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Joshlin Smith: Trial will be heard in Western Cape High Court [VIDEO]

‘You must drink a lot of water, neh’ – Rosemary Ndlovu told as she complains of kidney problems

Murder for R2 500: Man gets life imprisonment for assassinating KZN ward councillor

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Louis Liebenberg claims there’s no evidence to support bankruptcy and Ponzi scheme claims

Bail derailed as defence wants murder-accused Grayson Beare reassessed

Another court blow for City of Cape Town against EFF and Bulelani Qolani

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Court dismisses government’s appeal, orders action plan to protect buses

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Esidimeni tragedy: Families hope prosecutions will follow

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Gauteng government accepts High Court ruling on Life Esidimeni

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Court sentences former VBS boss Tshifhiwa Matodzi to 495 years

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Hawks bust illegal lion sale operation in Potchefstroom

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KZN man sentenced to life for raping mentally disabled mother

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Grandmother ‘fearing for her life’ after assault, NPA opposes bail for ‘suicidal’ teen

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Witness ‘too scared to testify’ in Chinese human trafficking and child labour case

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Man gets two life sentences for raping friend’s minor child

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MK party withdraws case against IEC challenging election results

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Ex-Absa employees sentenced for R1m fraud scheme

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Action Society notes progress on nine notorious rape and GBV cases across SA

Northern Cape man who attacked ex-girlfriend and son with an axe sentenced to 21 years

SCA dismisses Cele’s appeal – R510K damages for ANC councillors tortured in police custody

EFF’s Marshall Dlamini handed suspended sentence for assault

‘Haphazard decision’ – Alleged insurance fraud killer Agnes Setshwantsho’s case transferred

Man who strangled minor to death while raping her sentenced to life in prison

‘No 9.3 million votes missing’ – IEC asks Electoral Court to dismiss MK party’s case with costs

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Lauren Dickason says she ‘failed’ daughters after being sentenced to 18 years

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A bitter pill: Doctor found guilty of failing to pay tax on R17 million income

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‘SABC never paid full R11.5m to me’ – Hlaudi Motsoeneng heads to ConCourt

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Going nowhere slowly: Notorious hijacker, cross-border vehicle smuggler sentenced

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IEC to monitor commissioner Masuku’s arrest for allegedly looting R1.2m

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Court postpones Agrizzi and Mti’s R1.8 billion corruption case

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WATCH: Malema sticks to his guns, maintains he’s being wrongly prosecuted

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Limpopo man forfeits bail after killing GBV activist wife