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  1. LazyLion

    Moyo Jailed

    Serial escapee Bogani Moyo and a fellow bank robber were handed lengthy prison terms on Monday for robbing six banks in six weeks. The High Court in Pretoria sentenced Moyo, 30, to 62 years imprisonment and Khumbulani Sibanda, 32, to 55 years on 15 charges, including racketeering, bank...
  3. LazyLion

    KZN Man Jailed for Killing his Wife

    A man was jailed for life by the Ezinqoleni Regional Court on Wednesday for killing his wife with a spear, KwaZulu-Natal police said. Captain Thulani Zwane said Sifiso Freeman Mkhize, 37, stabbed his 26-year-old wife 25 times, and also tried to slit her throat, in November last year. He...
  4. LazyLion

    KZN Woman Jailed for Murder

    A woman who stabbed another woman to death was sentenced by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. Captain Thulani Zwane said 30-year-old Ncamisile Sokhela was sentenced to 15 years in prison. She fatally stabbed Thembelihle Buthelezi during a...
  5. LazyLion

    Northern Cape Man Jailed for Rape, Murder

    A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two life terms in jail for murder and rape by the Richmond Magistrate's Court in the Northern Cape, the NPA said on Wednesday. National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesman Phaladi Shuping said James Matroos of Middelburg in the Eastern Cape was...
  6. LazyLion

    Five People Killed in Mitchells Plain

    Five people have been killed in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town during a robbery, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. "Two unidentified men entered the house, allegedly used as a bakery, and demanded the safe, [and] fired shots at six occupants," Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana said...
  7. ponder

    [Ballito Shootout] Welcome to Africa, shootout at the O.K. Corral is tame!

    So you think you live in a nice place. Yesterday two taxi groups decide to have a little shoot out, big police presence arrives and they've been there ever since, armoured vehicles the lot. One would think that these savages would think twice about starting their schite again but no, close to...
  8. LazyLion

    ANC Councillor Arrested over Rape

    An ANC councillor was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl, North West police said. Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said the girl and her friend were walking back from a sports ground on Saturday when the 45-year-old councillor gave them a lift. He allegedly said he...
  9. LazyLion

    Two More Arrested for Farm Killing

    Two more men have been arrested following the murder of Ventersdorp farmer, North West police said on Tuesday. They would appear in the town's magistrate's court on Wednesday, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said. A 22-year-old man arrested on Sunday would appear in the same court with the two...
  10. LazyLion

    1.7 Million Crimes not Reported in SA

    More than 3.3 million crimes occur per year and half of them are not reported, according to a survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). It said according to data from Statistics SA, around 1.7m crimes [52 percent] were not reported to the police in 2011. "These...
  11. LazyLion

    Date Set for Child Murder Trial

    Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a six-year-old girl. Judge Robert Henney ruled that their trial would start on May 20 and that they would remain in custody until then. Asemahle Ntsabo was playing with...
  12. LazyLion

    Possible Plea Bargain for Cape Town Cop Murder Trial

    A couple accused of killing a policeman and burying his body in their backyard appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The court heard that Barnabas Sentiwe could plead guilty in terms of section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act, which deals with plea and sentencing agreements...
  13. LazyLion

    Three Arrested for East Rand Robbery

    Three men have been arrested for robbing a business in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Thursday. Chief Superintendent Vusi Mabanga said officers saw one of the three men flash something hidden under his shirt to two friends on Wednesday afternoon. "Surprisingly, a 9mm pistol with...
  14. LazyLion

    Beggar Arrested for Robbery

    A beggar stole a woman's necklace after she refused to give him money, central Johannesburg police said on Thursday. "[She] was stationary at a red robot when the suspect approached her car and begged for money. [She] told him that she does not have it; he grabbed her necklace and ran away,"...
  15. LazyLion

    Two Arrested over Bogus College

    A man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly running a bogus Further Education and Training College in Tzaneen, Limpopo police said. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the 31-year-old man and the 34-year-old woman, both from Zimbabwe, were arrested after students asked the...
  16. LazyLion

    Sex Crimes: Magistrates to be trained in New Laws

    At least 200 magistrates will undergo a two-day training workshop on the Sexual Offences Act and the Child Justice Act, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said on Wednesday. "The aim of the workshop is to further enhance the skills of regional court magistrates who, in their daily work as judicial...
  17. LazyLion

    Suspected Killer Captured in Oregon Motel

    Police stormed a motel room in a seaside Oregon town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel. Officers found Michael Boysen lying on the floor on his back with apparently...
  18. LazyLion

    Western Cape men to Appear for Woman's Death

    Four men will appear in a Western Cape court for allegedly brutally assaulting a woman and hacking her to death with a panga, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that Sinodia Schutt, 32, was found dead in Saldanha at the end of February. She had a dislocated jaw and had...
  19. LazyLion

    Court Hears of Cape Town Cop Killing

    The Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court, in Cape Town, has heard the details of how two gunmen killed a policeman, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that investigating officer Detective Hisham Cloete testified on Tuesday about Superintendent Mpumelelo Xakekile's death in...
  20. LazyLion

    Man Found with Bloody Knife, Charged with Murder

    A 29-year-old man has been arrested for murder after police found him with a bloody knife in Mayfair, near central Johannesburg, police said on Wednesday. "Johannesburg central sector police arrested a 29-year-old suspect for murder at Mayfair on 12 March at 1pm," said spokesman Xoli Mbele...
  21. LazyLion

    Man Beaten and Set Alight in Cape Town

    A man was beaten to death and set alight in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Tuesday morning, Western Cape police said. Lt-Col Andre Traut said Lindile Maci, 26, had been accused of a robbery in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, before his death. No arrests had been made and police were investigating...
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