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The case of a 16-year-old Pampierstad resident accused of decapitating a 17-year-old peer, was held in camera at the Pampierstad Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. According to National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane, the hearing was held with the accused in absentia because he was admitted in hospital for a medical evaluation.It is alleged that the accused…

Mario Marco, Getty Images A Northern Cape man has been sentenced to 20 years for raping a 13-year-old girl.Thato Ncheyagae, 23, was sentenced in the Kuruman Regional Court on Friday after being found guilty of raping the girl on New Year's Day.That night at around 22:00, the girl from Gamasepa Village went with friends to…

Northern Cape MEC McCollen Ntsikelelo Jack has died. Northern Cape Education MEC McCollen Ntsikelelo Jack, also known as Mac Jack, has died from Covid-19.  In a late-night briefing, Premier Zamani Saul announced the passing of his colleague and dear comrade with great sadness."He passed on early this evening at a hospital. He was admitted to hospital…

Northern Cape police have launched a manhunt for six suspects after an attempted business robbery in Kuruman was foiled by a power outage.The six suspects forced a security officer at a post office to open its doors shortly after midnight on Friday morning, police said on Saturday.Once inside, they tried to use a grinder to…

Elzabie, Breggie and Danie Brand. An elderly couple and their adult daughter have gone missing after they were seemingly attacked on their smallholding in Hartswater in the Northern Cape on Sunday.Netwerk24 reported that guests arrived at the couple's home on Monday afternoon, only to find it deserted, ransacked and bloodstained.Danie Brand, 83, and his wife,…