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Joshlin Smith trial: Defence grills investigating officer

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Donell Mbele’s rape case postponed to April

Zimbabwean national officially charged with Soshanguve murders

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Zuma suffers 8th loss in private prosecution of Downer and Maughan

40-year-old stepfather sentenced to 15 years for sexual grooming and child pornography

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Politics Budget compromise close but ANC and DA leaders ‘will pay down the line’

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Former top Denel officials granted bail in corruption case

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Congolese bouncer linked to Zanzou assault pleads for bail, citing family hardship

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Family accused of defrauding Saps of R88m appear in court

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Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal team accuses state of ‘hiding something’ in corruption case

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Trial date set for man accused of killing nurse outside Limpopo hospital

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Ex-SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana granted bail [VIDEOS]

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‘Who did they call?’ – Gayton McKenzie on claims of interference in Joshlin Smith investigation

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AfriForum’s bid to have ‘Kill the boer’ declared hate speech fails at ConCourt

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Magistrate and fraud-accused sentenced after secret calls and close ties exposed

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Did Kelly ask Joshlin where Joshlin was the day she disappeared?

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Two NC men sentenced for sexual assault of minors in separate cases

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WATCH: Elderly Kwinana says prison is not good for her health

Joshlin Smith trial: Lombaard struggles to defend changing testimony

Judge Mlambo proposes compulsory pre-trial mediation to clear civil trial backlog

No taxpayer funds for new bail fund initiative

Paarl woman who killed 6-month-old daughter sees life sentence reduced – Here’s why

Man, 63, sentenced to 25 years for murdering wife and stepdaughter

Joshlin Smith trial: Key witness admits to mistakes in her testimony

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NPA confident of successful prosecution as Pule Mabe’s R27m corruption case postponed

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Crypto fraudster sentenced to 10 years in jail — R4.5m in assets seized

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Kwinana ‘collapsed and cannot breathe properly in the cells’, argued her lawyer

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Joshlin Smith trial: State witness questioned about her drug use

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Child pornography case: It took 40 days for authorities to download material seized from couple

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Ex-SAA board member Yakhe ‘Fat Cakes’ Kwinana back in court

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Joshlin Smith: A view of the week as Lourentia Lombaard faces tough cross-examination

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Joshlin Smith: Lombaard faces tough cross-examination, admits to lying about timeline