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Police arrest suspect linked to taxi hijacking & robbery in Vhembe District
Police arrest suspect linked to taxi hijacking & robbery in Vhembe District! A months-long manhunt culminated in the arrest of…
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Limpopo teen girl dragged and raped while walking home from church at 1am
Limpopo teen girl dragged and raped while walking home from church at 1am! The Dzanani regional court in the Vhembe…
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Taxi commuters robbed of mobile phones after Toyota Quantum was hijacked in Limpopo
Police in Limpopo have commended community members for their involvement in tracing suspects responsible for hijacking a taxi and robbing…
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Manhunt launched after rhino brutally killed in hail of 5 bullets & de-horned in Limpopo
Members of the stock theft and endangered species unit in Limpopo have launched a manhunt for people involved in a…
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12-year-old Limpopo girl vanishes only for police to discover her murdered body in bushes
Police in Limpopo have launched a massive manhunt launched after a 12-year-old girl from Ha-Ramantsha village in Vhembe District was…
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2 suspects arrested in connection with multiple crimes in a Vhembe operation
The two notorious suspects, who are believed to be part of a gang that has been tormenting the communities and…
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Man who allegedly set his lover on fire during 3am attack to spend weekend behind bars
Mpumalanga man, Innocent Sthembiso “Spoto” Maseko has appeared before the Carolina Magistrate’s Court, facing charges of attempted murder. On Thursday,…
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Gunman shoots 2 patrons at Limpopo bar, one victim dead & second injured
Police at Malamulele, in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, have launched a manhunt for assailants involved in a shooting incident…
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Another Toyota Fortuner stolen in Gauteng intercepted in Limpopo en route to Zimbabwe
Members of the SA Police Service’s Anti-Smuggling Task Team in Limpopo have made another “remarkable success” by arresting a 44-year-old…
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Justice for Limpopo woman who was beaten, kidnapped & raped by ex
A woman who was viciously assaulted, kidnapped, and raped by her ex-boyfriend finally saw justice served when the man was…
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Man arrested for housebreaking in Limpopo escapes from custody before court appearance
Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered law enforcement agencies in the province to intensify a manhunt for…
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Woman shot and injured in her shack during 3am robbery
Police at Malamulele, in Limpopo, are investigating a case of attempted murder, after a 22-year-old woman was shot during a…
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Limpopo police call for more water safety awareness after toddler drowns
A child has died in Limpopo after falling into a dustbin that contained water. A case of an inquest is…
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Limpopo police commissioner Thembi Hadebe condemns latest fatal shootings
Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has condemned the recent fatal shooting incidents, threatening the culprits with being hunted…
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Police appeal for info after 47-year-old man was fatally shot at car wash
Police at Thohoyandou, under the Vhembe District in Limpopo are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder which took…
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New police recruits to bolster crime-fighting efforts, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said it’s encouraging to see the enthusiasm of young people applying for jobs to join the country’s…
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Brother arrested for attempted murder after pouring hot water on younger sibling during heated argument
A 28-year-old man was arrested for the attempted murder of his younger brother at Tshikota location in the Vhembe District,…
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Body of a mutilated newborn found near dam in Limpopo
A mutilated newborn baby’s body was found in Waterval, in the Vhembe District of Limpopo. Police are investigating a case…
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Landlord shot repeatedly after telling his police officer tenant to reduce music noise
A 44-year-old man, who is a police sergeant attached to the public order policing unit in Thohoyandou, was arrested for…
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Robber hits liquor outlet at Seshego Plaza, gets away with an undisclosed amount of money
Police in Seshego, Limpopo, have activated a manhunt for a person responsible for a business robbery at a liquor outlet…
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Limpopo gogo accused of witchcraft and murdered, community brutally attacks alleged killer
A 73-year-old Limpopo woman has been brutally murdered, allegedly by a 35-year-old man who accused her of witchcraft in the…
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3 prisoners have escaped through the roof from a police station in Limpopo
Police at Saselamani, in the Vhembe District, have launched “a massive” manhunt for three awaiting trial prisoners, aged 32 and…
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4 suspects arrested in Vhembe District for torching a police vehicle at Thohoyandou police station
Police arrested four suspects believed to be involved in the torching of a police vehicle at Thohoyandou Police Station in…
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Limpopo gogo arrested for perjury & stealing 20-day-old child
A Limpopo grandmother is expected to appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of perjury and stealing…
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Decomposing corpse found in sewage pipe at a Limpopo school
Police at Malamulele, under Vhembe District, are appealing to community members to come forward and identify an unknown body that…
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Over 50 undocumented people arrested in Limpopo
In a targeted operation conducted in the Vhembe District, Limpopo, over 50 people have been arrested for being undocumented. Operation…
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Armed robbery suspect traced to a medical facility after being shot
A 33-year-old man from Limpopo is receiving medical attention under police guard after he was shot by the victim he…
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Agriculture Dept officials allegedly colluded with farmers and defrauded the State of R2 million
Three additional accused, Sodiki Ailwei Thomas, 54, Setlamela Mafa Abraham, 59, and Nesane Ntuseni Benedict, 46, appeared in the Polokwane…
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G4S security uniforms among items seized in Limpopo
A pre-Easter clean-up operation conducted in the Musina policing area, in the Vhembe district, resulted in the confiscation of counterfeit…
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Minister Chikunga: High number of road crashes having severe impact on SA economy
Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said that the high rate of road accidents had a severe impact on the country’s…
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4 killed and 23 injured after truck ploughs into vendors at Maseru border
Four people were killed after a truck lost control and ploughed into pedestrians near Maseru Port of Entry. The incident…
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6 killed in another deadly N1 crash in Limpopo
At least six people were killed when a bakkie and a truck collided on Monday morning in Limpopo. The accident…
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Heavy congestion on N1 in Limpopo after traveller killed in head-on collision
A traveler has been killed during a motor vehicle collision on the N1 north in Limpopo, near Ingwe Hotel in…
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6 Limpopo cops arrested for allegedly creating safe passage for cigarette smugglers
Six police officers who allegedly created a “safe passage” for smugglers to enter the country illegally in possession of illicit…
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Man remanded in custody for raping 92-year-old wheelchair-bound gogo in Limpopo
A 47-year-old man, Muzilani Ronald Mushwana has appeared in the Lenyenye Magistrate’s Court, on charges of housebreaking and rape of…
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Limpopo teacher gunned down while servicing vehicle at BMW dealership
The police in Westenburg, outside Polokwane, have arrested a 33-year-old suspect for the alleged murder of a 57-year man at…
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R14 billion in medical negligence claims in Limpopo
Limpopo Health faces medical negligence claims to the value of R14-billion. The Vhembe district has the highest number of claims…
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Limpopo municipality receives R22 million from VBS Bank liquidators
A district municipality in Limpopo, ravaged by poverty, has received a token payment of R22 million from the VBS Mutual…
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Limpopo crashes claim 5 lives and multiple injuries
At least five people have lost their lives on Limpopo’s roads this weekend. On Saturday a suspected reckless Mercedes Benz…
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Limpopo teen arrested for fatally stabbing his friend’s mom
The SAPS at Levubu, outside Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District has arrested a 15-year-suspect for allegedly stabbing a 34-year-old woman…
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Limpopo urged to save water as levels affected by heat and no rain
Lack of rains and scorching temperatures are affecting the water levels in some parts of the country, particularly Limpopo province.…
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9 die on Limpopo roads in three days
Nine people died on Limpopo roads in the past three days, while several others are in hospital with injuries, according…
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Warning of potential rabies outbreak
The Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged residents around the Cradle of Humankind area in Gauteng to vaccinate their…
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Six Limpopo pupils killed after bakkie crashes into a house
Six pupils from Jim Chavani Secondary School in the Vhembe District, in Limpopo, have died in a horrific car crash.…
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Limpopo cops arrest nearly 1 800 in weekend operations
Limpopo police have arrested nearly 1,800 people during weekend operations across the province. According to police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe,…
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MEC Polly Boshielo blames teachers and taverns for poor matric results
Laziness among teachers, proximity to taverns, and inactive governing bodies are to blame for the poor matric outcomes in some…
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Floods in Limpopo claim lives of residents between 8 and 73 years
Limpopo police said devastating floods in the province have claimed ten people and seven are still unaccounted for. Authorities said…
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Cops arrest gang suspected of preying on University of Venda students
The police have welcomed the arrest of three hardened criminals who terrorized communities within the Vhembe district. The trio was…
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Wife and boyfriend sentenced to life in jail for murder of her husband
The Thohoyandou High Court last week sentenced a woman and her boyfriend to life imprisonment for the murder of her…
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Woman and boyfriend sentenced to life in jail for killing husband
The Thohoyandou High Court has sentenced a Limpopo woman and her boyfriend to life imprisonment for the murder of her…
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