Cops seize cars, millions in cash in raids

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Shocking details of how Fadwaan “Fats” Murphy conducted his alleged drug syndicate business on the Cape Flats has been revealed in court documents.

Consumers warned to be alert after ‘well-planned’ heists

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A spate of armed robberies and burglaries at malls and small businesses is believed to have been carefully orchestrated and may be the work of a syndicate.

'Corrupt' municipal manager awaits sentencing

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In a groundbreaking judgment, Oudtshoorn municipal manager Martin Noël Pietersen was found guilty of abusing R2 million of taxpayers' money.

Ford faces class action after KZN man's death

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Ford faces a class action lawsuit by SA Kuga owners, including the family of a man whose SUV is alleged to have “spontaneously combusted”.

Hewitt rape victim getting back into the game

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Thirty five years after being raped by tennis ace Bob Hewitt, Suellen Sheehan finally found the courage to pick up a tennis racquet again.

Fear of kidnapping syndicate

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Threats and intimidation are alleged to be at the centre of a kidnapping that rocked the Bangladeshi community and instilled fear.

Attorney accused of stealing degree

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A Cape Town attorney in the middle of a R200 million business scam faces being struck off the roll for allegedly stealing the identity of a dead man.

Landmark ruling for same-sex partners in intestate cases

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A Concourt ruling this week means same-sex partners will now be able to inherit their partner’s intestate estate even if they are not legally married.

Cape Town's cops face festive challenge

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As thousands of holiday makers head for Cape Town, law enforcement and traffic services will battle to cope, as they are understaffed.

Hit on husband: cops close to completing investigations

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The police investigation into the Kenilworth woman accused of trying to secure a contract killer to murder her husband is almost complete, a court has heard.

'Each victim's story represents another face to this violence'

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Counsellors at Rape Crisis Cape Town help rape victims pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.

How cop caught #Rhodesrapist

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The key to the successful arrest and prosecution of the Rhodes Rapist lay in the dedication and commitment of lead investigator Nziwetu Sidinana.

Book aims to dispel myths of Islam

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THE DRIVE to change the perception that Islam was associated with terrorism inspired former journalist and social cohesion advocate Yusuf Abramjee to launch his ...

Wealthy Cape Town businessman kidnapped

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Six armed men are believed to have abducted Naushad Deshmukh outside his Athlone clothing store as he was locking up for the night.

Passenger 'hit, pulled female Uber driver’s hair'

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An Uber driver was traumatised after she was allegedly assaulted and harassed by a passenger she was driving to work.

State calls for life for gay man's killer

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The State has asked a Ceres court to sentence Christo Oncke to life imprisonment for murdering David Olyne in a gay hate crime.

Urine, faeces poured on to CPUT's floors

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A meeting to seek solutions to the ongoing fees protests had to be called off after demonstrators poured human waste on the floors of CPUT's sports hall.

Murder suspects free after witness shot dead

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Within a week, the State's key witness in a triple murder case was dead, and the four men accused of the murders were free.

Hawks operation seizes R15.7m in abalone

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Since January, authorities have confiscated nearly 100 000 units of illegal abalone worth more than R15. 7 million.

Woman killed after leaving witness protection

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There had been several attempts on Shireen Jacobs’ life since she told police what she had seen. But this time “the hitmen didn’t miss”.

Abalone worth R6m seized in Cape Town

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Over R6m worth of abalone has been confiscated by authorities so far this month as the scourge of poaching continues in the Western Cape.

Mom dead after cries for help ignored

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Domestic homicide puts spotlight on police 'negligence'

Service delivery protests disrupt Langa schools, public transport

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Volatile atmosphere and threat of further protest action

Classes disrupted at UCT, Maties

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A nationwide shutdown is continuing across university campuses, with hints the protests will become more intense “even if it means taking the fight to Parliament” ...

Life in jail for Cape’s 'Bonnie and Clyde'

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Craig and Bridget Smeddle have each been sentenced to life in prison for the premeditated murder of their 71-year-old neighbour.