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Crime

PKTT arrests Western Cape mayor, municipal manager and CFO for corruption

Courts

Free State cop gets five years for R3 000 bribe demand

Courts

Jabulile Ntimba murder accused denies killing ‘cousin’, claims police torture to obtain confession

Courts

NW man gets life sentence for murder of 2-year-old step-grandson while high on crystal meth

Courts

Sibiya told teen to ‘save herself for him’ after sending explicit pictures, court hears

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Courts Shadrack Sibiya’s son clarifies witness interference claims as recording played in court

South Africa South Africa risks ‘enormous loss’ as US rift deepens, analyst warns

Weather Gauteng weather: Here’s what to expect this first October weekend

News Madlanga commission halts sitting as ‘Cat’ Matlala subpoena row sparks delay

South Africa US ambassador Bozell démarched again as Pretoria-Washington tensions escalate

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Politics

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