STELLALANDER-TAUNG: Police in Taung have launched a manhunt after a police officer’s private vehicle, a Toyota RunX, was allegedly torched in the early hours of Thursday morning, 20 February 2025, at his residence in Ditshilong village, Taung.
Reports suggest that a 41-year-old Sergeant and his family were asleep when they were woken by the sound of his vehicle’s alarm. The officer went outside to investigate but tragically discovered his vehicle engulfed in flames.
Life imprisonment for man who murdered his uncle
STELLALANDER-TAUNG: Retshepoane Gladwin Kepi (22), from Manokwane village, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taung Regional Court for the murder of his 68-year-old paternal uncle, Marongoa Victor Kepi.
Kepi was convicted of one count of murder following the brutal killing that took place at the deceased’s home in Maphoitsile village on 28 January 2024. According to the details presented in court, Kepi, along with two friends, visited his uncle’s house under the pretext that the deceased had agreed to lend him a car.
AgriSA vier drie dekades van groei in die landbousektor
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: AgriSA vier met trots die merkwaardige groei wat Suid-Afrika se landbousektor oor die afgelope 30 jaar beleef het.
Acting Taung school principal arrested for alleged corruption
STELLALANDER-TAUNG: A 57-year-old woman, who was the Acting Primary School principal in Taung, was arrested in Taung by members of the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team on Monday, 17 February 2025, for alleged corruption.
Aquila’s second chance: A community’s commitment to Wildlife Rescue
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Just a week ago, a Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) named Aquila narrowly escaped a tragic fate, thanks to the dedication and compassion of a group of remarkable individuals.
The first people who spotted Aquila, unprepared to handle an injured eagle, left her in the wilderness intending to return better equipped.