Long sought burglar sentenced to 12 years behind bars

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for a spate of burglaries he committed in uptown Rustenburg beween 2019 and 2022. 
Thabang Pogiso Tshidiso Modise appeared in the Rustenburg Regional Court on Friday, 30 August 2024 when he was sentenced. 

Modise, currently serving two years for escaping from lawful custody earlier this year, was further sentenced to four years imprisonment

Rustenburg crime on the increase

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) Wessels Morweng briefed the media on Tuesday morning, 10 September before the release of the first quarter crime statistics, reported at all 85 police stations in the province. 
The statistics are for the first quarter of the current financial year, from April to June 2024. "We have previously emphasised our plans on reducing the levels of crime. It is worth repeating that criminals have no space in society and must be dealt with harshly as they show no mercy when engaging in their heinous acts," stated Morweng.

Vreugdevure vir Bokke word vlammehel vir polisiekaptein

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Terwyl Rustenburgers Saterdagmiddag op die punt was om die vreugdevure aan te steek met die Springbokke se geskiedkundige rugby-oorwinning oor die All Blacks het 'n dramatiese vlammehel hom in Cuckoolaan, Safarituine afgespeel toe 'n 51-jarige vroulike polisiekaptein verbonde aan die SAPD, se huis waarin sy reeds 11 jaar woon, grotendeels afgebrand het terwyl sy en 'n vriendin by 'n gewilde kuierplek na die rugby op tv gaan kyk het.