Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape he committed nine years ago.
Buti Sendindo (52) was found guilty on a charge of rape and sentenced in the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court on October 17.
In terms of the Firearm Control Act, he was declared unfit to possess a firearm. In addition, the court ordered that the accused’s personal particulars be entered into the National Register of Sex Offenders.
He raped a 60 year-old woman in Freemanville in July 2014.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Operation Shanela high density operations conducted in the province yielded successes when 597 suspects were arrested for numerous crimes from October 23 to 29.
The police made four arrests for drug related offences, 11 for dealing in liquor, 21 for driving under the influence of liquor, three for possession of firearms and ammunition and 66 were undocumented persons, who were handed over to the Department of Home Affairs for further processing. 

Lentswe, Ventersdorp - The police management in the Province welcomed the arrest of two men for illegal possession of an AK 47 rifle and ammunition in Ventersdorp. 
The suspects were arrested on Wednesday October 25, by a team comprising of Crime Intelligence and the Tactical Response Team (TRT). 
“The operation was conducted following the receiving of information regarding two males, who were seen sitting outside a restaurant in Van Riebeeck Street. Subsequent to the operation, the men were arrested and an AK 47 rifle and ammunition confiscated,” said Col Adéle Myburgh, police spokesperson. 

Lentswe, Wolmaransstad - A member of the Uniting Reformed Church took the church and its pastor to court because she claims “injustice and oppression”. Kakanyo Sewedi lodged an objection in terms of church order against procedure followed to nominate deacons, an objection that was squarely ignored.