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Ex-Gauteng SIU head sentenced for embezzling RAF funds
Former Gauteng Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Sifiso Kunene, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment, for the theft of…
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Durban Metro cop who allegedly recorded his dying girlfriend & posted it on social media, to remain in jail
A Durban Metro cop charged with the murder of his girlfriend made his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court…
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Man accused of killing grandfather & stabbing his father in feud during flash floods to undergo mental assessment
A 20-year-old Verulam man, accused of killing his grandfather and stabbing his father following an argument during the flash floods…
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Family friend who raped teenager at gunpoint on 3 occasions gets life sentence
A 44-year-old man who raped a teenager at gunpoint on three occasions has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The National…
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KZN cop accused of killing girlfriend pregnant with triplets to bid for bail
A 48-year-old policeman accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend made a second appearance in the Ixopo Magistrate’s Court on Friday.…
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KZN police officer accused of killing her husband to apply for bail next week
A KwaZulu Natal cop accused of killing her policeman husband is expected to apply for bail next week. Warrant Officer…
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KZN teenager who killed his childhood friend sentenced to 15 years in jail
A KwaZulu Natal teenager has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for killing his childhood friend. Shaun Govender, 18,…
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Phoenix woman who allegedly faked her own kidnapping back in court
A Phoenix woman who allegedly staged her own kidnapping and was charged with defeating the ends of justice, made an…
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MUT lecturer’s alleged killers in court, police search for more suspects
Sihle Mkhize, 25, and Siyabonga Maye, 35, appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the kidnapping…
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Durban husband accused of shooting his wife outside a primary school to apply for bail
A 63-year-old Durban man who allegedly tried to run his wife over and then shot at her, made his first…
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Phoenix wife who allegedly staged her own kidnapping out on bail
A Phoenix woman who allegedly staged her own kidnapping, made her first appearance in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.…
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Durban lawyer sentenced to 3 years in jail for fraud
A Durban attorney is spending the weekend in Westville Prison after he was convicted of fraud on Thursday. Shameer Goolabjith,…
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KZN man who r@ped and killed 9-year-old girl known to him gets life imprisonment
A 26-year-old man, who r@ped three females, one of them a nine-year-old, has been jailed for 50 years. The man,…
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Pongola crash: Truck driver makes a brief appearance in court
The truck driver in the Pongola crash that claimed 20 lives made this third appearance in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court…
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Durban son accused of killing his mother & stealing her money on trial
A Durban man accused of killing his mother more than a year ago is on trial in the Verulam Magistrate’s…
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60-year-old KZN man who kidnapped & raped teenager he wanted to take as his 3rd wife gets life imprisonment
A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a teenager. The man was convicted on…
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KZN cop killer gets 22 years in jail
A 24-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man has been sentenced to 22 years in jail for killing a police officer. Siyabulela Mayoko Mbhele…
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Mom accused of killing her toddler with a wooden rolling pin abandons bail bid in Durban
A Durban mother charged with the murder of her toddler daughter has abandoned her bail application. According to the National…
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Date of trial set for ex-eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her co-accused
A trial date has been set for next month in the matter of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her…
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Durban mom who allegedly killed toddler with rolling pin to remain behind bars
A Durban woman charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter made her first appearance in the Durban Regional Court…
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2 years in jail for KZN man who hid evidence from crime scene in his wardrobe
A 29-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man who pleaded guilty to obstructing the course of justice by removing evidence from a crime scene…
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Glencoe farmer accused of killing teenager back in court
A Glencoe farmer accused of killing a teenager last September made a brief appearance in the district court on Monday.…
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KZN man gets life imprisonment for pretending to play video games with his 4-year-old neighbour & raped him
A 28-year-old man who raped his neighbour and was only reported to police years later has been jailed for life.…
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State maintains it’s ready to prosecute Zandile Gumede and 21 others
The State on Tuesday maintained that it’s ready to prosecute former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused in…
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3 suspects in Sindiso Magaqa murder case granted bail
Three of the four suspects accused of the murder of Sindiso Magaqa have been granted R5,000 bail. Mbulelo Mpofana, Sibonelo…
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Man found with R2 million drugs in Chatsworth released on R2 000 bail
A 52-year-old Chatsworth man who was arrested after police found drugs worth R2million in his home has been released on…
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Carl Niehaus trial for contravening COVID-19 rules postponed to Thursday
Carl Niehaus’ COVID-19 contravention trial has been postponed to Thursday. His new counsel wants to review the video footage of…
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Case against Umbumbulu hostage suspects postponed
Four suspects linked to the Umbumbulu hostage situation has appeared before the Durban Magistrate Court on Thursday but the matter…
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Christmas in jail for clerk who defrauded Grindrod SA of R8 million
A 41-year-old woman, who pleaded guilty to defrauding her employer of R8 million over eight years, will spend Christmas behind…
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Estcourt man accused of murdering 6-year-old child to undergo mental assessment
The case involving a man who killed a six-year-old girl in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, has been adjourned to next week Tuesday…
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State confirms R430 million fraud case against Zandile Gumede & 21 others ready for trial
The State has confirmed that it is ready to proceed with trial in the matter of Zandile Gumede and her…
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Ex-Durban mayor Zandile Gumede & co-accused corruption case postponed
The corruption case against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her co-accused has been postponed to 2022. Trial Gumede and…
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R200 000 fine for Durban businessman who tried to export scrap metal to India illegally
A Durban businessman, who pleaded guilty to attempting to export scrap metal to India without a relevant permit, has been…
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Suspected July riots instigator Mdumiseni Zuma’s attorney withdraws from case
The attorney of alleged violence instigator, Mdumiseni Zuma, has withdrawn from the matter. Zuma, who is facing charges linked to…
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SA unrest: AFU gets preservation order against KZN’s Mercedes Looter
The so-called “Mercedes Looter”, Mbuso Moloi, has been dealt with another blow after the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal…
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KZN AFU granted R48.9 million preservation order against Coinit Trading
The Asset and Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal has obtained preservation orders to the value of R48.9 million against Coinit…
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Duo sentenced after farm worker’s bloodied body found dumped in Paddock sugarcane field
Two men who murdered a 49-year-old farmworker in April this year have been sentenced for their crimes. Twenty-five-year-old Funokwakhe Birthwell…
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Judgment in Bonginkosi Khanyile’s bail application reserved
Judgment has been reserved in the bail application of Bonginkosi Khanyile, who has been charged in connection with July unrest.…
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SA unrest: Man in court in connection with the torching of PMB’s Brookside Mall
A 35-year-old man allegedly linked to the torching of the Brookside Mall in Pietermaritzburg has been arrested and charged. According…
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NPA: Merc driver accused of looting from Woolworths will no longer plead guilty
A 30-year-old Pinetown man, who faces an array of charges including looting from the Woolworths store in Glenwood, made a…
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Durban hijacker jailed after mom denies knowing about his whereabouts during commission of crime
A Durban hijacker was jailed after his mother denied knowledge of his whereabouts during the commission of the crime. The…
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Teddy Mafia’s grandson granted bail in attempted murder case
The teenage grandson of alleged drug kingpin Teddy Mafia was granted bail in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court on Friday. National…
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3 arrested with illegal cigarettes during level 5 lockdown jailed for 3-and-a-half years
Three men, one of them a foreigner, were jailed this week to an effective 3-and-a-half years behind bars for possession…
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KZN prosecutor gets 5-year sentence for soliciting a R1 000 bribe
A KwaZulu-Natal prosecutor has been sentenced to an effective five years’ imprisonment for corruption, theft, and defeating the ends of…
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Bully school girl who beat up and ripped another pupil’s panty gets 1-year sentence
A 16-year-old Zululand schoolgirl was handed a one-year community service sentence for a bullying incident that went viral on social…
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KwaDukuza man gets life imprisonment for raping elderly woman
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and robbery of an 83-year-old woman in the…
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KZN man gets life in prison for rape of 8-year-old child
A KwaZulu-Natal man has been sentenced to life in prison in the Verulam Regional Court for raping an 8-year-old child.…
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Zuma further delays corruption trial with leave to appeal application
Former president Jacob Zuma has appealed a court decision to try him for corruption, a judicial spokesperson said on Sunday,…
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