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Stiff sentence sought for Hummer driver

The State has called for a stiff sentence for the Hummer driver who crashed into three motorcyclists, killing two and causing a third to lose a limb.

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President Jacob Zuma's decision to increase the salaries of regional magistrates and regional court presidents by five percent remained in place after a Constit... Read Story

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Car strippers: No charges

A police task team set up to investigate thefts at the vehicle pound in Prospecton have been unable to bring criminal charges against anyone.

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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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Glenrico Martin was shot at school. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane

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. Picture: MICHAEL WALKER

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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Fraudsters who clone bank cards are on the increase, as a KwaZulu-Natal businessman found when someone went on a shopping spree, withdrew more than R35 000 from his bank, and indulged in lunches at a fast food outlet over four days.

Rise in credit card fraud
May 20 2013 at 13:58

Fraudsters who clone cards are on the increase, as a KZN man found out when someone went on a shopping spree with his money.

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Men jailed for stoning sangoma to death
May 20 2013 at 13:31

Three men are behind bars after a sangoma, wrongly accused of abducting a child, was stoned to death by a mob.

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Kirsty Theologo, 18, was doused with petrol and set alight on a hill behind the Linmeyer swimming pool south of Johannesburg. She died later in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

Bid to drop satanic ritual charges fails
May 20 2013 at 13:19

Moves to have charges dropped against those accused of killing Kirsty Theologo in an apparent satanic ritual have been dismissed.

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A Mitchells Plain construction manager has been shot dead in broad daylight after he, his wife and a friend pursued four men who allegedly stole his two American Pitbulls.

Man shot dead after quizzing thieves
May 20 2013 at 12:20

A construction manager was gunned down in broad daylight after pursuing four men who allegedly stole his dogs.

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Shocked neighbours survey the scene where three members of the Sekwati family burnt to death after their Mapetla, Soweto, home was set alight by unknown men, in this March 2010 picture. Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Scorned woman guilty of murder
May 20 2013 at 12:13

The woman who hired two men to burn down her love rival's house has been found guilty of murder and arson.

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Cop wrestles with taxi driver
May 20 2013 at 11:54

A taxi driver has been arrested after punching a metro police officer who tried to issue him a fine in Langlaagte.

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