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Police uniform, guns & ammunition recovered after raid at Westville home
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have recovered a South African Police Service (SAPS) uniform and a cache of firearms and ammunition following…
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Mandrax worth R2million found hidden in a secret compartment in a car travelling on the N2 near Sir Lowry’s Pass
Police seized an estimated R2 million worth of mandrax from a car on the N2 near Sir Lowry’s Pass on…
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Ex-Home Affairs official sentenced to 14 years for birth certificate fraud
Former Department of Home Affairs official Mdunwazi Ngwenyama was convicted and sentenced to 14 years direct imprisonment for corruption by…
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Suspect who shot & killed Atlantis police sergeant gunned down
The man who shot and killed an on-duty Atlantis police officer was found on Thursday and shot dead while refusing…
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Indian national sentenced for crossing border with illicit cigarettes
An Indian national caught trying to cross the border in the Free State with illicit cigarettes has been sentenced in…
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Trio apprehended, kidnapping victim rescued in Gqeberha
During an Eastern Cape Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) operation in Gqeberha, kidnapping victim Lu Xian was rescued on…
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Police hunt for suspect who shot and killed Atlantis cop on duty
The Western Cape police management have launched a manhunt for a suspect who shot and killed an on-duty Atlantis police…
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Eastern Cape nurse fined over birth certificate scandal that saw SASSA defrauded
An Eastern Cape nurse who was found guilty of fraud and corruption was sentenced to either four years direct imprisonment…
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Chinese nationals sentenced for possession of R6.5 million abalone
Two Chinese nationals were sentenced in the Khayelitsha Priority Court on Monday after they were found in possession of abalone…
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Corrupt licencing official who issued driving licence without testing applicant gets a wholly suspended jail term
A former driver’s licence examiner has been found guilty and sentenced by the eMalahleni Regional Court on charges of fraud…
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Traffic official & driving instructor sentenced for corruption
A traffic officer and a driving school instructor from the Free State were sentenced in the Vrede Magistrate’s Court on…
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Husband & wife sentenced to collective 33 years imprisonment for insurance policy fraud
A married couple has been sentenced in the Oudtshoorn Regional Court in the Western Cape on charges of money laundering…
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2 drug dealers sentenced in Upington District Court
Two men were sentenced to time behind bars on drug-related charges, in Upington District Court, the Directorate for Priority Crime…
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KPMG reveals it fired Fidelis Moema in November 2022 after uncovering potential fraud with bursary funds
Audit firm KPMG says despite losing over R16 million meant for students to a former employee, approved bursars have not…
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Ex-acting court manager in the Free State gets 7 years in jail
A 35-year-old former court manager in the Free State has been sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on charges of…
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Ex-Steinhoff legal head Stephanus Grobler granted R150 000 bail
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court granted R150,000 bail to former Steinhoff legal head, Stephanus Johannes Grobler. Grobler appeared in…
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Markus Jooste was due in court on Friday
The man at the centre of the multibillion-rand fraud scandal which rocked markets from Europe to South Africa, Markus Jooste,…
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Weekend in jail for ex-Steinhoff executive Stephanus Grobler
Former Steinhoff executive, Stephanus Johannes Grobler, will spend the weekend behind bars after his court appearance at the Pretoria Specialised…
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Hawks arrest 3 men wanted in connection with CIT heists in Mthatha
Three suspects linked to a spate of cash-in-transit heist in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape have been arrested. The Directorate…
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Dagga-infused chocolates, magic mushrooms, guns & ammunition seized as Hawks raid drug labs
Five people, including one woman, have been arrested in different parts of Mpumalanga when the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation,…
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