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WARNING: Avoid these spiking hotspots in Gauteng

Woman recounts TERRIFYING experience in BRUTAL farm attack
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Woman recounts TERRIFYING experience in BRUTAL farm attack

WARNING: Leopard on the loose in Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve Photo: Gauteng.net
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WARNING: Leopard on the loose in Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve

WARNING: Avoid these spiking h
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WARNING: Avoid these spiking hotspots in Gauteng

Woman recounts TERRIFYING experience in BRUTAL farm attack
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Woman recounts TERRIFYING experience in BRUTAL farm attack

WARNING: Leopard on the loose in Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve Photo: Gauteng.net
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WARNING: Leopard on the loose in Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve

Water tankers stolen in drough
Opinion

Water tankers stolen in drought-hit Joburg

By The South African12-11-2015 12:44

How does somebody steal a water tanker without anybody noticing? And what do you do with it?

hijacking
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In the spirit of self preservation, here are SA’s worst hijacking hotspots

By Ezra Claymore10-11-2015 11:00

The SAPS’ most recent crime stats show a marked increase in hijackings throughout South Africa, with Gauteng the worst of the lot.

Watch: Armed robbers bomb Pret
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Watch: Armed robbers bomb Pretoria petrol station [video]

By Ezra Claymore09-11-2015 12:35

These guys have got some serious guts doing this, especially since the entire place is basically one big petrol bomb…

Security guard stops hijacking
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Security guard stops hijacking and saves three lives

By The South African06-11-2015 15:13

A security guard, who stumbled across a hijacking, saved the lives of three others.

Watch: SAPS member brutally ex
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Watch: SAPS member brutally executed by criminals in Brits yesterday [video]

By TheSouthAfrican.com05-11-2015 11:55

Crime Watch South Africa got hold of this video showing a police officer shot and killed on duty as he tried to apprehend an unknown criminal.

Fraud me once, shame on you. F
Lifestyle

Fraud me once, shame on you. Fraud me twice, shame on me

By Bryce Lowry22-10-2015 00:07

SA has no shortage of extraordinary fraud scheme stories. However, local and international initiatives are proving worthwhile in cracking down on fraudulent activity.

Heroic mom fights off burglar
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Heroic mom fights off burglar to protect her daughter

By TheSouthAfrican.com14-10-2015 16:37

She pulled the burglar bar out of the wall and started beating the attacker into submission; get that lady a Bell’s.

New Index ranks SA at the bott
Opinion

New Index ranks SA at the bottom end for ability to maintain law and order

By The South African30-09-2015 14:28

It’s been a pretty grim week in the news for South Africa and it’s about to get worse. A new index ranks SA at the bottom of the pile for maintaining law and order and its citizens feeling safe.

Infographic: South Africa’s la
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Infographic: South Africa’s latest crime stats

By Africa Check29-09-2015 17:37

This factsheet provides an overview of murder and robbery trends between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 as recorded by the South African Police Service.

state security agency
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“South Africa’s murder stats are those of a country at war”

By The South African29-09-2015 14:16

An opposition MP has said South Africa’s murder rate is what you would expect from a country at war.

South Africa’s latest crime st
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South Africa’s latest crime stats have been released – here are the grim numbers

By The South African29-09-2015 13:52

The latest South African crime stats have been released to the public and they make for pretty grim reading.

Canadian who was robbed on the
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Canadian who was robbed on the N2 says she loves South Africa and won’t be going anywhere

By The South African28-09-2015 09:33

For many South African expats, crime is one of the key reasons for leaving. For a Canadian expat living in SA, an incident involving crime has only encouraged her even more to make a difference.

Watch: Hijacking in broad dayl
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Watch: Hijacking in broad daylight caught on camera [video]

By Ezra Claymore23-09-2015 12:20

This is bone-chilling. A Chinese national was robbed by a group of heavily armed men on Tuesday. The incident took place on Langeman drive in Kensington.

Cape Town’s ‘Ghost Squad’ is b
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Cape Town’s ‘Ghost Squad’ is becoming a nightmare for criminals

By TheSouthAfrican.com22-09-2015 11:05

Three crimes in one day, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the Mothercity’s invisible police unit.

A car is stolen every nine min
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A car is stolen every nine minutes in South Africa – over 56 000 are stolen annually

By The South African17-09-2015 11:22

South Africa has an extraordinary high rate of vehicle theft. But which cars are most favoured by crooks and what happens to stolen cars?

Two die in attack on Intercape
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Two die in attack on Intercape bus near Cape Town

By Peter Church16-09-2015 09:41

Two people have died in an attack on an Intercape bus near Strand in the Western Cape.

Cape Town cops arrest 484 susp
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Cape Town cops arrest 484 suspected bad guys in just one week in Mitchell’s Plain

By Ezra Claymore14-09-2015 10:58

That’s got to be a record. Almost 500 people arrested in just a week and almost half for drug=related crimes.

Watch: Man tackles thief to th
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Watch: Man tackles thief to the ground in Northgate shopping mall [video]

By The South African09-09-2015 08:41

Jacques Erasmus says he was having a very frustrating day and took all his anger out on the suspected crook. The CCTV footage was posted by Netwerk24.

Watch: Security company’s dash
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Watch: Security company’s dashcam shows high speed car chase leading to robbers getting nabbed [video]

By TheSouthAfrican.com08-09-2015 15:58

Who says private security companies don’t have their sh** together. Have a look as these guys chase down three would-be housebreakers.

WhatsApp
Opinion

Crime equals crime fighters… and South Africans are doing it through Whatsapp groups

By Thobeka Ngema08-09-2015 09:53

South African communities are rallying together through Whatsapp in a bid to reduce crime in their areas.

pedestrian R102
Opinion

Woman fights back against alleged ‘smash-and-grabber’, runs him over

By Gerhard Jacobs04-09-2015 14:00

You know the story; man tries to steal woman’s handbag, woman fights back, runs man over and leaves him in a coma fighting for his life.

WATCH: Five armed robbers walk
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WATCH: Five armed robbers walk into a gym, tie up their victims and steal their goods [video]

By The South African24-08-2015 18:22

These crooks have no regard for the cameras. The robbery starts at around 50 seconds into the video and the crooks spend almost three minutes finding stuff to steal.

police officer
Opinion

“F*** you black people, you’re always making a noise.” Police officer

By TheSouthAfrican.com21-08-2015 17:33

Yeah, this BS is still happening; oh did we mention the officer and her colleague said this as they were trying to rob a store? It gets better…

Miles and miles of Dagga in KZ
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Miles and miles of Dagga in KZN, what is life even? [video]

By Ezra Claymore14-08-2015 14:14

It’s a stoner’s dream and law enforcement’s nightmare; question is… how did they hide this much weed for so long?

Father lets his daughter drown
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Father lets his daughter drown, rather than ‘be saved by strange men’

By Gerhard Jacobs11-08-2015 12:33

A man from Dubai has let his 20 year-old daughter drown, rather than have lifeguards touch her and ‘damage her honour’… we sh*t you not.

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