TB survivors stress need for tests

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Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in South Africa - yet it is treatable.

Driver suspended after bully attack on bus

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A schoolboy is sporting two black eyes and bruises after being attacked by a 16-year-old on a Tshwane Metro bus.

Thug shoots man, 88, in the face

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Mike de Beer woke up to the sound of dogs barking. He decided to investigate. Sadly, it was the last thing he ever did.

Man nearly necklaced over housing

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Plastic View is at boiling point after the death of a disabled woman, allegedly at the hands of fuming residents, and the near-death of a young man.

‘Attempt to poison’ mom of abused tot

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A mom facing an attempted murder charge has been moved to a separate cell after an alleged attempt on her life.

Baby L a little better

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As Baby L started to show a slight improvement, her mom and her lover appeared in court, facing charges of attempting to murder the two-year-old.

Abused toddler fights for her life

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Broken ribs, a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain - these are injuries allegedly inflicted on a girl by her mom's lover.

Toddler allegedly kidnapped by nanny

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Neo Nkoane is in Sudan serving her country while Springs police and her family search for her 18-month-old daughter.

Speed limit creeps up on me, says Steve

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Musician, actor and TV host Steve Hofmeyr has admitted that he is guilty of speeding and had no reason for doing so.

‘They killed my dad for nothing’

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Kobus Smit’s family recall the morning in Akasia when he was accosted by three armed men, shot and killed.

Uncle accused of killing girl, 4

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The man who hid Jasmine Pretorius's body under his bed, cracked under questioning and apparently confessed.

No bail for SANDF accused

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The four men who allegedly killed senior police officer Major-General Tirhani Maswanganyi will spend Christmas behind bars.

Henning faces charges of murder, conspiracy to murder

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“Nico wanted me to kill her but I couldn’t do it myself so I instructed Monye to get people to get the job done. ”

Gang terrorising suburbs nailed

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Laudium and Erasmia residents can now live in peace after cops nabbed three men who have been terrorising the suburbs.

3-hour wait for cops after vagrant dies

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A homeless man’s dead body lay in the blazing sun for three hours before police arrived to remove the corpse.

Cop accused of helping murder suspect

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A policeman allegedly helped a man try to evade arrest in connection with the murder of Major-General Thirani Maswanganyi.

Family shocked by murder of beloved nanny

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"When I lifted the blanket and saw the slime and vomit from her mouth and her not moving, I knew the inevitable had happened. "

Priest tells of attack by man he helped

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Lying on the lawn in the grounds of his house and church, Father Craigh Laubscher thought that was where he would die.

Priest brutally beaten by man he helped

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A Pretoria priest is in ICU after he was beaten with a hand drill, strangled, locked in a room, and left for dead.

Pretoria dad shot in driveway dies

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The family of a man shot by robbers outside his home in Monument Park say they are trying to come to terms with their loss.

Woman killed by fleeing gunmen

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Pretoria police are searching for six men who robbed a cafe and then shot a woman in The Reeds.

Elderly woman’s alleged rapist was on bail

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The man suspected of raping a woman, 92, during a robbery at her home was out on bail at the time of the incident.

Pretoria cyclists under siege

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Cyclists in the east of Pretoria say they are under threat from trigger-happy bicycle robbers.

Cash and carry raided over stolen stock

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A popular cash and carry shop in Marabastad was closed for more than three hours after police pounced on the business.

Pretoria gran in rape, robbery ordeal

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A 92-year-old Pretoria woman spent eight harrowing hours with her attackers, who raped her and ransacked her home.