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Social media predator sentenced to four life terms for raping women

A 26-year-old man who used Facebook and Instagram to lure young women with fake modelling and photoshoot opportunities has been sentenced to four life terms for rape.According to NPA Gauteng Division communications

August 13, 2026

Crime

Man sentenced to 15 years for pouring hot oil on street vendor

A man who emptied a pot of hot cooking oil over a street vendor in White River , Mpumalanga ,has been sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment. Given Smiso Nkosi, 38, was

August 13, 2026

Crime

76 Murder Charges: Judgment Delayed as CBD Fire Accused Misses Court

Judgment in the case against the man accused of causing the Johannesburg CBD building fire that claimed 76 lives in August 2023 has been postponed after he failed to appear in court

August 12, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Limpopo reels in shock after rape of three siblings

Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for two men accused of allegedly raping three siblings girls after luring them to a secluded bush area in Khujwana village, near Ritavi. The incident allegedly

August 12, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Gangster to appear in court for murder of two Anti-Gang Unit members

A 23-year-old alleged gangster is expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday in connection with the murders of two Gauteng police officers attached to the Anti-Gang Unit. The suspect

August 12, 2026

Crime

High Court dismisses businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal

The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s appeal against the refusal of bail, with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) saying the ruling means he will remain in custody pending

July 29, 2026

Crime·News

Police Crime Intelligence colonel released on R10,000 bail in assault and extortion case

A South African Police Service Crime Intelligence colonel accused of assaulting and extorting a complainant has been released on R10,000 bail after successfully bringing an urgent application in the Gauteng Division of

July 22, 2026

Crime·News

Post-mortems reveal UK murder suspect’s family died from blunt force injuries

A post-mortem examination has found that the wife and two daughters of alleged UK triple murder suspect Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma were killed by blunt force injuries. The findings were disclosed after Tshuma

July 14, 2026

Crime

‘Cat’ Matlala withdraws plea deal in R228m SAPS tender case

Alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has abandoned the plea and sentence agreement he recently concluded with the state after refusing to accept the sentence proposed by the court. The development was

July 13, 2026

Crime·News

Gabonese national jailed for R67m VAT fraud that targeted SARS

A Gabonese national has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ direct imprisonment after defrauding the South African Revenue Service (SARS) of approximately R67 million through a sophisticated Value-Added Tax (VAT) refund

July 11, 2026

Crime

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Man sentenced to 15 years for pouring hot oil on street vendor

76 Murder Charges: Judgment Delayed as CBD Fire Accused Misses Court

Limpopo reels in shock after rape of three siblings

Gangster to appear in court for murder of two Anti-Gang Unit members

High Court dismisses businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal

Police Crime Intelligence colonel released on R10,000 bail in assault and extortion case

Post-mortems reveal UK murder suspect’s family died from blunt force injuries

‘Cat’ Matlala withdraws plea deal in R228m SAPS tender case

Gabonese national jailed for R67m VAT fraud that targeted SARS

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