Crime
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CPUT student suspended after alleged rape at off-campus residence in Observatory
According to police, the student was arrested shortly after the incident, and a rape case has been registered at the Woodstock Police Station.
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Police chief sounds alarm on child gang recruitment in Johannesburg
South Africa’s top police official has issued a warning about the alarming recruitment of children into gang activities, following a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, that left two teenagers dead.
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Rogue advocate gets hefty sentence after R50 000 offer intended to “help client”
A Pretoria-based advocate has been handed a nine-year suspended sentence after attempting to bribe a senior state prosecutor with R50,000 to derail a corruption case against his client.
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Convicted Welkom lawyer fails to appear for R15 Million fraud bail hearing
Jan Gysbert Maritz (57) was not transported to Welkom from Grootvlei Prison in Bloemfontein for his scheduled bail hearing. The application has been postponed to 28 and 29 October.
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Police investigate fatal shooting in Overcome Heights; one dead, one injured
Police are investigating a murder after a man was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in Overcome Heights on Monday 20 October.
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Vrese oor grootskaalse taxi-oorlog na taxi-baas moord
“Die slagoffer is op die toneel dood verklaar. Twee ander mans is gewond en na ‘n hospitaal vervoer. Die motief vir die aanval vorm deel van die ondersoek. Die verdagtes…
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Senior’s mysterious murder still unsolved one year later
More than a year after 89-year-old Ellen Malan was brutally murdered in her Tafelsig home, her family is still waiting for answers.
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Manhunt underway after brutal Philippi-East killing of seven men
The owner of the house in Better Life, Philippi East where seven people were shot and killed before they were set alight on Friday 18 October was still quite traumatised…
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Man jailed for 12 years after argument and fatal stabbing over R10
An argument over R10 resulted in a 20-year-old man being sentenced to 12 years in jail, while a 32-year-old man was sentenced for murdering his mother.
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Somerset West police officer arrested for drugs
A 29-year-old court orderly was arrested at Somerset West Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 October after allegedly discarding suspected narcotics in the parking area when confronted, with the case now…
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