Crime
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Morne de Heer gets 10 years for tying up and assaulting Ballito estate agent
CrimeMorne de Heer (40) was found guilty by the KwaDukuza Regional Court last Tuesday of robbery, aggravated circumstances and theft…
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Murderer of good Samaritan gets 15 years
CrimeSimphiwe Nkomo stabbed and killed Philani Mtshali (28) who was trying to protect a woman who was being attacked by…
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Cops arrest man found with drug stash and illegal weapon
CrimePolice recovered 657 whoonga capsules, 84 mandrax tablets, 60g of dagga and R7 350 in cash.
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Underreporting of crime may see Ballito become easy pickings for criminals
CrimeCrime is a consistent issue in Ballito, but the lack of reporting on it is leaving local police stations under-resourced.
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Life imprisonment for security guard who killed his girlfriend before his own failed suicide attempt
CrimeRichard Zulu was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend last year January.
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Gunshots ring through Ballito Drive as reaction officer zeroes-in on burglars
CrimeIn a separate incident at The Circle Business Centre, a stationery store was broken into around the same time.
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Salt Rock mother and children barricaded in storeroom by robbers
CrimeThe robbers stole cell phones, a laptop and a white BMW X3.
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Turf war with unlicensed operators behind Mandeni taxi violence
CrimeTransport MEC Bheki Ntuli promised to put a stop to the violence.
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Drugs worth R154 million uncovered at upmarket Ballito estate meth lab
CrimeHawks spokesperson, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the meth lab had been operating for some time.
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Police need help to identify tattooed murder victim
CrimeThe body was found on Tugela River bank at Mandeni.
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Hit-men open fire on Mandeni taxi owner’s car, killing wife and son
CrimeThe vehicle was riddled with bullets.
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Two dead and seven injured in Mandeni taxi rank shooting
CrimeA 35-year-old taxi driver was later found dead inside his minibus taxi not far from the taxi rank.
