Willem Jackson, 30, has been sentenced for 11 years and Theo Oosthuizen, 29, has sentenced for 14 years in the High Court in Middelburg on Friday morning. The two former farm foreman’s were convicted of five charges in August in the so-called coffin case. This followed after the assault on Delton Sithole and Victor Mlotshwa..
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Coffin case accused sentenced harshly in High Court – coffin sage was actually a political propaganda
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KZN woman who chopped woman’s head off with bush knife gets 30 years – SA land of the savages
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A KwaZulu-Natal woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder and kidnapping of a 22-year-old woman who was beheaded with a bush knife in Donnybrook, police said on Wednesday. The High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday sentenced Jwayelile Khuboni, 39, to 25 years for the murder of Nomthandazo Dlamini and five..
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CrimeStats in a nutshell: South Africa’s murder rate up by 1.8%
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South Africa’s crime stats for the 2016/2017 were released on Tuesday. According to the stats, “approximately 2.1 million serious crime counts were recorded, of which 1 738 980 were community-reported serious crimes.” In this time period, 19 016 murder cases were reported, the highest in 10 years. Carjacking also continues to increase massively, as does..
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Mbalula delivers crime stats, vows to crack down on ‘lazy’ police efforts
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Police Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday announced a general 1.8% decrease in crime but remained scathing of efforts to curb violence. The crime statistics released in Parliament show that robberies are the highest they have been in a decade at 6% and are the cause of most aggravated contact crimes. Although the “most policeable crime”,..
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NPA gives Zuma until November 30 to explain why corruption case must be dropped
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The National Prosecuting Authority has given Jacob Zuma until November 30 to make representations on why the corruption case against him should be dropped. In a statement issued on Friday, the NPA said the National Director of Public Prosecutions “is of the view that in light of the judgment of the SCA, it appears that..
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Oops! Mbalula red-faced as arrest triumph becomes PR nightmare – Police arrested funeral-goers
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Police minister Fikile Mbalula is an embarrassment after boldly announcing on social media that a significant breakthrough has been made in the Cape. According to Mbalula, who visited the scene of the arrest, it was a breakthrough in a lengthy investigation process. Later it was established that it was funeral-goers with a dead body of..
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WATCH | SAPS OFFICER REFUSES TO HELP, SAYS I NEED TO SORT OUT MY DSTV – VIDEO GOES VIRAL
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A Saps officer has gone viral after refusing to respond to a complaint. She can be seen talking on the phone to a DSTV consultant responding by saying, “I can’t help you, I’m busy sorting out my DSTV at the moment” THIS WOMEN IS BUSY SORTING OUT HER DSTV ACC WHILE I WAITED AT DE..
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We are stuck with Zuma: Thousands march against state capture, corruption
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Workers across the country downed tools, marched to key points in various cities, and demanded an end to corruption and state capture. All nine provinces in the country engaged in the protected strike action today, which saw thousands of Cosatu supporters stream into public spaces, with many carrying placards with the recurring theme: [Jacob] Zuma..
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Cosatu plans nationwide stayaway against the ‘predatory elite’
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Trade union federation Cosatu has called on all workers in the government and private sector not to go to work on Wednesday and instead join a march against state capture and corruption. “It’s a total stayaway and everyone in the country, whether you are part of Cosatu or not, you are protected,” Cosatu general secretary..
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Makhosi Khoza leaves ANC to join anti-corruption organisation
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Makhozi Khoza has just announced that she is revoking her ANC membership to join the “the new anti-corruption movement of society and faith-based organisations”. Khoza made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday at Lilliesleaf, Johannesburg. In a long, emotional speech she said that the ANC had become filled with corrupt leaders. “I have..
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SA deploys more women UN peacekeepers to curb sexual abuse
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The United Nations believes that putting more women peacekeepers in the field may curb sexual abuse by its own troops. South Africa, which has been accused of some of the worst sexual offences in the UN, currently has the highest number of women deployed on peacekeeping missions according to Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, but two..
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Mbalula warns crime intelligence over its own ‘criminal’ elements
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Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned the country’s crime intelligence unit that he is going after rogue elements within it, and that they are not immune to the law. News24 can reveal that it is suspected that rogue crime intelligence activities are linked to, among other matters, the underworld nightclub security takeover which has resulted..
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Scopa to call KPMG to parliament over SARS ‘rogue unit’ retraction
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Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Sopa) will call KPMG to appear before parliament to account on its conduct regarding the SA Revenue Service (SARS) ‘rogue unit’ report and the subsequent withdrawal of some parts of this report, it said in a statement on Monday. Scopa’s ANC study group whip Mnyamezeli Booi said: “KPMG must..
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Moyane clings to existence of so-called ‘rogue unit’ despite KPMG confession
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Sars commissioner Tom Moyane has insisted that there is evidence to support the notion of a so-called “rogue unit” in Sars, despite a blow from auditing firm KPMG which withdrew its findings on the unit. Moyane announced in a press briefing on Monday that the South African Revenue Service is now pursuing legal action against..
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MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH FORMER SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN SON’S MURDER
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Former springbok captain, Hennie Muller’s son, Steven, was brutally murdered in Brackenfell on Friday. The 64-year-old pensioner’s body was allegedly found with severe head injuries, although it is not yet known what weapon was used. In an interview with Netwerk24 Muller’s brother Len said it was believed that Steven had known his attacker. “The police..
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