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Six die in crash between taxis and truck 2006-01-06 09:32:03 Six people, including five-year-old twins, were killed and 21 injured in an accident between a truck and two taxis on the N3 near Warden in the eastern Free State, according to police. Traffic flow picks up on N3 2006-01-02 14:32:00 Traffic flow has begun to increase on the main routes through the Free State as thousands of holidaymakers head back home, news reports have said. Body of missing man found in mountains 2006-01-02 09:39:56 The body of a 46-year-old Johannesburg man who went missing in the Maluti Mountains outside Clarens has been found, Free State police have said. |
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Baby raped by intruder 2005-12-28 12:45:05 A two-year-old girl was taken from her mother's bed and raped by an intruder who broke into their house on Christmas night, Free State police said. Cops still on the hunt for farm murderers 2005-12-28 13:29:00 Free State police have continued the search for the two men who shot dead Wikus Stoffberg and his 44-year-old wife Ria while they were travelling in their bakkie from Osplaat. Taxi driver found dead near Bloemfontein 2005-12-25 11:52:57 The body of a 38-year-old taxi driver from Pro-Taxis was found in his vehicle on a Bloemspruit farm, Southern Free State police reported. Five arrested in foiled heist 2005-12-23 20:06:33 Responding to a tip-off, Free State police have arrested five Soweto men who allegedly intended to rob a cash-in-transit van near Bethlehem. Taxi driver killed while changing flat tyre 2005-12-22 19:18:38 A driver of a minibus taxi has been killed and another has been seriously injured after they were run over by a truck on the N3 near Harrismith while they were changing a flat tyre, Free State police have said. Man mauled by tigers was a mugger 2005-12-20 20:18:44 The mystery surrounding the death of a man found in the tiger's enclosure of a Bloemfontein zoo appears to have been solved, according to police. Tiger mauls man to death at Bloemfontein zoo 2005-12-18 17:34:33 Bloemfontein police are baffled as to how or why a man, found mauled to death, happened to get into the tiger's enclosure of the city's zoo. Holiday makers die in river bus crash 2005-12-17 13:52:40 Twenty people were killed and 77 injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned and plunged into a Free State river. Police search river for bodies 2005-12-17 09:50:00 Police divers are searching for bodies near Wepener in the Free State after an accident in which a bus plunged into a river near the town. Community service for mayor's car arsonists 2005-12-16 06:38:27 Two men who set Bethlehem mayor Patrick Jacobs's car on fire in November last year have been sentenced to 24-months correctional supervision each. Ngombane family off the hook until new year 2005-12-15 13:32:04 Formal charges against the five family members accused of murdering Free State official Noby Ngombane will only be served in the new year. Mineworkers camp out at Mbeki's office 2005-12-08 15:01:27 A group of more than a thousand mineworkers from the Eastern Cape have set up camp at the Union Buildings demanding to see President Mbeki since government officials have failed to listen to their grievances. Five injured in train collision 2005-12-08 08:33:41 A man and four young children have been seriously injured after the bakkie they were travelling in was hit by a train at a crossing in Bloemfontein in the Free State. French students raped at camping site 2005-12-06 14:34:33 Two French women who were sleeping in their car at the Wilge River camping site in Frankfort have allegedly been attacked by three men who fled the scene in the victims' car, according to Bloemfontein police. Taxi driver's murder stumps police 2005-12-04 13:52:07 A 39-year-old taxi driver was shot dead when a trip to drop off churchgoers took a bad turn in Harrismith - and Free State police are working around the clock to solve the "puzzling" murder. Man holds mom hostage at old age home 2005-11-29 18:46:46 Police have rescued an 83-year-old woman and arrested her son after he demanded her car keys, fired shots and held her hostage at her old age home in the Free State. Hostel dispute ends in fatal shooting 2005-11-26 17:09:54 A man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his colleague at a mining hostel in Meloding, Virginia, northern Free State police said. Doctors suspect Sasolburg men were poisoned 2005-11-25 08:58:24 Two senior officials of the Metsimaholo municipality in Sasolburg believe someone poisoned them as they drank their morning cup of coffee at a fire station. Men admit to torching Mayor's car 2005-11-22 19:43:20 Two men have pleaded guilty in the Bethlehem regional court to setting the mayor of Bethlehem's car on fire. Blow to the head kills elderly man 2005-11-21 16:37:51 A 76-year-old man has died after an argument with a builder who allegedly hit him over the head with a hammer. Moms held after newborn babies dumped 2005-11-21 10:36:15 Two Free State have been arrested after allegedly abandoning their babies in a toilet and near a railway station. Tigers get a chance in SA's cheetah country 2005-11-17 11:38:25 No tigers in Africa? That may be what they teach in school, but it is no longer quite true, thanks to an ambitious Britain-based project called Save China's Tigers. New air cavalry battalion proves its worth 2005-11-16 09:07:08 The South African Army's air assault capabilities are well on track to being completed, with the first infantry air cavalry battalion nearly ready to swing into action after a successful demonstration held in Bloemfontein. Woman's brothers nab rape suspect 2005-11-12 17:46:59 A man who feel asleep next to a woman who he had allegedly throttled, stripped and raped woke up to find himself cornered by her brothers, Free State police have said. Bloemfontein may be renamed after a horse 2005-11-09 12:07:00 If Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan gives his blessing, the city of Bloemfontein will be renamed after the horse of Chief Lerotholi, a grandson of King Moshoeshoe, the founder of the Basotho nation. Violence followed domestic argument - police 2005-10-29 16:16:10 Free State police believe that a domestic quarrel between a Moemaneng man and his wife prompted the husband to shoot his infant son and the child's mother before speeding off in the family car. Woman allegedly raped by police in jail 2005-10-27 07:34:47 A police officer has been hauled into the dock after a woman, who spent two years in jail, claimed she was repeatedly raped by three officers. Girl dies after kick in stomach 2005-10-21 17:54:20 A twelve-year-old boy may face charges of murder or culpable homicide, after the death of a girl whom he allegedly kicked in the stomach. Husband in the dock after sex tape discovery 2005-10-21 07:54:47 Free State police have arrested a Bloemfontein man who allegedly blackmailed several of his wife's co-workers after videotaping them in compromising positions with her. Cop surrenders after alleged road rage attack 2005-10-16 16:07:12 Apparently consumed by road rage, a Free State police officer has allegedly killed a motorist, then turned himself in at a police station. Police exhume Ngombane's body 2005-12-15 10:28:15 Free State official Noby Ngombane's body has been laid to rest for a second time after police exhumed it as part of their murder investigation. Suspect caught during second robbery - police 2005-10-10 21:07:21 An armed robber fleeing from a failed robbery at a business in Harrismith was arrested soon afterwards while attempting a second robbery, Free State police have said. Taxi driver killed in Ficksburg accident 2005-10-09 15:39:43 A taxi driver lost control of his vehicle while talking on his cellphone this weekend, causing an accident near Ficksburg in which two passengers died, according to police. Women roar appreciation for stripper's lesson 2005-10-03 07:21:54 In Potchefstroom's nostalgic town hall, the site of many a political speech in the time of apartheid, former pole-dancer Gigi van Schalkwyk stripped down naked in no time, and had the audience eating from the palm of her hand... Stabbed farmer walks 15km for help 2005-09-29 14:35:57 A Free State farmer, who was stabbed in his leg, had to endure a 15km journey by foot in order to get help, police have said. Police offer reward for information on head 2005-09-28 22:01:29 Free State police are offering a reward of R20 000 to anyone with information about a human head found in Winburg. Fire-swept Free State seeks emergency relief 2005-09-27 14:38:57 The extent of the damage caused by raging fires in the Free State is such that the province has asked the government to declare it a disaster area. Body found inside floodlight casing 2005-09-22 16:44:32 A 27-year-old man has appeared in the Phuthaditjhaba magistrate's court for allegedly abducting, raping and killing a seven-year-old girl and putting her body inside a floodlight casing at a Free State stadium. Two men nabbed for dealing in rhino horn 2005-09-22 17:11:14 Free State police and environmental affairs officials have arrested two men for dealing in rhino horn after a sting operation at the Gariep Dam. Dagga haul seized at Lesotho border 2005-09-21 16:16:14 Free State police and members of the South African National Defence Force have seized R2.2-million worth of dagga during a routine patrol along the Lesotho border near Ficksburg. |
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