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Military driver due in dock after SANDF truck stolen in Centurion

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A SA National Defence Force (SANDF) driver is expected to appear on Friday before a military judge facing an internal charge of negligent loss of state property.

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Special Tribunal dismisses application in school decontamination case

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Special Tribunal dismisses application in school decontamination case

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The Special Tribunal on Friday dismissed an application by seven contractors awarded contracts to sanitise schools exposed to the coronavirus in Gauteng.

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Mixed reactions as former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu is released on bail

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Mixed reactions as former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu is released on bail

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Some have criticised the justice system, saying Mchunu's arrest was wrongful, while others have accused him of "chasing clout" by vocalising his support for former president Jacob Zuma.

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Calls for top cop Sitole to step down intensify

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Calls for top cop Sitole to step down intensify

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Police commissioner Kehla Sitole's future hangs in balance after growing calls for him to step down after a judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) upholding a high court decision that he breached his duties.

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Neighbours regret ignoring girl's cries for help

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Neighbours regret ignoring girl's cries for help

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A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly beat his stepdaughter to death and put her to bed to make it look like she was asleep.

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Extortion, corruption, violence: Western Cape taxi wars 'playbook'

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Extortion, corruption, violence: Western Cape taxi wars 'playbook'

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'They recruit municipal officials, they recruit political players, they recruit members of the SAPS. And that is something that has to be looked into,' said Western Cape chief director for transport regulation, Yasir Ahmed.

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Police handicapped by laws that prevent them from shooting looters, says Khehla Sitole

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Police handicapped by laws that prevent them from shooting looters, says Khehla Sitole

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The rules forbidding police from opening fire on looters requires attention, national police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole said.

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Watchdog Ipid probing fatal shooting of woman during KZN police raid

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Watchdog Ipid probing fatal shooting of woman during KZN police raid

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Ipid is investigating the circumstances around the death of a 33-year-old woman who was allegedly shot during a police raid in Lamontville, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.

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We will not have vaccine shortages, promises Ramaphosa, with 5.7-million jabs from US en route to SA

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We will not have vaccine shortages, promises Ramaphosa, with 5.7-million jabs from US en route to SA

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident there will be no Covid-19 vaccine shortages as the government's programme builds steam.

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Two more cops attacked in Mpumalanga as police come under fire

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Two more cops attacked in Mpumalanga as police come under fire

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Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for four men in connection with two hijacking and shooting incidents involving two police officers this week.

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SA records more than 500 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours for second day

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SA records more than 500 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours for second day

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For the first time since the third wave of infections, the most new Covid-19 cases were not recorded in Gauteng. Instead, there were 3,968 cases recorded in the Western Cape, followed by 3,655 in Gauteng.

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