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Three men sentenced for brazen Wynberg Magistrate’s Court assassination

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Man sentenced for unlawful circumcision of 11-year-old boys

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Taxi hitmen jailed for life plus 90 years over brutal murder and robbery

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Cancer patients do not have the ‘luxury of time’, Gauteng court rules

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Two life terms for Tshwane parolee who raped nephew and teen neighbour

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Court rules Anele Mda’s tweets against Mbalula ‘false and defamatory’

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Six, including conservationist, granted bail in R250m rhino horn trafficking case

Competition Commission tells ConCourt rand manipulation saga similar to cartels

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Amantle Samane’s mother tells court she can no longer sleep and wants three life sentences for Simao

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Tshwane faces backlash from Afrikaner community

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Bail judgment reserved for accused in viral child ‘drug-smoking’ video case

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Life sentence for child rapist in Ottosdal case

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Cop killers get life sentences for assassination of police officer

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Eldorado Park parents abandon bail bid in child abuse case

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RAF payout murder lands MP man behind bars for 25 years

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Man who raped and murdered Amantle Samane to be sentenced after admitting guilt

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Safa boss Danny Jordaan’s fight to ditch fraud charges stalled by NPA changes

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Three men found guilty for murder of would-be state witness

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Zuma files urgent bid to challenge Ramaphosa’s Mchunu decision after ConCourt loss

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Joshlin Smith case: NPA ready to fight appeals in SCA if necessary after latest verdict

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‘Don’t twist facts’ – Tense proceedings as Joshlin Smith case judge accused of threats, collusion

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Father accused of raping and impregnating daughter denied bail

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Bail appeal dismissed for alleged Durban drug dealer accused of bribing survivor

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Ex-post office manager loses R140k in pension after Sassa fraud sentence

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Over R500 million spent by government on civil claims against police

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Joshlin Smith case: Defence argues why Lombaard should be granted immunity

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Pigsty murders: Accused who claims he was forced to feed women’s bodies to pigs is discharged

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Court rescinds R1.25m payout in Hank’s Olde Irish Pub racism matter

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Marabastad Market wins reprieve as stakeholders seek amicable solution

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Civil wife vs ‘customary wife’: Widow’s legal fight over late husband’s R1.6m pension hits another delay

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Limpopo killer cop jailed for murder of colleague

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Boom, goes your job: Man’s fake bomb threats to skip work earn him real jail time