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SAPS in Limpopo welcomed the life imprisonment meted by the Mankweng Regional Court to a 24-year-old man convicted of raping his cousin.

Woman bust for robbery at mayors house News24.com Lephalale Mayor Jack Maeko. Photo from Twitter. Portia Kgama, 34, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the attack on Lephalale Mayor Jack Maekos house in February. The first suspect arrested for the attack, 38-year-old Mozambican national Joao Antonio Lucas, was denied bail and remained in custody. Six people, including two women, arrived at Maekos gate in three vehicles and asked the guard to s...

SAPS A second person has been arrested following a robbery at the house of the Waterberg District mayor in Limpopo in February. READ | Six people robbed the house on Sunday, 14 February, said police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. "Four unknown armed men accompanied by two women - driving in three cars - stopped at the gate of the mayors house and asked the security guard to see the mayor. But before he could respond, they attacked him, entered the house and also tied up everybody inside ...

SAPS Five people have been arrested for the possession of almost 100 different types of explosives and the possession of a stolen vehicle. On Wednesday, Highway Patrol officers spotted a speeding Toyota Quantum minibus, containing five occupants, and stopped them on the R101 highway in the Waterberg District. Inside the vehicle, officers found a black plastic bag containing 97 different categories of explosives and a battery, according to police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. "The suspect...

A 41-year-old taxi owner has been arrested in Bolobedu outside Tzaneen in Limpopo’s Mopani district in connection with murder and attempted murder on Saturday night.

SAPS  A 27-year-old Limpopo woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her boyfriend. Police in Haenertsburg outside Tzaneen made the arrest on Saturday at around 2:30, after they were alerted to a stabbing incident. The 41-year-old victim was reportedly inside his room with his girlfriend when they argued, said police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. "Unexpectedly, the suspect produced a sharp object and stabbed him. Afterwards, the victim managed to go out of the room and screamed for...

Suspect in custody after Limpopo mayor’s house robbed By Jonisayi Maromo Share PRETORIA – A suspect has on Thursday been remanded in custody after being arrested by the police in connection with a home robbery at the mayor’s house in Limpopo’s Waterberg District. Joao Antonio Lucas appeared before the Phalala Magistrates Court in Lephalale on Thursday, according to Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. “He was denied bail and his case was postponed to the 25...

A Limpopo man has been arrested after he allegedly scammed people out of thousands of rand while pretending to be a police captain in 2019.

A Limpopo man has been arrested after he allegedly scammed people out of thousands of rand while pretending to be a police captain in 2019.

Tshepo Daisy Makola, 30, was murdered on Tuesday in the Westenburg area near Polokwane. Her body was found in a pool of blood, said police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. Makola and the suspect allegedly had an argument, during which he stabbed her before fleeing the scene. READ |  "The police opened a case of murder and a manhunt ensued for the suspect until he was arrested at his hideout… The motive for this incident is not clear but domestic violence may not be ruled out," Ngoepe sa...