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Police hunt stock thief after costly sheep slaughter in Free State

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Hawks nab Tembisa Hospital fraud suspect in dramatic OR Tambo airport arrest

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Crime stats: More than 100 cases of blackmail recorded during first quarter

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Three arrested in EMPD ‘blue lights saga’ as Mkhwanazi faces new charge

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Three armed suspects killed in Eastern Cape police shootout

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Five foreign nationals nabbed in R1m hydroponic dagga lab bust

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High-speed chase ends with three arrests, illegal firearms and stolen vehicle found [PICS]

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North West spade killer: Community delivers triple‑murder suspect to Saps

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North West spade killer: Saps launches manhunt for triple‑murder suspect

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Interpol warns of rise in West African sextortion groups targeting victims as young as 14

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Deadly Knysna raid leaves police captain and suspect dead

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High‑speed Limpopo chase ends in R50k cigarette bust

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Police intercept R200m cocaine shipment at OR Tambo airport

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Seventeen arrested in Orange Farms hijacking plot shootout

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KZN police ambushed in Durban gunfire, manhunt underway

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Illegal firearms recovered by JMPD in Lufhereng arrest

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100 illegal firearms seized from Soweto security company in police raid

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Woman arrested at airport with R300 000 worth of suspected cocaine hidden in doll head

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Ugandan nationals nabbed in cross‑border motorcycle smuggling bust

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Missing 4-year-old found dead in cemetery

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R600m drug lab uncovered in Limpopo, 2 Mexicans among those arrested

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Fugitive murder suspect captured after 11 years on the run

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Three suspects shot dead in Alrode gun battle after robbery

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Hawks arrest third suspect in Reiger Park police killing

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Former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa shot dead, police probe murder

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Five suspects arrested in Limpopo after cops link them to robberies [PICS]

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Mpumalanga police bust R6m hijacked truck, arrest Mozambican suspect

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Community tip-off and media campaign lead to man’s arrest in Soweto murder case

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Man suspected of ex’s murder killed in shootout with Free State cops

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Seven arrested as Sedibeng police break Bophelong turf war

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Police seek suspect wanted for murder, allegedly linked to DJ Warras’ killing

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Almost 4 000 rounds of Saps ammunition lost or stolen per month