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04/07/2025

03/07/2025

Breaking!!! Former Deputy President DD Mabuza has passed away. 😱💔🌹🕊️

03/07/2025

Current situation at Laaispruit Dam in Marquard, adjacent to the Engen garage on R708. Motorist are urged to be vigilant.

03/07/2025

Dissatisfaction Among Marquard Taxi Drivers Over Impoundments and Arrests
Marquard, Free State – 03 July 2025 – Taxi drivers in Marquard are growing increasingly frustrated and disappointed as Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement continues to impound their vehicles and arrest them for alleged traffic violations, which has resulted in a significant loss of income and livelihood for many drivers. The taxi drivers claim that the enforcement is unfair and targets them unfairly, while other road users are not held to the same standards. They are calling for a more equitable and just application of traffic laws.

03/07/2025

Developing story. Taxi driver arrested, 1 taxi impounded by provincial traffic law enforcement in Marquard. Stay tuned.

02/07/2025

Farm Worker Sentenced to 14 Years for R**e in Vrede

Free State Police Commend Conviction in Brutal Farm Attack

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State has welcomed the 14-year prison sentence handed down to a 26-year-old farm worker for the r**e of an 18-year-old woman during a home invasion in Vrede.

The Vrede Regional Court found Sibusiso Selwane guilty of breaking into the victim’s home on the night of 5 March 2023, where he assaulted and r**ed her while she slept. According to court testimony, the victim awoke to find Selwane in her bedroom. Recognizing him as a fellow farmworker, she was unable to stop him as he forced himself on her before escaping.

The case was investigated by Warrant Officer Sethunya Tsotetsi of the Vrede Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, whose thorough work ensured a swift arrest and prosecution.

On 1 July 2025, Selwane was sentenced to 14 years for r**e and an additional two years for housebreaking with intent to r**e, with the sentences to run concurrently.

Authorities praised the court’s decision, reaffirming their commitment to combating gender-based violence and ensuring justice for survivors.

Source: SAPS Free State Communications 🚔👮🏻‍♂️💼🚫💔

27/06/2025

MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER, FREE STATE

▪︎BREAKING NEWS: KAMOGELO BAUKUDI FOUND
ALIVE – FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

▪︎Free State, Friday 27 June 2025 –The South African Police Service confirms a major breakthrough in the kidnapping case of Kamogelo Baukudi (19), a Grade 11 learner from Martie du Plessis School, who was found alive in Wepener following a coordinated rescue operation.

Kamogelo was abducted on Thursday, 5 June 2025, while driven home from school in Verneeniging Drive, Bloemfontein. His disappearance triggered widespread concern and led to the establishment of a dedicated multidisciplinary task team under the leadership of the Mangaung Metro District Commissioner, Major General Arthur Peter Adams.

After weeks of intensive investigation, Kamogelo was safely located and rescued in Wepener in the early hours of this morning, 27 June 2025. During this intelligence driven operation, five African males aged between 20 and 29 were arrested. Three suspects were apprehended at a house in Kanana Location, Wepener, while two others were caught on the road between Kwetla Location and Wepener town — with the victim in their possession.

This brings the total number of arrests in the case to six. The first suspect, a 42-year-old police sergeant, who was previously arrested, appeared in court charged with kidnapping and extortion.

Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane, Provincial Commissioner of the Free State, commended the hard work of this team:

*“The safe recovery of young Kamogelo is a moment of great relief for the family, the community, and all of us. I commend our members for their unwavering efforts, who worked tirelessly following up every lead under serious public scrutiny. We will ensure that justice is served.”

The suspects face charges related to kidnapping, extortion. They will join the police sergeant in court on Monday 30 June 2025. The investigation continues.

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▪︎Enquiries:Brigadier Motantsi Makhele
082 466 7396

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Kitchen Wall mounted trash can😍