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ATM BOMBING

Suspected ATM bomber shot dead in Lenasia

The suspects were intercepted by police after they received information on the planned ATM bombings in Soweto

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GRIEVE

’The journey of grief remains heavy.’

Mommy Club star Ratile Mabitsela opens up about losing her husband who passed away a month ago

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ARREST

Mozambican prison escapee arrested in Sandton

The convicted murderer is one of the 1 500 prisoners who escaped from Maputo Maximum prison during unrest in Decmber

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EXTRADITION

Malawian court orders the extradition of Bushiri and wife

The court ruled that the couple remain in custody until they are handed over to South African authorities

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JOSHLIN TRIAL

Joshlin Smith’s mother claimed her daughter was kidnapped by Nigerians

She told her daughter’s teacher that the girl was being transported on a boat to West Africa

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JOSHLIN TRIAL

Joshlin Smith’s mother threatened to stab her son years ago

Social worker testified that Kelly Smith was abusing and neglecting her children and also threatened to stab her son

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VAT

MK Party warns the country will be ungovernable should VAT increase

The party marched to National Treasury in protest over the proposed 2% VAT hike

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ACCIDENT

Investigation launched into deadly KZN bus crash

Nine church members, including a child, died when the bus lost control and plunged down an embankment

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SENTENCED

Woman who stuffed a girl in a luggage bag sentenced

Nonhlelelwa Matsebula was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of the girl for ransom

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COURT

Nurse accused of raping teenage patient tells court they were lovers

He was arrested last month after he was caught by community members with the boy in his car in the veld

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ARRESTED

Six EMPD officers to appear in court for extortion

The traffic cops are accused of stealing R120,000 from a Congolese businessman after illegally searching his house

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ZANZOU

"We apologise to those whose rights were violated."

Zanzou co-owner, through his lawyer, apologised to the victims who were tortured and assaulted at the club

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SPAZA SHOPS

Over 7 000 foreigners applied to have their spaza shops registered in Gauteng

Ekurhuleni had the highest number with a total of 2,543 applications received from foreigners

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WEATHER

KZN disaster management teams on high alert in response to severe weather warnings

This week, the province has experienced floods and mudslides that have resulted in the loss of seven lives

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SENTENCED

Grandfather gets life sentence for raping granddaughter

The 66-year-old madala sexually assaulted his granddaughter from 2017 to 2022

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CRIME STATS

Police minister challenges AfriForum’s farm murder stats claims

Crime stats indicated that only one farmer was murdered in the third quarter, while AfriForum claims five were killed

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MPOX

Three additional mpox cases recorded in Gauteng

The first case was confirmed last week from a man with a recent travel history to Kampala, Uganda

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SENTENCED

Six women sentenced for SASSA fraud

The women colluded with two health workers to falsify birth certificates for non-existent children

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MURDER

Former cop found guilty of murdering girlfriend

The cop shot the woman multiple times with a service pistol after she ended their relationship

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CRIME

Students raped and robbed at campus

The four students were sleeping at the college hostel when they were attacked and robbed of their cellphones at gunpoint

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