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South African troops pulled out of DRC for 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...
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Crime stats under Phiyega’s watch

A day after National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega submitted reasons to President Jacob Zuma on why she should remain in her job, the police...
Police hunt for two who escaped from KZN court

Police hunt for two who escaped from KZN court

Two suspects are still on the run after making their escape from the Phoenix Magistrate's Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. The duo were part of...

Mother and daughter attacked on farm

A mother and daughter from Alldays are lucky to be alive after being bombarded with stones on a farm in the Thabazimbi area. Farm Owner,...
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One officer wounded, robbers drive off with another

A manhunt is underway for a gang of robbers who wounded a police officer before commandeering a police van and driving away with another...
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I thought he was going to cut my throat – elderly...

An elderly woman was punched in the face and had a knife held to her throat during a brutal business robbery in Sea Cow...
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One of Durban’s most wanted criminal arrested

A man who was on the police's wanted list for most of this year has finally been nabbed. The man, who was wanted for a...
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Nothing good to be expected from crime stats

The crime statistics that will be released on Tuesday could show a rise in the number of murders and robberies in the country, the...

The African mind cannot think of solution, but only of cause

It remains a mystery to me that the African mind cannot think of solution, but only of cause – and then only if he...
Petro Res (60), was shot in the head and thrown inside a walk-in safe on a Thabazimbi farm. Photo: FaceBook

Domestic worker and husband arrested for deadly farm attack

A domestic worker and her husband were arrested for a farm attack in Limpopo, South Africa in which a woman was killed and locked...
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Five rhinos poached at game reserve in KZN

Officials on Monday discovered five rhino that have been killed at a game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. Hluhluwe Game Reserve spokesperson Musa Mntambo confirmed to News24...
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Another postponement ‘annoys’ Panayiotou’s defence

The case against Christopher Panayiotou and co-accused Sizwezhake Vumazonke has once again been postponed, to the obvious annoyance of Panayiotou's defence team. Panayiotou is accused...