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Contract killers jailed for life as Free State High Court delivers stern warning to hitmen
Two convicted contract killers have been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Bloemfontein High Court found them guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot that claimed one man’s life and left another fighting for survival.
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Habitual burglar already serving a prison sentence has term extended to 30 years
The Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court sentenced a habitual burglar to an additional 15 years’ for multiple counts of housebreaking, theft and business burglary.
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Suspected drug dealer in custody after swallowing substance to conceal evidence
A suspected drug dealer from Kimberley who ingested some of the drugs to conceal evidence has been discharged from hospital following medical treatment.
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Fugitive convicted of gang rape to face justice after decade on the run
A fugitive in a gang rape case involving a woman is set to face justice after he went into hiding more than a decade following his conviction.
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POPCRU takes high-stakes dispute back to court to secure 500 jobs at prison
A bitter labour dispute between POPCRU and Department of Correctional Services over 500 workers at a Bloemfontein prison back in Labour Court.
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Wife, co-accused receive hefty sentences for husband’s murder
A fugitive wife and her co-accused were handed down hefty sentences for orchestrating the contract killing of her husband.
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Police catch suspected rape fugitive after 16 years on the run
A Bloemfontein man who evaded the police for 16 years, is set to face justice following his arrest in connection with the alleged rape of a friend in 2010.
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Court upholds ruling allowing legal rhino horn exports
Conservationist Wicus Diedericks from the Northern Cape says a court ruling on legal trade of rhino horn is victory for rhinos and private reserves.
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Madlanga Commission to hear testimony in the absence of hospitalised Gen Khan
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to continue hearing testimony in the absence of suspended SAPS Deputy Head of Crime Intelligence Major General Feroz Khan.
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Odili charged with harbouring undocumented foreigners
The husband to the deputy mayor of the Mangaung Metro appeared in court on charges of harbouring undocumented foreigners.