STELLALANDER-WOLMARANSSTAD: The High Court of South Africa; North West Division, sitting at the Klerksdorp Regional Court, sentenced Johannes Ontsheketse Tshabile (43), to 11 life terms on rape charges and a cumulative 363 years for other serious charges that include nine other charges of rape, attempted murder, theft, robbery with aggravating circumstances, robbery, attempted robbery, assault, assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm, attempt to commit a sexual offence and sexual assault. Tshabile, who was on the list of the most wanted criminals in the North West, pleaded not guilty to all 65 charges which the court found him guilty. Tshabile’s conviction emanates from incidents that took place in Wolmaransstad in the district of Maquassi between December 2012 and May 2018, wherein he accosted unsuspecting women on the streets.

STELLALANDER-SCHWEIZER-RENEKE: In ‘n poging om ontslae te raak van dwelms in gemeenskappe, het die polisie en misdaadintelligensie in Schweizer-Reneke, twee verdagtes met ongeveer 25 kg dagga op Donderdag, 15 Februarie vasgetrek.
 Berigte dui daarop dat die polisie inligting ontvang dat ‘n Nissan-voertuig op die N12-pad tussen Klerksdorp en Schweizer-Reneke dwelms vervoer het. Die verdagte voertuig is opgemerk en gestop. 

STELLALANDER-REIVILO: Joint operations conducted between Wednesday, 14 and Friday, 16 February by various units under the Serious and Violent Crime Investigation (SVCI) culminated in significant arrests and recoveries. 

STELLALANDER-MIGDOL: The involvement of the community in the fight against crime paid off when seven accused, six males and one female, made their first appearance in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 15 February facing charges of business robbery.