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KZN police officer gets 25 years imprisonment for killing his wife
A KwaZulu-Natal cop found guilty of killing his wife has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in jail. Mthokozisi…
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Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi found guilty of defrauding govt 20 years ago, to pay back R80 million
Almost 20 years after the Northern Cape Department of Health was defrauded, one of the accused has been sentenced. Gaston…
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Jacob Zuma’s attorney refuses to go ahead with pre-trial as they challenge Downer’s recusal issue
Former president Jacob Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday concerning his charges about the controversial Arms deal.…
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Jacob Zuma still fighting for Downer’s removal in arms deal case
Former President Jacob Zuma is still fighting for State advocate Billy Downer’s removal from the arms deal corruption case. The…
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2 men sentenced to 39 years imprisonment for murder of KZN ward councillor
Two men have been sentenced to 39 years imprisonment for the 2021 murder of a KwaZulu-Natal ward councillor. Bhekizenzo Mtshali…
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KZN man pleads guilty to strangling his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son because another man answered her cellphone
A KwaZulu-Natal father-of-five who killed his girlfriend’s toddler son has been jailed to an effective 18 years. In a Section…
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KZN father of 5 jailed for 15 years after fatally strangling his girlfriend
A 36-year-old man who pleaded guilty to strangling his girlfriend in April this year has been sentenced to an effective…
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Man gets 12 years in jail for stabbing his girlfriend because she picked on his past cheating
A KwaZulu-Natal man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his girlfriend to death after a nine-year courtship has been jailed to…
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Jacob Zuma expected in court as interdicted private prosecution case against Ramaphosa continues
Former President Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution battle against President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday…
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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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Ex-husband sentenced for killing KZN gospel singer, Delana Rawlins
Ian Rawlins has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after he was found guilty of killing his ex-wife, Pietermaritzburg…
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3 life sentences for Pietermaritzburg security guard who killed his girlfriend & their toddler daughter
A Pietermaritzburg security guard who killed three people, one of whom was his toddler daughter, because he lost his temper,…
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Pretoria police officer arrested in connection with the murder of her husband
A 44-year-old police officer has been arrested in connection with the murder of her 40-year-old husband. The sergeant, from the…
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Life in jail for woman & her lover who killed her 24-year-old stepson
A KwaZulu-Natal woman and her lover who planned the murder of her stepson, fuelled by jealousy, has been sentenced to…
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KZN husband sentenced to 25 years for using a bush knife to kill his wife
A KwaZulu-Natal man accused of killing his wife with a bush knife following an argument in October, has pleaded guilty…
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KZN cop gets 25 years in jail for wife’s murder after finding out she & new lover were planning to kill him
A KwaZulu-Natal policeman will spend the next 25 years behind bars after he was sentenced for his wife’s murder. Warrant…
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Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer & Maughan case back in court
State advocate Billy Downer and Karyn Maughan return to the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday. This is for the private…
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Budlender asks court to reject Jacob Zuma’s application to remove Downer
Prosecutor counsel Geoff Budlender has asked the Pietermaritzburg High Court to reject former President Jacob Zuma’s application to remove Advocate…
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Pietermaritzburg High Court to hear yet another application by Jacob Zuma
The Pietermaritzburg High Court is today expected to hear yet another application by former President Jacob Zuma for the recusal…
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Husband accused of killing local gospel singer denied bail
The man charged with the murder of well-known local gospel singer Delana Rawlins on Wednesday lost his bail appeal in…
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Court rules Dr Hoosen Haffejee did not hang himself but tortured to death
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that anti-apartheid activist Dr Hoosen Haffejee did not hang himself – but was tortured…
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Lawyer: Jacob Zuma has nothing to gain by delaying his own trial
Former President Jacob Zuma’s legal team said he had nothing to gain from delaying his trial. Zuma squared off against…
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Court to consider Jacob Zuma’s appeal in Downer, Maughan private prosecution case
The Pietermaritzburg High Court is set to deliberate on former president Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal a recent…
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Blow for Jacob Zuma as court rules in favour of Downer and Maughan
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled in favour of state prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan enforcing its judgment…
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Jacob Zuma back in SA after Russia trip
Former president Jacob Zuma is back in South Africa from his medical-related trip to the Russian Federation, his foundation has…
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Another court showdown for Jacob Zuma and Billy Downer
Former president Jacob Zuma is set to square off against state advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan in court…
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Jacob Zuma back in court to defend urgent applications by Downer and Maughan
Former president Jacob Zuma is expected back in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday to defend an urgent application. This…
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3 life sentences for duo who killed farm manager & his family over festive season bonus
Two men who killed a farm manager and other family members, including his wife, because they were disgruntled over not…
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Zuma has no case in bid to remove me from arms deal matter, says Advocate Downer
State advocate Billy Downer says former President Jacob Zuma’s latest bid to remove him from the arms deal corruption case…
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KZN man pleads guilty to killing & robbing taxi driver, he needed money for his daughter’s birthday party
A KwaZulu-Natal man who killed a 48-year-old taxi driver in February this year has been jailed for an effective 25…
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Mom and daughter sentenced to life in jail for gruesome torture & killings
Three years after a mother and her young daughter were kidnapped and murdered, justice has been served. This week the Durban…
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Four men accused of murdering Sindiso Magaqa plead not guilty
The four men charged with the murder of former African National Congress (ANC) Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa have pleaded…
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Judgment reserved in Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer, Maughan
The fate of former President Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of State advocate Billy Downer and journalist, Karyn Maughan, will now…
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ANC, NFP & EFF coalition in KZN declared invalid
The ANC, NFP and EFF have not enjoyed their “victory” of ousting the IFP in the Nongoma Municipality leadership. The…
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2 life sentences for KZN sangoma who r@ped a mom of 5 and slit her throat
An Empangeni sangoma, who raped a woman and then slit her throat, will spend a long time behind bars for…
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KZN cop who murdered cheating fiancée & friend in less than 24 hours sentenced to 30 years
A KwaZulu Natal police officer who killed a friend and his girlfriend in a space of 24 hours has been…
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KZN man ordered to pay back R2.2 million he earned after using fake degree to get a job
A KwaZulu-Natal man who used a fake qualification to get a job at Umgeni Water has been ordered to pay…
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Man who presented Umgeni Water with fake degree ordered to repay utility R2.2 million
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered a former Umgeni Water technician to pay the utility back more than R2 million…
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ConCourt again rejects Jacob Zuma’s attempt to remove Downer from arms deal case
The Constitutional Court closed the door on another bid from former president Jacob Zuma to get State advocate Billy Downer…
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Jacob Zuma allegedly wants his arms deal corruption trial judge out
Former president Jacob Zuma has set his sights on Judge Piet Koen presiding on his arms deal corruption, fraud, racketeering…
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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal case postponed to January
The arms deal case involving former President Jacob Zuma and company Thales has been postponed until 30 January in the…
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Jacob Zuma thanks supporters for standing by him on contempt court case
Former president Jacob Zuma on Monday broke his silence since being released from the correctional services system earlier in October…
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Former KZN Treasury head denied leave to appeal 15-year jail term
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal the conviction and sentence of the former head…
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Ex-head of KZN provincial treasury begins serving his 15-year jail term for fraud
The Pietermaritzburg High Court this week upheld the sentence of conviction and sentence of former head of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial…
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SCA dismisses Ingonyama Trust’s bid to overturn lease programme ruling
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid from the Ingonyama Trust, to overturn a ruling invalidating its contentious…
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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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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal matter expected to be rescheduled
Another day, another delay in the arms deal trial. The case against former president Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer…
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Jacob Zuma won’t attend corruption trial
The Jacob Zuma Foundation on Thursday confirmed that the former president will not attend his corruption trial in the Pietermaritzburg…
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Delays in Sindiso Magaqa murder trial not good for family, says Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele said it was sad to see the delays in the Sindiso Magaqa trial that finally got…
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Sindiso Magaqa murder trial postponed
The Sindiso Magaqa murder trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court was postponed to Tuesday after one of the suspects didn’t…
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