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Northern Cape top cop leads Kuruman crime crackdown

Northern Cape top cop leads Kuruman crime crackdown

A major police crackdown led by Northern Cape provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Koliswa Otola in Kuruman resulted in arrests, business closures, immigration-related arrests and the confiscation of alcohol as authorities intensified efforts to combat crime in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District. Read more: Northern Cape top cop leads Kuruman crime crackdown

Griekwastad killer to remain behind bars after parole overturned

Griekwastad killer to remain behind bars after parole overturned

A man convicted as a teenager of the notorious Griekwastad triple murders will remain behind bars after Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald intervened to overturn a parole decision approved by the Upington Correctional Supervision and Parole Board. The offender, who was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in 2014, will continue serving his sentence after the […]

Deadline looms for South Africans with blocked IDs

Deadline looms for South Africans with blocked IDs

The Department of Home Affairs has given South Africans with blocked identity numbers until 10 July 2026 to resolve their cases or face permanent cancellation from the National Population Register Read more: Deadline looms for South Africans with blocked IDs

Murder charge should be reduced to assault GBH, defence argues

Murder charge should be reduced to assault GBH, defence argues

The defence in the Duncan Cameron murder trial has argued that the accused should face assault GBH charges instead of murder, while the State maintains that the fatal assault was brutal and foreseeable. Read more: Murder charge should be reduced to assault GBH, defence argues

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