Worcester bomber gives Comrades medal to victim

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One of the men responsible for the 1996 Worcester Christmas bombing left one of his victims speechless when he gave her his Comrades medal at a special ceremony. ...

Winnie Rust accused assaulted in prison

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Authorities have trashed reports that Nigel Plaatjies - accused of murdering well-known writer Winnie Rust - was killed in prison.

Pregnant woman kidnapped, beaten to kill baby

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Godwin Capes allegedly got two friends to assault Kayla Visser, 20, so that she could lose their child.

Man's skull cracked while trying to help robbery victim

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A man is recovering in hospital after his skull was broken while he tried to save someone from two alleged robbers.

Mom’s shock as raped 14-year-old gives birth

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A mother’s world came crashing down when her 14-year-old daughter arrived home with a baby after she was rushed to hospital with stomach cramps.

Paroled rapist held after girl, 5 molested

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A taxi driver out on parole after being jailed for rape is back in the cells after he allegedly sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl.

Goose rape: man in court

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When she heard a flock of geese making a noise, a Gansbaai woman did not expect to find a man with his pants down.

‘Our sister is dead, and police are to blame’

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A Cape family believes their sister would still be alive if police had arrested her boyfriend when she tried to lay a charge of assault against him.

Cop, warden bust for drunk driving

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A policeman and a warden spent the night in holding cells after being caught at roadblocks for drunken driving.

Man killed by freight train

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Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a man was hit by a train just metres from his workplace outside Grabouw.

Tomb raiders have fishing village on edge

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The graveyard in Hawston has been desecrated, and freaked out residents believe the devil had a hand in it.

I’m not a kidnapper, says blonde woman from mall

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The woman outed as a child snatcher on social media after allegedly being caught taking pictures of girls in Somerset Mall has spoken out.

Another Cape mom tells of suspicious blonde

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A mother who caught a strange woman taking photos of her daughter in a mall says the threat of a child kidnapping syndicate is real.

‘My daughter escaped snatcher outside school’

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A Cape Town mother has warned parents not to ignore social media warnings about a child kidnapping syndicate.

Kidnap warning a hoax, warn cops

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Facebook and WhatsApp messages that have gone viral claim that drug addicts were being offered R2 000 to kidnap kids and hand them over to a child smuggling syndicate. ...

Ex-con wants R5bn for ‘stolen’ R378m idea

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Former inmate Quintin Richards is accusing the Department Correctional Services of stealing his idea for an electronic inmate monitoring system and awarding the ...

‘I know the killers’

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The man accused of Sulnita Manho's murder handed his lawyer a note in court, which allegedly contains the names of her attackers.

Perlemoen bust on ex-WP player’s farm

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Police have seized more than 25 000 perlemoen from a house on a farm owned by former Western Province rugby player Calla Scholtz.

Family blames cops for toddler death

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The family of a girl who died after being locked in a fridge says she could have been saved if cops responded sooner.

Girl found dead in fridge was ‘beaten’

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The family of a child who died after she was found locked in a fridge believe the child was assaulted and hidden.

Is a serial killer behind Bredasdorp murders?

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The Cape Agulhas Municipality Mayor wants police to probe the possibility of a serial killer at work in Bredasdorp.

Another horrific rape and murder in Bredasdorp

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Another young woman has been brutally raped and killed in Bredasdorp, near the spot where Anene Booysen was attacked in 2013.

Biker rally shooting: cops need your help

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After releasing their only suspect, Cape cops have now turned to the public to help nab the Hawston killer.

Biker rally shooting: suspect is freed

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The 26-year-old man arrested after two people were shot dead at a bike rally in Hawston, has been released by police.

Biker rally shooting: More details emerge

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One of the victims in the Hawston biker rally shooting, was on his way to lay charges of assault against the suspect.