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Man sentenced for illegal circumcision of underage boys
PORT ST JOHN’S – The Port St John’s Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Orlando Ngcaca (28) to three years’ direct imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to two counts of contravening the…
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Lost hikers safe after Kogelberg Biosphere emergency rescue
Two elderly hikers lost near Rooiels waterfall were safely rescued by WSAR Western Cape on Monday night (25 August) in a drone-assisted operation in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.
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Botaniese tuin-kurator sterf op Jonkershoek
Reddingswerkers het Woensdag (27 Augustus) gereed gemaak om ‘n stapper te vind wat die vorige dag in die Jonkershoek-natuurreservaat na sy dood geval het. Die oorledene is prof. Donovan Kirkwood, kurator…
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Minnie kidnapping: Suspects abandon bail, remain in custody
Two suspects linked to the kidnapping of Theresa Minnie (73), facing kidnapping, human trafficking and extortion charges, abandoned their bail applications and remain in custody.
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Taxi troubles: Commuters stranded as police close taxi rank after fatal shootings
Police closed the Somerset West taxi rank for 24 hours in an unprecedented safety intervention following deadly taxi violence that claimed two lives and injured three others, while authorities file…
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SAPS arrest four house robbery suspects in KwaZakhele
SAPS arrested four suspects aged 18-19 after house robbery in KwaZakhele where complainant used his licensed firearm in self-defence, injuring two of the fleeing suspects.
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Man, 31, charged with murdering pregnant girlfriend after previous assault case withdrawn
A 31-year-old man, Happy Thabo Aphane from Leeuwfontein, appeared in Marble Hall Magistrates’ Court today on a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death. National Prosecuting Authority…
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Murder suspect on the run for five years arrested in Cape Town
A 38-year-old murder suspect who had been on the run since 2020 after she absconded when released on bail, was traced and arrested in Cape Town.
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Tragic accident on Stellenbosch farm claims toddler
Cloetesville police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after the death of a toddler on a Stellenbosch wine estate last week. According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Zenobia Sedeman,…
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Taxi turmoil: Two killed, three wounded in Helderberg shootings
Taxi violence erupted across the Helderberg on Tuesday, claiming two lives and injuring three others in separate shootings just one day after the City of Cape Town appealed for calm,…
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