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Man arrested after R10 000 shopping spree and flee at Lowveld Mall

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Durban couple nabbed with suspected stolen car parts worth R1.2 million

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KZN woman sentenced to life plus 38 years for hiring hitman to kill partner

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63-year-old convicted of raping two pre-teens gets lighter sentence because of his age

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Police say two on the run for former high jump star Jacques Freitag’s murder

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SAHRC condemns recent attacks against the elderly

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Eastern Cape mother arrested for horrific murder of toddler

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Man on bail for rape and murder of 83-year-old woman, allegedly rapes another granny

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Western Cape police find undocumented women and children hidden inside bus trailer

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CPFs ask police minister to beef up crime-fighting measures

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Manhunt on after burnt and headless body found near Seshego

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Limpopo ward councillor survives shooting

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Gqeberha doctor kidnapped from surgery, patients robbed

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North West mother confesses to son’s murder after year-long disappearance

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Three-year-old dies after being caught in parents’ love triangle

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