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Mpumalanga court hands child predator double life sentence

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Special Tribunal grants order for sale of Ferrari linked to ‘Maumela syndicate’, buyers already lined up

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Hawks nail Limpopo businessman with four‑year sentence for R1.3m precious stones theft

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KZN killer jailed for life after brutal murder of 13‑year‑old over taxi fare

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Mapisa‑Nqakula wants corruption and money-laundering charges dropped

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Social media rapist sentenced to four life terms

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‘Betray us and die’: Court hears of alleged group’s deadly pact following Mbense murder

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Durban businessman charged with trafficking after women lured and imprisoned for sexual exploitation

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AfriForum convinces NPA to pursue prosecution of Malema over Cwecwe accusations

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Julius Mkhwanazi says he should face lesser charge as Emmanuel Mbense murder case postponed

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Eersterust traffic warden murder suspect to apply for bail

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‘Cat’ Matlala case: Officer involved in Kekana arrest says suspect didn’t report alleged assault

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Expropriation Act case: Constitution does not have a category of no compensation, court hears

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SCA shuts down Rameez Patel: Convicted Limpopo wife killer to serve life sentence

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Defence attorney in Matlala case cautioned over behaviour in witness cross-examination

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‘Possibility of fabrication exists’: State and Brown Mogotsi defence at odds over concealing witness details

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Durban woman jailed for 18 years for R3.7m Sars Vat fraud

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Estate administrator convicted of R6m theft from deceased estates

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Pretoria High Court reinstates Tshwane City Manager Johan Mettler

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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