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Angel of the Vanderbijlpark or the devil?

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‘Get serious about guns’: Ballistics backlog highlights SA firearm crisis

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Police arrest suspect in deadly Westbury shooting

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Police seize cocaine worth R20 million at upmarket estate in Midrand

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Toddler dies after mom allegedly leaves her in car at Limpopo hospital parking lot

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JMPD and Hawks bust illegal gold refinery in Booysens

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Taxi boss and friend shot dead in suspected Eastern Cape hit

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Experts warn of targeted violence against women after Mamelodi killings

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Police make arrest in brutal Mamelodi cousins’ double murder

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Police arrest second suspect in Bronkhorstspruit tavern mass shooting

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Suspect arrested for murder of student in Eastern Cape

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Bodies of two women found on side of road in Mamelodi

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One killed in drive-by shooting in Pinetown, Durban

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Cuban doctor arrested for stealing medication from Limpopo hospital

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Three arrested for stealing groceries worth R2 million

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Police arrest over 500 suspects for rape, sexual assault within a week

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Three alleged kidnappers shot and killed by police in Joburg

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Power infrastructure theft leaves Rustenburg dark

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Police seize illegally imported Apple and Samsung products worth millions in Fordsburg

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‘We owe Westbury better’: Community on the brink of Cape Flats chaos

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Police arrest five wanted suspects hours before planned murder in KZN

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Ending gang crime requires community cooperation, says Masemola as Westbury teenagers are hunted

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Police arrest one suspect following mass shooting at Bronkhorstspruit tavern

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Two suspects killed in shootout with police at KZN hostel

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Two teenagers killed, four injured in suspected gang-related shooting in Westbury

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One killed, another injured in suspected hit in Durban CBD

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Cops v cops: JMPD and Saps turn on each other in Bekkersdal bust gone wrong

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Mopani battles water theft as taps run dry [video]

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SANDF soldier shoots teenage son before trying to take his own life

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Gauteng police arrest 75 suspects during safer festive season operations

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Seven men shot dead in Philippi East

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Bail denied for man accused of murdering family and injuring taxi driver with a spade