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NPA expands capacity to tackle state capture & corruption cases
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced that it is adopting a “more strategic and focused approach” in prosecuting state…
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2 Limpopo cops who targeted & robbed Indian shops get 8 years behind bars
Two police officers who targeted and robbed Indian-owned shops under the pretence that the shop owners were selling dagga at…
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Court order to freeze R165 million worth of assets against those implicated in R600 million sanitation tender
The Makhanda High Court has granted the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a R165m restraining order against former Amathole District Municipality…
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Upington r@pist gets 22 years for r@ping 59-year-old woman in shower after housebreaking
An Upington man has been sentenced to 22 years of direct imprisonment for housebreaking and r@pe. The man had r@ped…
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Man gets 5 years or a R250 000 fine for illicit cigarettes
The Giyani Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has earlier this week convicted and sentenced a man to five years of direct…
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Man gets life in jail for r@ping friend’s 12-year-old niece
A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for r@ping his friend’s niece in September 2020. The rapist appeared…
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Man who killed his uncle over a broken window gets 10 years in jail
A 23-year-old man who killed his uncle following a spat over a broken window, has been sentenced to 10 years…
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Case against Nulane Investments and other accused collapses
The State’s case against Nulane Investments and six other accused has collapsed, in the Free State High Court. Acting Judge…
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6 men facing charges of kidnapping and theft denied bail
A group of seven Nigerian men alleged to be members of a kidnapping for ransom syndicate will remain in custody…
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Ex-finance manager charged over R9 million fraud granted R10 000 bail
A former finance manager facing 61 charges of fraud amounting to R9.1 million was granted R10 000 bail at the…
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Correctional officer who alleged killed wife during argument over s.e.x released on bail
The Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court has released murder-accused correctional officer, 32-year-old Thuso Phora, who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife.…
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Panyaza Lesufi vows to intensify crime-fighting efforts in Soweto
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is promising to step up efforts to fight crime in Soweto. He led a roundtable discussion…
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Family members slapped with life terms for neglect & s.e.xual assault of minor children
Six family members including two grandparents who were also foster parents, have been sentenced to a combined 16 life terms…
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37-year-old r@pist who r@ped again while on parole, sentenced to 15 years
A 37-year-old who was paroled in 2020 after being sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape and housebreaking, has…
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Man accused of torching Parliament refuses to attend court for the 3rd time in a row
Zandile Christmas Mafe, the man accused of torching Parliament a year ago, has for the third time refused to attend…
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Justice Minister: NPA to accept donor funding to prosecute high-profile cases
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says the National Prosecuting Authority is now able to accept donor funding to help it prosecute…
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Alleged serial rapist abandons bail bid
Alleged serial rapist Bonolo Seoka has abandoned his bail application. He appeared briefly in the Bolobedu magistrate’s court outside Tzaneen…
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DP Mabuza implicated in R35 billion land claim scam
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has filed a criminal complaint against the Deputy President with the NPA’s Investigating Directorate.…
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NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes R37 million assets belonging to 3 main accused in Mhlathuze Water corruption case
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has seized assets worth R37 million belonging to the three main suspects in the…
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More charges to be added against alleged unrest instigators
Sixty-one alleged July 2021 unrest instigators appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. According to NPA regional spokesperson, Natasha…
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