Mokgophong – Limpopo police, Sergeant Nyiko William Lelaka who died on the R101 road with eight inmates when the police vehicle he was operating to the Naboomspruit Magistrate Court collided with a truck was buried on Saturday at Mookgopong, in the Waterberg District. In her tribute, the Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lt-Gen Thembu Hadebe described Sergeant… Continue reading Sgt Lelaka Given Heroic Send-Off with Salutary Tributes
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Seven Inmates, Police Officer Die in Head on Collision
Limpopo – Six awaiting trialists and a police officer died when a vehicle they were traveling in collided with a heavy duty truck along the R101 road between Mokopane and Mokgophong in Limpopo (today). The number of casualties rose to seven after one of the injured inmates died on arrival in hospital. Spokesperson for the… Continue reading Seven Inmates, Police Officer Die in Head on Collision
Limpopo Cop Wanted for Rape Hangs Himself to Evade Arrest
A 45-year-old police officer in Limpopo who was wanted on allegations of raping a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope at his home in Ditshosing village just outside Giyani. According to the Limpopo Police provincial spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, a police sergeant who cannot be named at this stage allegedly… Continue reading Limpopo Cop Wanted for Rape Hangs Himself to Evade Arrest
A Six-Year-Old Boy Dies as Floods Wreak Havoc in Limpopo
A six-year-old boy has died after flash floods overwhelmed his family’s shack on a farm in Limpopo, in the northern part of South Africa, and swept him away. His desperate parents survived by jumping on top of the roof and watching in dismay as the boy disappeared. Provincial police say the tragic incident happened at… Continue reading A Six-Year-Old Boy Dies as Floods Wreak Havoc in Limpopo
Seven Suspects, including Five Foreign Nationals, Arrested for Running Illegal Gold Processing Laboratory in Limpopo
The Limpopo Police’s Vala Umgodi Task Team arrested four foreign nationals following the discovery of an illegal gold processing laboratory in Tzaneen on Saturday. They nabbed three Zimbabweans and a Mozambican when they raided a plot along the R71 near Tarentaalrand, Mopani District, in the northern part of South Africa. Zimbabweans John Vondo (39), Hardlife… Continue reading Seven Suspects, including Five Foreign Nationals, Arrested for Running Illegal Gold Processing Laboratory in Limpopo
Facebook Serial Rapist Sentenced To 99 Years In Jail
The Polokwane High Court in Limpopo has sentenced Facebook serial rapist Ronny Maluleke to 99 years imprisonment for multiple counts of rape, counts of robbery aggravating circumstances, and housebreaking with intent to rape. Maluleke’s sentencing on Tuesday came after he was arrested at Lenyenye Village outside Tzaneen in November 2021. He was remanded in custody… Continue reading Facebook Serial Rapist Sentenced To 99 Years In Jail