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Four killed in Walmer quadruple murder as police launch manhunt

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Hawks arrest wanted Benin activist over illegal attempt to cross into Zimbabwe

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Western Cape police colonel arrested for sexual assault and rape

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CIT suspect found dead in abandoned car after robbery in Nkandla

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Body of missing KZN businessman found with gunshot wound in Riverview

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Police probe triple murder in Gugulethu

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News Minister explains delays in prosecuting Hangwani Maumela

Courts Julius Malema sentenced to direct imprisonment and fines

South Africa Home Affairs backtracks on this key potential status change for ZEP holders

Politics ‘No friction between Dean and me’: Pappas sets sights on new opportunities outside uMngeni

South Africa Ramaphosa appoints Roelf Meyer as SA’s new ambassador to US

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Authorities thwart R1m explosives smuggling attempt into SA

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Suspected robbers killed in shootout with police in Sebokeng

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44 arrested for drunk driving in Tshwane

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Ipid arrest nine police officers for 2024 Bultfontein murders

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Delft shooting leaves child and woman dead, four others wounded

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Pakistani man nabbed in Joburg over stolen vehicle bound for Zimbabwe

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Manhunt launched after businessman and security guard shot dead in Ormonde [VIDEO]

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Community mourns 7-year-old after dumpsite murder arrest

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Six-year-old girl shot in head in Valhalla Park gang shooting

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Trio linked to police officer’s murder shot dead in De Deur gun battle

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‘Ticking time bomb’: ANC blamed for illegal immigrants crisis in SA

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Mob justice in Qunu: Man killed, two burnt over cable theft allegations

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Eastern Cape police re-arrest one of eight dangerous escapees

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Saps Easter blitz nets 15 840 suspects, illegal firearms seized nationwide

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Easter weekend in Bloemfontein: 19-year-old stabbed to death, body burnt beyond recognition, gang stabbing

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Eastern Cape police search for 8 people who escaped from custody [Pics]

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Love triangle jealousy turns deadly: 59-year-old kills girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in Eastern Cape

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10 arrested in Free State after using fraudulent documents to loan R250 000 from bank

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Four suspects dead, two arrested in Soweto shootout with Hawks

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Woman’s body found in home freezer sparks inquest in Upington

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Foreign national sentenced for illegal possession of explosives

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Two people gunned down in Hannover Park in Western Cape

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Police arrest nearly 17 000 suspects in one week for various crimes in SA

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Five drug mules busted at OR Tambo with drugs hidden in sneakers and underwear

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Grand theft chocolate: 12‑ton KitKat F1 bars vanish in Italy

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Kidnapping victim rescued, stolen Polo recovered as Mthatha police arrest four suspects