Crime
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Three men receive four life sentences each for murder of Free State police officers
A Lesotho national is among the three suspects who were each handed four life sentences for killing two police officers.
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Woman fatally shot while helping child into school transport in Mandela Park
Harare police have registered a murder case after a woman was shot and killed on Dullah Omar Street in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha on Friday, 28 August.
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CRIME STATS | South Africa records drop in serious contact crimes
South Africa records decreases in murder, carjacking and robbery, but police warn significant challenges remain in fighting violent crime nationally.
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Two arrested after police find dagga concealed in diaper, courier parcel
Two suspects were arrested after dagga concealed in a diaper, as well as in a courier parcel, was found in their possession.
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Taxi driver gunned down on N2 after chase from Kanana informal settlement
Gugulethu police registered a case of murder following a shooting incident on the N2 highway on Tuesday, 25 August, at about 10:58.
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Bellville woman accused of decapitating sister still awaiting psychiatric assessment
Aletta Rose, 63, accused of murdering and decapitating her sister, Constance “Connie” Scholtz, has had her case postponed again.
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Gugulethu shooting leaves one dead, another injured
Gugulethu police have registered cases of murder and attempted murder following a shooting at the Europe informal settlement on Sunday, 23 August.
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Community tip-off leads to arrest of four suspects and seizure of dagga valued at more than R68 000
Four suspects were arrested in Fraserburg for drug dealing, with police seizing dagga valued at R6 700 following a community tip-off.
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UPDATE | Four suspects in custody in Zolani Tete murder case
Eastern Cape police now have four suspects in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of champion boxer Zolani Tete.
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R300 000 crack cocaine found hidden in mannequin head at Bloemfontein airport
A suspicious item was flagged by airport scanning equipment at approximately 11:26. Police responded immediately and were directed to a hairdresser’s mannequin head in the woman’s possession, where the drugs were allegedly concealed.
