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VAT fraudster jailed for seven years

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Mbenenge halts impeachment proceedings with interim interdict

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‘Betrayal of the highest order’: Executor convicted for stealing millions from deceased estates

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Cat Matlala trial: Cop tells court accused’s torture claims are ‘things that happen in movies’

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Teen jailed for life after raping disabled woman in KwaZulu-Natal

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Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal dismissed by high court

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Pretoria scholar transport driver jailed for life after raping nine‑year‑old girl

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Boschkop man in court for allegedly infecting girlfriend with HIV

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Cat Matlala trial: Cop denies assault after alleged hitman ‘coughed blood’ during arrest

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Evaton killers jailed for life after brutal triple panga murder

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Eastern Cape man gets 20 years for infant’s death in witchcraft‑linked arson attack

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Ex‑Emfuleni fleet manager remains in custody as R16m tender fraud case postponed

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Eldorado Park child murder case delayed over legal conflict

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Alleged hitman’s daughter loses bid to skip court in Cat Matlala attempted murder trial

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KZN PKTT arrests suspect in attempted assassination of MK party secretary

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DJ Warras murder case postponed amid legal representation issues

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ATM to take Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry ruling to the Constitutional Court

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More delays in DJ Warras murder case as Majola no-show in court

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‘You answer questions with questions’: Cat Matlala’s lawyer slams ‘belligerent’ witness

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Defence gets docket as corruption case involving Judge Phahlane and IPHC leader postponed

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‘Don’t be desperate, my friend’: Witness gets frustrated during ‘Cat’ Matlala trial

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State maps out alleged contractor links as Mapisa-Nqakula pleads not guilty

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Ex-Musina High School teacher jailed for passport bribes

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Ex-Emadlangeni mayor and accomplice arrested in alleged R2m mall fraud

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Valentine’s murder echoes Pistorius: Vryheid man jailed for 30 years

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Judge recusal delays trial in 1985 murder of activist Bathandwa Ndondo

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BMW, AK-47s and exposed intestines: Security guard recounts Joe Sibanyoni attempted hit

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Julius Mkhwanazi and ex-girlfriend granted bail in precious stones theft case

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Apartheid cop says he ‘might only live for five years’ as Nyoka murder sentencing is delayed

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Trial of 62 accused in July 2021 unrest stalls after attorneys withdraw

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Limpopo man sentenced to two life terms for raping two young boys

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High Court orders seizure of R325m empire of Tembisa Hospital tender tycoon Hangwani Maumela