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Boyfriend sentenced to life imprisonment for girlfriend's murder

Boyfriend sentenced to life imprisonment for girlfriend’s murder

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has hailed the life sentence handed down to Luthando Lungisa Zozo (38) who brutally murdered his girlfriend, Ms Akhona Myolwa (36) in Standerton two years ago 2021. The court heard how Zozo shot Myolwa multiple times when they were in a car [...]
Burglary and torching of Gauteng schools, 41 arrests, suspect sought. Photo: SAPS

Burglary and torching of Gauteng schools, 41 arrests, suspect sought

Gauteng police have already arrested forty one suspects for cases relating to the burglaries and burning of schools in Gauteng since March 2020. Most...
'Never ever again' and then the lights went out. Photo: Die Vryburger

‘Never ever again’ and then the lights went out

After major statements that load shedding will never happen again, residents in Bethlehem were on Monday 30 July 2018, been without power for...

Nelson Mandela’s Fruits and a Racist South Africa … – Walid...

They continue to look away, even as South Africa has degenerated into another racist pit, best described by an Afrikaner farm owner: “It's politically...
Constantia post office robbery, 8 suspects arrested in Hout Bay

Constantia post office robbery, 8 suspects arrested in Hout Bay

Eight suspects were arrested a day after they committed a business robbery in Constantia on Friday morning 30 April 2021. At approximately 10:00 on Friday...
Life imprisonment for cop killers

Life imprisonment for cop killers

The Hawks have welcomed the life sentences handed to two men for killing a police officer in January 2016. Thomas Nunu Makanye (33) and Simon...
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Two suspects arrested for robbing petrol station in North West

Two men believed to have robbed a petrol station in Lichtenburg using a toy gun were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property, North...
Mitchells Plain police arrest 2 suspects with unlicensed firearms

Mitchells Plain police arrest 2 suspects with unlicensed firearms

The determination of police members in Mitchells Plain to combat crime led to the arrest of two suspects on Friday 30 December 2022 for...
Former Hawks officer sentenced for fraud

Former Hawks officer sentenced for fraud

Rodney Two-boy Mpapela (61) former Hawks officer was given 6 years imprisonment of which 2 years was suspended for five years by the Mthatha...
Rape of girl (4), Kuruman man (50) sentenced to life imprisonment

Rape of girl (4), Kuruman man (50) sentenced to life imprisonment

The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape Lieutenant General Risimati Peter Shivuri has welcomed life imprisonment sentence handed down to a 50-year-old rape accused. A...
Police kill one suspect, injure one in shoot out, Clermont. Photo: SAPS

Police kill one suspect, injure one in shoot out, Clermont

on the morning of 5 February 2018, at 07:30, police officers from the EThekwini Inner and Outer Cluster Tactical Response Team were conducting crime...

SAPS won’t be spectators of #FeesMustFall violence: Phahlane

Members of the South African Police Service will not standby and watch as protesting students engage in violence and destroy property, acting National Police...