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NPA ‘committed to fight corruption at all levels’ after prosecutor and 2 cops appear in court for corruption & extortion
NPA ‘committed to fight corruption at all levels’ after prosecutor and 2 cops appear in court for corruption & extortion!…
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ActionSA vows not to let Phala Phala matter go without prosecution
ActionSA in Parliament has vowed not to let the Phala Phala matter go, without a formal prosecution taking place. The…
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MK Party says NPA’s decision not to prosecute Ramaphosa on Phala Phala is nonsensical
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party deputy president John Hlophe has deemed the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision not to prosecute President…
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John Steenhuisen says NPA must answer for its decision not to prosecute in Phala Phala case
Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, believes the National Prosecuting Authority must answer to a higher body following its decision to…
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Babel manager fined R10 000 as undocumented workers appear in court
Three illegal foreign nationals employed by two restaurants in the east of Pretoria appeared before the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court on…
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Malawian pastor who ran countrywide cellphone battery stealing syndicate gets 10 years in jail
A Malawian pastor who spent a year orchestrating the thefts of batteries from Vodacom and MTN cellphone towers around the…
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City Power arrested at least 130 for theft & vandalism over 12 month period
City Power has revealed the number of people arrested in Johannesburg in connection with cable theft, vandalism and tampering. The…
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91-year-od gogo raped and robbed
The community of Tylden, outside Komani in the Eastern Cape, is in shock after two men, aged 22 and 32,…
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Justice Dept dismisses claims it lost Zondo’s Commission evidence
The Justice Department said that its is untrue that it lost information used as evidence in the Zondo Commission of…
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NPA drops case against 95 Libyans, hands it over to Home Affairs
The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn the case against the 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested earlier this month at…
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Ballito woman gets 18 years for drowning her toddler
A woman in Ballito received 18 years direct of imprisonment after pleading guilty to murdering her four-year-old daughter. The National…
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Nearly 3 years later, police arrest Drip Footwear MD Glenda Ndlanzi’s murder suspect
Police have made a breakthrough in the murder of Drip Footwear managing director Glenda Ndlanzi nearly three years after her…
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Man back in court for murder of Durban mother, Halima Hoosen-Preston
Murder-accused Grayson Beare is expected back in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the death of…
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Cannabis bill among the last acts of Cyril Ramaphosa seeking re-election
Cannabis enthusiasts are now free to exhale a large cloud of relief. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis for Private…
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Mitchells Plain father accused of filming & distributing child p0rn denied bail
A man accused of grooming children, filming, and distributing child p0rn0graphy will spend more time behind bars, after the Mitchells…
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20-year jail term for Northern Cape man who raped 2 relatives
The Carnarvon regional court has sentenced a 24-year-old man who raped two women on separate occasions in 2022 to an…
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Cape Town man gets 20 years in jail for murdering step-grandmother
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for killing his 93-year-old step-grandmother. In a plea and…
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NPA calls for strong political push on Gupta brothers extradition
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says there’s a need for a strong political push to accelerate the extradition of the…
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Father gets life imprisonment for raping his daughter
A father who raped his biological daughter when she was just 13-year-old will spend life in prison. The 38-year-old man…
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40-year-old man accused of rape from 7 years ago appeared in court, NPA confirms
The Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation has welcomed the recent arrest of a 40-year-old man for a reported rape case…
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KZN woman who set her boyfriend alight in his car killing him, jailed for life
A KwaZulu-Natal woman who planned to hire a hitman to kill her boyfriend but failed, and instead carried out the…
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Mpumalanga municipality fined R200 million for polluting rivers
The NPA said it has welcomed a R200 million fine imposed on the Govan Mbeki Municipality for contravention of environmental…
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hands herself over to police at Lyttleton station
Embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has handed herself over to police at the Lyttelton police station in Tshwane,…
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NPA not ruling out more charges or more suspects in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance
More charges and more suspects, could be added to the case against four accused charged with the kidnapping and human…
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When processes reach a particular point, action will be taken – Ramaphosa speaks on Mapisa-Nqakula
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for patience, amid investigations into National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s alleged corruption. Mapisa-Nqakula has been…
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Ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste pays the ultimate price
South Africa was left in a state of shock last night as reports surfaced that disgraced former CEO of Steinhoff…
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DA accuses Parliament of shielding Ramaphosa from being answerable for corruption allegations against Speaker
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has accused Parliament of protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa from answering questions on corruption allegations against Speaker…
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2 accused in AKA & Tibz murder case acquire legal services of former KZN NPA acting head
Two of the accused in the murder case of rapper Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, and his friend Tebello “Tibz”…
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Jub Jub who is accused of rape is back in court
Controversial media personality Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanyane is back in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The previously convicted musician,…
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State says it’s ready to proceed with Thabo Bester pretrial conference
The National Prosecuting Authority said it was ready to proceed with the pretrial conference in the Thabo Bester case. Bester…
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Home Affairs official gets 2 years in jail for selling IDs and birth certificates
In 2022, Home Affairs official Kedibone Serumula received a slap on the wrist after she was found guilty of selling…
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Ex-football player Thandani Ntshumayelo in court for assault
Former football player Thandani Ntshumayelo appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of assault with intent…
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Ex-KZN attorney sentenced for stealing R2.3million from clients
A former attorney, found guilty of stealing millions of rands from his clients, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.…
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Lawyer says Marshalltown self-confessed arsonist’s life at risk
The lawyer of the alleged arsonist behind the Usindiso building fire in the Johannesburg CBD says he’s still studying the…
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NPA’s Aspirant Prosecutor Programme under threat as a result of budget cuts
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Aspirant Prosecutor Programme is under threat, as budget cuts start to bite. Justice Minister Ronald…
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University of Fort Hare’s Director of Investigations and Vetting, Isaac Plaatjies to remain behind bars
Isaac Plaatjies, the University of Fort Hare’s (UFH) Director of Investigations and Vetting, has been denied bail. Plaatjies, 56, is…
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Elderly man gets 8 years in jail for distributing child p0rn
As the country partakes in the last week of the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and…
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Parliament votes in favour of NPA Amendment Bill
The National Assembly (NA) has voted in favour of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill. The bill aims to…
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Charges against man accused of pregnant girlfriend’s murder dropped after he dies in custody
Charges have been withdrawn against a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend after he died in custody, the National…
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Case against Mahikeng woman accused of killing family for insurance payouts postponed
Segomotsi Agnes Setshwantsho, who stands accused of orchestrating the deaths of her relatives to cash out on life insurance policies,…
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KZN rapist who preyed on teenage girl gets life imprisonment
A 38-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man has been sentenced to life behind bars after he raped a teenager in his shop in…
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North West man gets life imprisonment for killing girlfriend in Lichtenburg
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his girlfriend. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson in the North West…
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Life imprisonment for man who raped his girlfriend’s child
A man who raped his girlfriend’s child was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Madadeni Regional Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal.…
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45-year-old Mpumalanga man gets life behind bars for murdering his girlfriend
A 45-year-old Mpumalanga has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend in Mashishing, in the district of…
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North West man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his ex-girlfriend
A man who dragged his ex-girlfriend out of a tavern before raping her was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thabo William…
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Ex-Mahikeng municipal manager in court for R144 million land sale
The former municipal manager of Mahikeng local municipality, Henry Smit, was arrested in connection with the R144 million sale of…
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Ben Gumbi’s suspected killer granted re-opening of bail application, insists his life is not in danger
A 33-year-old man accused of killing businessman Ben Gumbi in August has been successful in reopening his application for bail.…
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Public urged to comment on NPA Amendment Bill
Parliament has asked the public to use the next two weeks to comment on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment…
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Suspected cross-border drug syndicate members to appear in Potchchefstroom court
Five people believed to be members of a syndicate distributing and selling drugs in the North West and Gauteng appeared…
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No bail for Aberdeen farmer accused of assault, trafficking and rape
The National Prosecuting Authority has successfully opposed the bail application of a farmer from Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. The…
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