Crime
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Cape Town tables R114m budget for N2 Edge safety upgrades
Cape Town allocates R114 million for N2 Edge safety project while receiving R412 million National Treasury performance grant for infrastructure improvements.
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Foreign national kidnapped in armed attack on the R75
The incident occurred in the vicinity of Missionvale at approximately 10:50, while the victim was driving in a blue Ford Ranger.
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Woman jailed for 5 years over fake death certificates to claim funeral pay-outs
A former Home Affairs employee, Dawn Celeste Pieterson, was sentenced to five years in prison for fraudulently declaring living individuals dead to claim insurance payouts.
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Fugitive murder suspect extradited from Lesotho, appears in court
A fugitive murder suspect appears in a South African court for his lover’s murder.
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PA official accused of armed robbery; case postponed for bail application
A senior PA official accused of armed robbery appeared in court on Wednesday, 28 January, with the case postponed for bail application.
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Foreign men arrested for illegal alcohol factory in Durbanville
In a search operation for an unlicensed firearm in Durbanville on Tuesday 27 January, an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant was discovered.
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Knife-wielding criminals target hikers on The Glen trail near Camps Bay
Camps Bay police said no arrests have been made following an armed robbery at The Glen hiking trail near Camps Bay, in which a local couple was injured.
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Griekwastad murders: Freedom on hold as minister challenges murderer’s parole
Parole on hold for Griekwastad murderer as Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald refers decision to review board for reconsideration.
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Double life sentence for man who killed half-sister and her son (11)
A man has been sentenced to two life terms for the brutal murder of his 33-year-old half-sister and her 11-year-old son.
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Thirty-one arrested in bogus investment scam targeting retirees
31 nabbed in Gauteng in bogus investment scam that defrauded retirees of millions, targeting victims in Australia, UK, US and Canada.
