed woman. According to Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena, Lephalale Cluster spokesperson, in August 2013, Lutolo forcefully took the victim …
Read More MARAPONG — The 39-year-old Mr X*, who was arrested in April 2017 after being accused of raping three minors, has been sentenced to 27 years imprisonment by Lephalale Regional Court. The harrowing details of the case date back to 2015, …
Read More LEPHALALE — In Lephalale Regional Court, Calvyn Mogoro was recently found guilty on illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and Solly Mpanza was found guilty on trespassing. This follows an incident in February 2016 where Mogoro and Mpanza entered …
Read More VILLA NORA — Abraham Lelaka (53) was sentenced to life imprisonment in Lephalale’s Regional Court on Tuesday 30 October for raping a ten-year-old girl. The rape case was opened at Villa Nora SAPS on 8 April 2017. According to Warrant …
Read More
SHONGOANE — The suspect of a murder case, Hermaans Moabi (32), appeared in Lephalale Regional Court on Monday 8 October. Moabi allegedly murdered his girlfriend, Cathrine Mokiba (32), on 21 September 2017 and a murder case was opened at Villa …
Read More VILLA NORA — Paulos Maboka Thaba (26) was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in Lephalale Regional Court on Thursday 26 July after he was found guilty for the rape of a 22-year-old woman in Abbotspoort. According to Warrant Officer …
Read More
WITPOORT — 17 suspects were arrested for public violence when four trucks and one bus were burnt to ashes in Ga-Seleka on Thursday 8 May 2018. They appeared before the Phalala Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 31 May on charges of …
Read More
LEPHALALE — Die 57-jarige Antonio Xavier (Tony) Freitas het Maandag 7 Mei in die streekshof in Lephalale skuldig gepleit op 15 aanklagte teen hom. Die aanklagte sluit in: die jag van sewe renosters sonder permitte op die plaas Ringbult in …
Read More
LEPHALALE — Kenny Mthetho (35), a South African citizen and Sam None (34), a Zimbabwean citizen, were each sentenced to 58 years imprisonment in Lephalale Regional Court on Tuesday 20 March. They were sentenced on several charges, including the hunting …
Read More Klaas Khutso Ntsoane (38) and Lucky Mokoena (39) were each sentenced to life imprisonment plus 90 years imprisonment in the Polokwane High Court sitting in Lephalale on Thursday 12 April for murder, carjacking, kidnapping and armed robbery. A third suspect, …
Read More
SHONGOANE — Motswere Jan Makgae (20) was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Lephalale Regional Court on a charge of rape on Friday 6 April. According to Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena from Lephalale Cluster, Makgae was arrested after an incident …
Read More LEPHALALE — Lukas Magwai (29) and Jan Makolota (28) was recently sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the Lephalale Regional Court on charges of murder. According to Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena Lephalale Cluster Spokesperson, the murder took place in Marapong …
Read More
TOM BURKE — It appears that the court case of the late Flora Moatshe will not reach a conclusion anytime soon. Nearly a year has passed since Flora’s death, her body still unburied and the accused’s court cases constantly being …
Read More SHONGOANE — Ramaphala Malesela Jones (63) from Shongoane has been sentenced to two life sentences on Tuesday 13 February in Lephalale Magistrate’s Court. The heavy sentence is the result of a series of rapes that were committed during 2009 and …
Read More Leoni Kruger LEPHALALE — Tony Freitas (55) appeared in the Lephalale Magistrate’s Court on Monday 17 July on charges of the illegal hunting of specially protected wild animals, possession of rhino horn (although not found on the premises), the selling …
Read More Leoni Kruger WITPOORT — Steve Mfisa (31) appeared in Witpoort Magistrate’s Court on 13 July 2017 but the case was postponed to 30 August 2017 at Phalala (Witpoort) Magistrate Court as further investigation continues. Mfisa, who has been in custody …
Read More