04/09/2026
-SHOCKING CRIME COMMITTED IN PHUTHADITJHABA!
-COURT CLERK ARRESTED FOR STEALING 5 DOCKETS CONTAINED SERIOUS CHARGES INCLUDING MURDER, R**E & ATTEMPTED MURDER-
A 34-year-old court official, Moeketsi Mokoena (34), has been arrested for allegedly stealing five police dockets that were locked inside the prosecutor’s office.
It is alleged that between 21 and 23 August 2026, the five dockets were prepared for court on Monday, 24 August 2026. When an official went to collect them, they were gone.
The dockets contained serious charges, including +murder, r**e, attempted murder, stock theft and sexual assault.
Mokoena was arrested on Monday, 24 August 2026, and appeared in court on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
COURT UPDATE: On Thursday, 3 September 2026, he appeared again at the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate’s Court for bail application and was granted R2 000 bail. Case postponed to 22 October 2026 for further investigations.