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Soshanguve parents wake up to find daughter raped, strangled to death in bed
The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed shock following the rape and strangulation of a Grade 7 learner.
Democratic Alliance councillor implicated in fire that claimed the lives of his wife and 3 children
A Democratic Alliance councillor in KwaZulu-Natal has been implicated in the murders of his wife and three children.
Two women found dead at Cape beaches
Mystery surrounds the deaths of two women who were found at Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain beaches on Saturday morning.
Half-naked body of girl, 15, found in Mpumalanga, two teens arrested
The teenager’s half-naked body was found with a silver plastic bag around her private parts.
Human trafficking suspect to appear in court
The Hawks received information about young girls who were trafficked from West Africa into South Africa.
Trio extorting business owners for protection fees arrested
Information about the unknown suspects terrorising and extorting business owners was received by the Hawks.
Court dismisses appeal by contractors who were stripped of multi-million rand profits for rickety…
The two contractors were jointly paid R21.8 million of the R40.4 million in advance by DPWI for the construction of the razor mesh fence between Zimbabwe and South Africa.
KwaZulu-Natal tops the log with the most number of fraudulent claims recorded in 2022
South African life insurers and investment companies detected 8,931 cases of fraud and dishonesty in 2022. While losses worth R1.1 billion were prevented, the industry lost R77 million to fraud in 2022.
28s gang boss shot dead: ‘Gappie’ murdered in Parow
A high-ranking 28s gang boss and former henchman of Ernie “Lastig” Solomons was gunned down in Parow Valley on Monday afternoon.
Reward offered: Police identify person of interest in Gugulethu CPF murder
A R50,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the apprehending and conviction of those responsible.