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Woman attacked and raped at Limpopo restaurant

A woman of Limpopo was attacked and raped by two men at the restaurant where she is the manager, on Monday, October 5, 2015. Col....

Farm attackers acquitted of murdering police officer

Cape Town – The acquittal of two men for the killing of a Kraaifontein constable left her wife reeling outside the Western Cape High...
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Homo naledi a mix of ape and modern human

Homo naledi’s hands and feet had features of both apes and modern humans, according to new research. Its wrist, thumb, and palm were similar to...
Man shot and killed south of Durban

Man shot and killed south of Durban

A man was killed when he was shot on Lotus Drive in Isipingo, south of Durban, on Wednesday evening, paramedics said. "A report from the...

Tracking device helps cops nail suspected robbers

A tracking device helped police arrest two suspected burglars in the early hours of Wednesday morning, when the rented car they were driving was...
IMF predicts growth below 1.5 percent for South Africa

IMF predicts growth below 1.5 percent for South Africa

South Africa’s growth is projected to be below 1.5% both this year and next year, according to a report by die International Monetary Fund...

Legislation will force foreign-owned private security to sell 51 percent

The implementation of the Private Security Industry Regulations Amendment Act could lead to a 10% decline in South African exports to the US and...
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Limpopo officer jailed for selling prepaid electricity

A Hammanskraal police officer was on Tuesday sentenced to five years in jail for illegally selling prepaid electricity to Eskom customers in Botlokwa, Limpopo,...
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Judgment expected in Kraaifontein farm robbery and cop killing case

Two men accused of killing a Cape Town constable are expected to learn their fate on Wednesday in the Western Cape High Court. Acting Judge...

Tshwane mayor condemns defacing of Paul Kruger statue

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane has condemned the defacing of statues - including that of Paul Kruger - and has called on people...

Manhunt on for gang of female robbers

Police are searching for a gang of four women who are allegedly involved in a spate of house robberies in Pretoria Moot, Villieria and...
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Woman stabbed, burnt and raped during farm attack

The woman brutally attacked on her Oatsdale farm near Harrismith supports her community and tries her best to uplift the poor, Free State Agriculture...