Rustenburg – An elderly man has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl outside Rustenburg, North West police said on Monday.

The man, 68, allegedly raped the girl in Monakato near Mogwase last week, said Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone.

“It is alleged that the girl went to her grandmother’s place to play with another child. She was allegedly raped there when the suspect called her… dragged her into the bedroom where he raped her,” said Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone. “The minor allegedly went home where she disclosed the incident to her mother.”
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Rustenburg – A 68-year-old man, accused of raping a nine-year-old girl, appeared in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court on Monday, North West police said.

Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said the man was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping the girl in Monakato, outside Rustenburg, on April 14.
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Rustenburg – A case against two women accused of witchcraft was withdrawn when they appeared in the Jericho Magistrate’s Court north of Brits on Tuesday, North West police said on Tuesday.

The women were arrested in Bethanie near Brits on Friday after allegedly snatching a month-old baby girl from her mother’s bed before, according to reports, returning her to her home.

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Rustenburg – A man has been taken in for questioning in Rustenburg in connection with the murder of an Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) leader, North West police said on Tuesday.

“It can be confirmed that a 40-year-old Lesotho national has been taken in for questioning. It is believed that he will assist the police in the investigation and arrest of the suspects,” said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

“Preliminary investigation has shown that at this stage, the incident is not linked to previous rivalry between National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Association of Mineworkers and Construction. We would like to state that when the case was reported, it was not clear that the deceased was a member of Amcu, but the police reacted to the incident promptly.”

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Johannesburg – The attacks on foreign nationals over the last few weeks are embarrassing and inhumane, Deputy Agriculture Minister Bheki Cele has said.

“We can’t behave like animals. There is no justification whatsoever for the way we are behaving,” he told News24.

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Johannesburg – The police and army raided the Jeppestown hostel on Tuesday night searching for weapons, Gauteng police said.

“The whole national team are here. The national commissioner as well,” spokesperson Lieutenant Kay Makhubela said.

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