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Two behind bars for copper cable theft
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Bafokeng Regional Court, on Wednesday, 5 November, convicted and sentenced two Lesotho nationals, Bokang Molapisi (46) and Josias Mokgatja (35), to an effective 12 years direct imprisonment for the theft of copper cable.
The court further imposed an additional six months direct imprisonment for being in the country illegally. The sentences will run concurrently.
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Murder case of Jacques Gibson to continue in Regional Court
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG – The murder case of Jacques Ricardo Gibson continued on Friday, 7 November, at the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court.
Gibson, who was 44-years-old at the time of the incident, was reportedly fatally shot in front of the main gate of his property in Rustenburg East-End, on Thursday, 14 March 2024. His 18-year-old daughter was the only eye witness to the crime, which left the entire family devastated.
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Community outraged by unexpected bail for Koster couple killers
RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - The two men accused of murdering George (68) and Wilma Koster (65) in a shocking public shooting incident at the Platinum Square Shopping Centre in June this year, have been granted bail by the High Court of South Africa’S North West Division in Mahikeng.
The tragic incident on 14 June 2025 in the shopping centre’s parking area left the Rustenburg community horrified and the Koster family devastated.
