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Four men sentenced to life imprisonment for Lebowakgomo tavern murder

Newly appointed Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, has welcomed the life imprisonment sentences handed down to four men convicted of the brutal murder of a 50-year-old man at a tavern

August 4, 2026

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Lawyer Sentenced To Life For Murdering Girlfriend, Burning Her Body

A Gauteng lawyer Thubelihle Sbonakaliso Mpisi has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his intimate partner, Mahlako Malebo Rabalao, before setting her body and vehicle alight in

August 4, 2026

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Cop Arrested for Shooting Taxi Patrollers After Dispute Over Giving Lift to Hikers

A South African Police Service (SAPS) sergeant attached to the Giyani K9 Unit has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on taxi patrollers who confronted him for

August 4, 2026

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Two Malawians, SA Man Arrested as Police Recover Stolen Navaras Worth R1.5 Million

Two Malawian nationals and a South African man have been arrested after police recovered two stolen Nissan Navara bakkies worth a combined R1.5 million during separate anti-smuggling operations in Limpopo. The arrests

August 3, 2026

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ANALYSIS | Common purpose: the doctrine that turns five accused into one case

The indictment in the trial of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala reveals that the State’s case is built largely on a single legal doctrine: common purpose. Across 25 charges and three separate shootings, the

July 28, 2026

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Arresting officer tells Matlala trial he read accused his rights

Johannesburg-The police officer who led the arrest of accused Musa Kekan, who is accused No 1 in the trial of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told the Johannesburg High Court on Monday that he

July 27, 2026

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Matlala trial: Bid to excuse accused No 5 from proceedings refused

Johannesburg -An application to excuse the fifth accused, Nthabiseng Zandile Nzama in the trial of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala from having to attend proceedings that do not concern her was refused by the

July 27, 2026

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Matlala trial: Witness left accused’s facial description out of his statement.

Johannesburg – The State’s second witness in the trial of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused conceded in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday that he had not recorded any description

July 27, 2026

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Suspected CIT gang escapes as police seize cache of firearms and hijacked BMW in Daveyton

A suspected cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery syndicate slipped through the police dragnet after an intelligence-led raid uncovered an arsenal of weapons and a hijacked luxury SUV at a property in Daveyton. The operation

July 23, 2026

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Zimbabwean, Pakistani National Arrested For Murder and Car Theft

A Zimbabwean national and a naturalised South African citizen of Pakistani origin have been arrested in separate intelligence-driven operations by Limpopo police, one in connection with an alleged cross-border vehicle smuggling attempt

July 22, 2026

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Four men sentenced to life imprisonment for Lebowakgomo tavern murder

Lawyer Sentenced To Life For Murdering Girlfriend, Burning Her Body

Cop Arrested for Shooting Taxi Patrollers After Dispute Over Giving Lift to Hikers

Two Malawians, SA Man Arrested as Police Recover Stolen Navaras Worth R1.5 Million

ANALYSIS | Common purpose: the doctrine that turns five accused into one case

Arresting officer tells Matlala trial he read accused his rights

Matlala trial: Bid to excuse accused No 5 from proceedings refused

Matlala trial: Witness left accused’s facial description out of his statement.

Suspected CIT gang escapes as police seize cache of firearms and hijacked BMW in Daveyton

Zimbabwean, Pakistani National Arrested For Murder and Car Theft

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