{"id":44392,"date":"2022-12-08T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/cradock-man-sentenced-to-15-years-imprisonment-for-robbery-20221208\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:19:52","slug":"cradock-man-sentenced-to-15-years-imprisonment-for-robbery-20221208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/cradock-man-sentenced-to-15-years-imprisonment-for-robbery-20221208\/","title":{"rendered":"Cradock man sentenced to 15 years&#8217; imprisonment for robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The District Commissioner, Major General Rudolph Adolph, has welcomed the 15-year sentence and conviction of Zikhona Zenzile (34) on December 1, for a robbery which took place earlier this year in Cradock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW19847337 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" 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