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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...
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Paul Kruger defacing continues

The bronze sentries at the Paul Kruger statue in the Pretoria CBD have been defaced again. Green paint was thrown on the sentries in Church...
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Police officer shot during Soweto ATM bombing

A policeman was shot and wounded by a group of men who bombed an ATM in Soweto on Tuesday morning, Gauteng police said. Officers on...
Widow tortured and raped on Free State farm

Widow tortured and raped on Free State farm

A 58-year-old widow of the Free State was attacked on her farm near Harrismith, tortured and raped on Sunday, October 4, 2015, in the...

Twelve escape from Limpopo police cells

Twelve awaiting-trial prisoners escaped from two Limpopo police stations over the weekend. Six escaped from the Mecklenburg police station's cells and six from Tubatse, provincial...
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Motorist arrested with 220 tik-filled condoms in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town’s metro police department arrested a motorist during weekend patrols after he was found in possession of 220 condoms filled...