Crime
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Rustenburg ‘lawyer’ jailed 20 years after swindling clients out of more than R1 million
A 45-year-old man who masqueraded as a lawyer for years, swindling clients out of more than R1 million, has been sentenced to 20 years’ direct imprisonment by the Rustenburg Magistrate’s…
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Man gets life imprisonment for killing mother with pickaxe
A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his mother, while in an unrelated matter, four men were arrested for robbing a clothing store.
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Four killed, one wounded and woman raped in Kraaifontein violence
Police are investigating a string of violent incidents in Kraaifontein after three separate shootings in Wallacedene left three people dead, a fourth person wounded, and a woman raped.
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Hawks make breakthrough in case two years after burglary at NPA offices
Alleged burglar who targeted National Prosecution Authority building behind bars
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Community continues search for missing eight-year-old from Lotus River
The local community is continuing its desperate search for the whereabouts of a missing eight-year old girl from Lotus River
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WATCH| One arrested for attack on Leap officers in Valhalla Park
Residents looted a law enforcement van in Valhalla Park over the weekend and attacked officers. A video circulating on social media shows dozens of residents looting an empty Law Enforcement…
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Investigation into decapitated body of female found in vandalised nightclub
Police are investigating an inquest following the discovery of a decapitated female body in a vandalised nightclub building
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Police probe attempted murder after gunmen attack taxi officials in Nyanga
Nyanga officers registered two counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident at the Nyanga taxi rank at about 18:15 on Friday 5 September.
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Pupil stabs three classmates with screwdriver at Tafelsig school
A pupil stabbed three learners in a classroom altercation. In the chaos two others had an asthma attack and epileptic fit.
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Mfuleni to get new police station after minister meets with mayor
CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has announced that Mfuleni will soon have its own police station, following a meeting with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis this week.…
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