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Man shot dead by police in eMalahleni

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating the killing of an eMalahleni man allegedly at the hands of police officers at the weekend. "Ipid...
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Taxi security guard killed in Lindelani shooting

A security guard working for Mvimbeni Security Services, contracted to Zamokuhle Long Distance Taxi Association, is among the three people who were killed in...
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Masiphumelele mob attack claims another life

Chaos erupted again in the Masiphumelele township in Hout Bay on Sunday evening, when about 100 residents attacked two men they suspected of committing...
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Rhino poachers caught in Limpopo

Two suspected rhino poachers were arrested in Limpopo on Sunday night, police said. The Rhino Task Team made the arrest on the R101 between Polokwane...
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China Town shop owner shot dead in robbery

A 70-year-old man was killed in an armed robbery at China Town in Ottery, Cape Town on Sunday, the latest in a spate of...
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Firefighters slow to arrive and ran out of water – Vaal...

Firefighters ran out of water while battling a fire that gutted 20 upmarket homes on the Vaal River at the weekend, a resident told...
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Another Durban shooting claims three lives

Three people were shot dead and six wounded in Lindelani near Durban on Sunday night. Police spokesperson Major Thulani Zwane said details of the motive...
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Tensions simmer after Durban taxi clampdown

The eThekwini Metro Police clamped down on errant taxi operators over the weekend, impounding nearly 300 minibuses. The operation was part of route permit enforcement,...
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Riverside Beach Club damaged by raging fire

A raging inferno gutted about 25 homes at the Riverside Beach Club on the Vaal in Vanderbijlpark on Sunday. An investigator from the Intelligence Bureau...
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Two suspects to appear for Mayisela twins murder in Etwatwa

Two people arrested for the brutal killing of twin brothers who were necklaced in Etwatwa in the East Rand were expected to appear in...

Woman shoves burglar off ledge during scuffle

Fed up with crime, an Umbilo woman wrestled with a cat burglar who had climbed through the bedroom window of her second-floor flat, before...
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Suspect held after farmer locked in safe with dead wife

Police are questioning a farmworker on Sunday after a Thabazimbi game farmer was robbed and locked in a safe with his dead wife and...