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Public no longer respecting the authority of the police

Cape Town - The increase in the number of cop killings stems from the public no longer respecting the authority of the police, Western...
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Man shot 8 times while visiting mother’s grave

A Fordsburg businessman was killed in a hail of bullets while visiting his mother’s grave at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg on Saturday morning,...
Policeman murdered outside Cape Town tavern

Policeman murdered outside Cape Town tavern

Police are on the hunt for four suspects who shot and killed an off duty policeman in Mandalay on Friday night. The constable was attacked...
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Metro police director hijacked by ‘well-oiled syndicate’

Tshwane Metro Police Director Sean Bolhuis and his wife were hijacked in Pretoria, and released unharmed, his brother said on Friday. "It happened in a...
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Khoisan leaders in court for vandalism

A group of Khoisan leaders chanted in a circle outside the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning before appearing for allegedly destroying a...
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Man escapes armed youths by jumping into icy ocean

A man chased by armed youths on Muizenberg beach escaped after jumping into the icy ocean. Jean-Paul Baron, a 38-year-old teacher, had been taking a...

44 Murders on farms since the beginning of the year

44 People have already been killed on farms since the beginning of the year, AfriForum said on Tuesday. Ernst Roets, Deputy Chief Executive at AfriForum,...
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KZN cop killers in court

Three men accused of murdering an Inanda police officer appeared briefly in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s court on Friday, facing a raft of charges relating...
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Pedestrian knocked over by fleeing suspects in high-speed chase

A pedestrian was knocked down by a speeding vehicle on Friday, as its occupants were allegedly trying to evade arrest. The high-speed chase between the...
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Fake cops strike again Cape Town restaurant robbed

Four men dressed in what appeared to be police tracksuits, hit the Spur Steak Ranch at Howard Centre on Friday morning. Police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso...
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Police, army, tracking companies hunt border hijckers

Police, the army and private tracking companies have joined forces in a hunt for five suspected hijackers near the Mozambique border on Friday. The search...
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South African troops pulled out of DRC for major violations

The South African military has said it is withdrawing about 50 peacekeepers from a UN mission in Congo to face a court martial because...