Court
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Fugitive in brutal murder and robbery case to face justice after two decades
Free State police finally arrested a 49-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with a murder and robbery case after almost two decades on the run.
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Labour Court dismisses union’s urgent bid to stop colonel’s transfer
Acting Judge S.N. Snyman reprimanded public sector employees for attempting to bypass statutory dispute-resolution channels.
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Three-year sentence for company director who defrauded Covid-19 relief fund
A company director from Kimberley was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 49 charges of fraud on behalf of his company and 50 counts of money laundering.
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Five suspects nabbed over armed robbery and illicit drug dealing
Bloemfontein Public Order Policing Unit has arrested five men in connection with an alleged robbery involving an unlicensed firearm, and dealing in Mandrax.
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Cat Matlala and four co-accused plead not guilty to attempted murder charges in Johannesburg trial
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four others appeared in the Gauteng High Court facing 25 charges including attempted murder and money laundering.
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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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Two women convicted after defrauding widow in online romance fraud scheme
Two members of a syndicate have been convicted after an online romance scam defrauded a 64-year-old widow of more than R500 000.
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68-year-old Mandrax dealer stripped of R5.3 million as Hawks dismantle drug syndicate
A 68-year-old convicted Mandrax dealer has been stripped of assets worth more than R5.3 million as the Hawks dismantled a drug syndicate.
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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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Anti-crime movement’s founder granted R50 000 bail for alleged arson
A well-known South African anti-crime activist and crusader for reforming criminals and drug addicts has been released on R50 000 bail.
