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A cattle farmer was in a critical condition after being shot in the stomach in a robbery on his farm in Zululand.

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Police nab hijacker in Pavilion stake-out

A police stake-out on the rooftop parking at the Pavilion shopping mall in Westville saw a hijacker cornered and arrested.

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Female gang mugs woman inside Edgars

At least two people have been mugged inside the Edgars store in the Joburg city centre in recent weeks.

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A full bench of judges sits at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Picture: Shayne Robinson

ConCourt to mull roadblock arrest
May 20 2013 at 19:54

The Constitutional Court will hear argument on the arrest of a motorist who did not stop at a roadblock because he feared the officers were impostors.

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Shauwn Mpisane leaves the Durban Regional Court on the arm of her husband, Sbu. Her lawyers are fighting to clear her of tax fraud charges. Picture: Gcina Ndwalane

Sars auditor disgruntled over Mpisane
May 20 2013 at 19:08

A Sars tax auditor was unhappy over having to reverse her tax assessment of businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane, the court heard.

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Initiation ceremonies are common in South Africa, where youths partake in various activities as a rite of passage into adulthood, usually over the course of three weeks.

27 initiates dead in two weeks
May 20 2013 at 16:58

Police are investigating how 27 young initiates died at licensed initiation schools in Mpumalanga.

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Man in court for 80-year-old woman’s rape
May 20 2013 at 17:15

A man arrested for allegedly raping an 80-year-old pensioner appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court.

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Consuls visit SA drug mule in India
May 20 2013 at 17:13

South African consular officials have visited a South African woman arrested in Mumbai with 26 kilograms of drugs.

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ConCourt to rule on gun case costs
May 20 2013 at 16:49

The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment relating to the costs of an application to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the Firearms Control Act.

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Harvey Isha, Robin Harwood, Lindon Wagner and Courtney Daniels are accused of killing teenager Kirsty Theologo by setting her alight in 2011. Photo: Dumisani Sibeko

‘I took the blame,’ says satanic accused
May 20 2013 at 16:47

Murder accused Harvey Isha had to take the blame for an apparent satanic ritual in which teenager Kirsty Theologo died, the court heard.

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Glenrico Martin was shot at school. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane

Teen gangsters vow revenge for Glenrico
May 20 2013 at 16:36

Brazen teen gangsters have openly threatened to take bloody revenge for the murder of schoolboy Glenrico Martin.

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Schoolboy shooting case postponed
May 20 2013 at 16:38

Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Enrico Martin appeared in the Athlone Magistrate's Court.

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Man in court for cocaine worth R18m
May 20 2013 at 16:36

A man accused of smuggling cocaine worth about R18 million into South Africa appeared in the Musina Magistrate's Court.

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5 held after cop shot in his home
May 20 2013 at 15:31

Police have arrested five men in connection with an armed robbery at a policeman's house in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein.

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Mob beats man to death
May 20 2013 at 16:06

A crowd has beaten a man to death in Ngoma, Elliotdale, after being alerted by a woman’s screams in the middle of the night.

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Two gunned down in their sleep
May 20 2013 at 16:04

Two men were shot dead while sleeping in their homes in Kwaaiman in the Eastern Cape.

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Smuggled cell tower batteries seized
May 20 2013 at 15:52

A man trying to smuggle seven cellphone tower batteries into Zimbabwe has been arrested at the Beit Bridge border post.

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File image - A man has been arrested on the N1, between Musina and Beit Bridge, for possession of contraband cigarettes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Contraband cigarettes seized
May 20 2013 at 15:50

A man has been arrested on the N1, between Musina and Beit Bridge, for possession of contraband cigarettes worth R162 000.

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FROM THE INSIDE: Two former gangsters take a break in a centre, set by the Western Cape Community Outreach organisation, where they are going through a programme to help them cut themselves off from lives of crime then rejoin society.
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Security upped after ex-gangster shot
May 20 2013 at 14:23

A rehab centre housing a number of former gangsters is set to have its security bolstered after three of the programme's leaders were shot.

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Northern Cape hitchhiker jailed
May 20 2013 at 14:55

A hitchhiker who robbed and killed a man who had given him a lift was jailed for 22 years by the Upington High Court.

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Brian Alexander, a former 28s gangster, describes how he killed three people and fatally stabbed a fourth. Alexander is one of about 16 ex-gangsters in a programme by the organisation, Western Cape Community Outreach, to rehabilitate and reintegrate them nto society. Picture: MICHAEL WALKER

‘Enter by blood and exit by death’
May 20 2013 at 14:55

Brian Alexander murdered three people in 1996 and a few years later fatally stabbed a man in the heart in front of his mother.

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Alexander, brother of Kirsty Theologo, carries a photo of her before entering the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court in southern Johannesburg. With him is a family member Omiejoe Smith. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA

Ritual victim ‘bought her own petrol’
May 20 2013 at 14:59

Kirsty Theologo paid for the petrol with which she was doused before being set alight in an apparent satanic ritual.

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Protests on the N2 this morning resulted in traffic chaos for thousands of commuters as the inbound and outbound lanes were closed. Picture Henk Kruger/Cape Argus

Protesters cause more Cape traffic chaos
May 20 2013 at 14:53

Protests on the N2 in Cape Town resulted in traffic chaos for commuters as the inbound and outbound lanes were closed.

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Cattle farmer shot in stomach

Police nab hijacker in Pavilion stake-out

Independent Newspapers

Female gang mugs woman inside Edgars

ConCourt to mull roadblock arrest May 20 2013 at 19:54

Sars auditor disgruntled over Mpisane May 20 2013 at 19:08

27 initiates dead in two weeks May 20 2013 at 16:58

Man in court for 80-year-old woman’s rape May 20 2013 at 17:15

Consuls visit SA drug mule in India May 20 2013 at 17:13

ConCourt to rule on gun case costs May 20 2013 at 16:49

‘I took the blame,’ says satanic accused May 20 2013 at 16:47

Teen gangsters vow revenge for Glenrico May 20 2013 at 16:36

Schoolboy shooting case postponed May 20 2013 at 16:38

Man in court for cocaine worth R18m May 20 2013 at 16:36

5 held after cop shot in his home May 20 2013 at 15:31

Mob beats man to death May 20 2013 at 16:06

Two gunned down in their sleep May 20 2013 at 16:04

Smuggled cell tower batteries seized May 20 2013 at 15:52

Contraband cigarettes seized May 20 2013 at 15:50

Security upped after ex-gangster shot May 20 2013 at 14:23

Northern Cape hitchhiker jailed May 20 2013 at 14:55

‘Enter by blood and exit by death’ May 20 2013 at 14:55

Ritual victim ‘bought her own petrol’ May 20 2013 at 14:59

Protesters cause more Cape traffic chaos May 20 2013 at 14:53

ConCourt to mull roadblock arrest
May 20 2013 at 19:54

Sars auditor disgruntled over Mpisane
May 20 2013 at 19:08

27 initiates dead in two weeks
May 20 2013 at 16:58

Man in court for 80-year-old woman’s rape
May 20 2013 at 17:15

Consuls visit SA drug mule in India
May 20 2013 at 17:13

ConCourt to rule on gun case costs
May 20 2013 at 16:49

‘I took the blame,’ says satanic accused
May 20 2013 at 16:47

Teen gangsters vow revenge for Glenrico
May 20 2013 at 16:36

Schoolboy shooting case postponed
May 20 2013 at 16:38

Man in court for cocaine worth R18m
May 20 2013 at 16:36

5 held after cop shot in his home
May 20 2013 at 15:31

Mob beats man to death
May 20 2013 at 16:06

Two gunned down in their sleep
May 20 2013 at 16:04

Smuggled cell tower batteries seized
May 20 2013 at 15:52

Contraband cigarettes seized
May 20 2013 at 15:50

Security upped after ex-gangster shot
May 20 2013 at 14:23

Northern Cape hitchhiker jailed
May 20 2013 at 14:55

‘Enter by blood and exit by death’
May 20 2013 at 14:55

Ritual victim ‘bought her own petrol’
May 20 2013 at 14:59

Protesters cause more Cape traffic chaos
May 20 2013 at 14:53