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Crime

Off-duty Limpopo Saps marathon team save mother and baby in EC

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Mayor urged to act after Westbury shooting leaves two dead, baby injured

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Senior health official ‘steps aside’ after arrest on corruption charges

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Kidnapping on the rise: Here’s how to keep yourself safe

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Two police officers in the dock for murder

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Here’s how long the SANDF could be deployed to crime hotspots

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Serial robber linked to 42 crimes near OR Tambo airport arrested

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Foreigner gets 12 years in jail after being caught with stolen car

News

Nine suspects arrested over TUT lecturer’s killing

Crime

Vietnamese national linked to 98 rhino horn heist arrested at Cape Town International Airport

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Two South Africans trapped in Ukraine war zone killed, Lamola confirms

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Police uncover dagga lab opposite school in KZN

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Crime stats nothing to celebrate: Three lives lost every hour despite murder drop

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Police launch probe after allegations officers release foreign nationals for bribe

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SIU reveals ‘network of religious figures’ exploited Home Affairs for 20 years; Bushiri, Omotoso, 3GAR named

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Western Cape police probe triple murder in Joe Slovo

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Police yet to arrest suspects in the murder of Moulana Mustaqeem Wanza

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North West duo out on bail for allegedly defrauding Sars R260K

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Northern Cape hit-and-run kills unidentified man on Goodhouse road, police appeal for help

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Behind closed doors: Where most rape cases are reported in SA

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Murder continues to decrease but crime stats still ‘unacceptably high’

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284 inmates escaped police custody in under a year, and only 82 have been rearrested

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Robert Mugabe’s son arrested at Johannesburg home

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High Court convicts three farmers over farm dweller’s murder

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Infant killed in Athlone shooting incident as SANDF deployment nears

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98% of parolees and probationers stay out of jail, DCS Q2 report reveals

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Woman arrested in connection with R10.5m payroll fraud at Isuzu

Crime

SIU welcomes arrests of nine over illegal R75m water tanker tender

Crime

Major new development in e-hailing driver’s murder case

Crime

Limpopo police seize R2.6m dagga haul after suspects flee into bush

Crime

Police seek public’s help in hunt for cop killers in Eastern Cape

Crime

Two more arrested for horrific murder of e-hailing driver