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National Shutdown
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National Shutdown: Police confirm ‘high alert’ threat for Friday 10 June

Effingham Secondary Durban Metro Police
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WATCH: Rifle pointed at Effingham Secondary learner [Video]

Police, Cop
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Police dismiss allegations top cop uses fake name and lying about qualifications

National Shutdown
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National Shutdown: Police confirm ‘high alert’ threat for Friday 10 June

Effingham Secondary Durban Metro Police
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WATCH: Rifle pointed at Effingham Secondary learner [Video]

Police, Cop
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Police dismiss allegations top cop uses fake name and lying about qualifications

Eight cops in court for allege
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Eight cops in court for allegedly robbing a Free State supermarket

By Mike Simpson27-09-2020 09:16

All are members of the same unit and allegedly failed to return everything confiscated during a search-and-seizure during lockdown.

drug dealers
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Nigerian expat extradited from SA gets US jail term for drugs

By Mike Simpson27-09-2020 07:16

Man who spent much of his life in SA was arrested in 2018 with a large consignment of heroin intended for the US market.

Police seize drugs on long-dis
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Police seize drugs on long-distance passenger bus

By Mike Simpson26-09-2020 08:56

Woman arrested after officers find nearly 7 000 Mandrax tablets hidden inside a sports bag in bus’s luggage trailer.

Nathaniel Julies
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Nathaniel Julies: Court hears of death threats and cover up

By Thabo Baloyi23-09-2020 09:38

The 16-year-old boy, who lived with down syndrome, was shot in his neighbourhood back in August, where he had been out to get a snack at the local tuckshop

Kroonstad farmer arrested for triple murder
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Cops arrest several ‘most wanted’ suspects linked to taxi murders

By Mike Simpson20-09-2020 11:10

Trio nabbed during surveillance operation on the East Rand. One arrested in Johannesburg. All believed linked to several taxi murders.

eastern cape wedding murder
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Horrific double murder of two young children at Orange Farm

By Mike Simpson20-09-2020 09:43

Boy and girl, aged six and eight, found murdered after walking home together from a hair salon on Friday night.

Six people die in petrol bombi
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Six people die in petrol bombing of tavern in the Eastern Cape

By Mike Simpson19-09-2020 11:49

Attackers told customers to leave. Those that failed to comply were locked inside the blazing building.

Domestic worker among latest a
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Domestic worker among latest arrests for Polokwane double murder

By Mike Simpson19-09-2020 08:12

Further arrests for murders of Ocean Basket owner Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie. Four now in custody for Limpopo slayings.

‘Highly sought’ cash-in-transi
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‘Highly sought’ cash-in-transit suspect nabbed in Hillbrow

By Mike Simpson13-09-2020 13:00

Police team swoops on man believed to be part of heavily armed gang that blew up a cash van in Rustenburg.

Big drugs consignment seized i
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Big drugs consignment seized in the Western Cape

By Mike Simpson13-09-2020 10:59

Mandrax tablets and tik with a street value of more than R4-million found in a vehicle in Elsies River. Three under arrest.

Pangolin rescued and three peo
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Pangolin rescued and three people arrested in North West

By Mike Simpson13-09-2020 08:56

Illegal trade in the endangered animals on the rise again as lockdown decreases. Several pangolins have already been rescued this year.

Three arrested for murder of a
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Three arrested for murder of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa

By Mike Simpson13-09-2020 06:38

Police believe they have the alleged trigger-man in custody, as well as two accomplices. All are due in court on Monday.

Rapist sentenced to three life
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Rapist sentenced to three life terms plus 31 years

By Mike Simpson12-09-2020 12:54

Man convicted of raping three women, including a schoolgirl, in 2011. He was also involved in numerous other crimes.

Gauteng dad decapitating
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Elite Hawks unit arrests two of its own on multiple charges

By Mike Simpson12-09-2020 07:48

Lieutenant-colonel and warrant officer from North West in court for theft, money laundering and other alleged crimes.

Serial rapist
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Murderer of KZN police officer gets life plus 65 years

By Mike Simpson06-09-2020 09:09

Convicted man was part of a group who attacked and robbed the off-duty officer and set alight to his home.

leo williams nathaniel julies
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Laingsburg community demands justice for Leo Williams’ killing

By Cheryl Kahla05-09-2020 18:49

Laingsburg residents held a peaceful demonstration on Saturday 5 September 2020 and called for the SAPS station commander to step down.

Policewoman commended for her
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Policewoman commended for her work in securing rape conviction

By Mike Simpson05-09-2020 12:47

Warrant officer lauded as Northern Cape man gets 20 years for dragging 13-year-old girl from a toilet and sexually assaulting her.

Medical personnel urged to be
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Medical personnel urged to be on lookout for wounded CIT robbers

By Mike Simpson05-09-2020 10:50

Police believe several armed robbers may be seeking medical treatment after a foiled cash-in-transit robbery in Mpumalanga.

SAPS officers killed mpumalanga
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PE cops recover stolen alcohol worth R1,4-million

By Mike Simpson05-09-2020 08:51

Liquor found hidden in warehouse after fully loaded truck was hijacked on its early morning delivery rounds.

Unemployed are warned on jobs-
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Unemployed are warned on jobs-for-payment scams

By Mike Simpson05-09-2020 06:22

Man is arrested for offering fake jobs at a hospital in Pietermaritzburg to desperate victims and then disappearing with the cash.

witchcraft
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Notorious Eastern Cape town again a centre of murder and violence

By Mike Simpson30-08-2020 08:19

Four murders, one suicide and two arrests in rural area that experienced multiple violent deaths in 2018.

Three alleged taxi hit men in
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Three alleged taxi hit men in custody after KZN shootout

By Mike Simpson30-08-2020 06:55

Taxi-related hits in town of Utrecht leave two dead and one wounded. Follow-up operation leads to shootout with police and arrests.

Hawks bust illegal gold refine
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Hawks bust illegal gold refinery operating on the East Rand

By Mike Simpson29-08-2020 09:20

Ten tons of gold-bearing material seized and two people arrested at illegal gold-processing facility.

Tangled web of insurance murde
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Tangled web of insurance murder intrigue in Eastern Cape

By Mike Simpson29-08-2020 07:36

Woman who paid hit man to kill her husband for the insurance payout gets life in prison. Friend tried to make a similar arrangement.

Another big counterfeit goods
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Another big counterfeit goods seizure in Johannesburg CBD

By Mike Simpson29-08-2020 06:23

Joint law enforcement operation finds fake items valued at R24.3-million. Brand names on the goods include Nike, Adidas and Uzzi.

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