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  1. LazyLion

    Missing KZN man found dead in car

    http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/missing-kzn-man-found-dead-in-car-1.1498254
  3. LazyLion

    Winnie's Bodyguard Testifies

    Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's bodyguard told the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court that Warrant Officer Jannie Odendaal had behaved like 'an apartheid policeman', Beeld reported on Friday. Jacob Monare was testifying on Thursday in the case against Odendaal and Constable Abel Twala, who are...
  4. LazyLion

    Five Arrested for Counterfeit Goods

    Five people were arrested for possession of and dealing in counterfeit goods in Germiston on Thursday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. The group was arrested at the Rondebult flea market, Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago said. They had illegally copied DVDs and CDs and branded clothing...
  5. LazyLion

    Zille, Mthethwa Battle Looms

    Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will challenge the Western Cape Community Safety Act signed into law as he believed it was illegal and unconstitutional, it was reported on Thursday. Mthethwa's spokesman Zweli Mnisi told the Cape Argus they would challenge it "all the way to the Constitutional...
  6. LazyLion

    No Tatane Appeal: NPA

    The State will not appeal against the acquittal of seven police officers accused of killing protester Andries Tatane, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Wednesday. "On the basis of many challenges, the NPA is of the view that with the same set of facts that were presented in court it...
  7. LazyLion

    Motorist, Officer Die in Cape Town Shooting

    A traffic officer and a motorist died in a shooting in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, on Wednesday, Western Cape police said. "Two unidentified males approached the driver of a Toyota Corolla from the direction of Lavender Hill, while he was being issued with a traffic fine for a traffic...
  8. LazyLion

    Police Station Robberies a Worry

    Reported robberies at two East Rand police stations are undermining public trust in the Gauteng police, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. "Reports of items stolen from two police stations in the East Rand further undermine the credibility and public trust in Gauteng police," DA...
  9. LazyLion

    Five Cops Arrested in Eastern Cape

    Five police officers were arrested for alleged drug dealing in East London on Wednesday, the Hawks said. All five were crime prevention officers working at the Mdantsane police station, said Captain Paul Ramaloko. It was alleged they raided the homes of drug dealers and then sold the...
  10. LazyLion

    Heia Manager, Guard Shot Dead [Muldersdrift]

    Police have launched a manhunt after a security guard and the estate manager of the Heia Safari Ranch in Muldersdrift were shot dead this week. On Monday night around 11.50pm, security guard Sydney Ndata was shot dead, said police spokesman Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini on Wednesday. He and...
  11. LazyLion

    Man Found Dead in Boitekong

    The decomposing body of a 28-year-old man was found covered with rocks at Sondela informal settlement in Boitekong near Rustenburg, North West police said on Friday. "His face was swollen and there was blood around him -- an empty 9mm cartridge was found seven metres from the body," said...
  12. LazyLion

    Gauteng Cop Held over Stolen Police Safe

    A police constable has been arrested for allegedly stealing an exhibit safe and its contents from an Alberton police station, Gauteng police said on Thursday. Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said the man was arrested late on Wednesday night. The safe, containing an undisclosed amount of cash, a...
  13. LazyLion

    Five Appear for IFP Murder

    Five men accused of accused of killing an IFP supporter appeared briefly in the Durban Regional Court on Thursday. The matter was postponed to April 15 for Skhumbuzo Nxumalo's new attorney, Lungile Kheswa, to listen to recordings of the bail application proceedings. Mgezeni "Bhungu" Gwala...
  14. LazyLion

    Western Cape Safety Bill Approved

    A majority of Western Cape MPLs voted in favour of the provincial community safety bill, the Cape Argus reported on Thursday. Twenty-three of 36 members of the provincial legislature voted in favour of the bill on Wednesday, which would give the provincial government more control over the...
  15. LazyLion

    Court Packed for Tatane Trial

    The Ficksburg Regional Court was packed on Thursday for the trial of seven policemen charged with killing local protester Andries Tatane. Regional Magistrate Hein van Niekerk was expected to hear final arguments in the matter from the prosecution and defence teams. Earlier, Van Niekerk...
  16. LazyLion

    Four Caught for Drug Possession

    Three men and a woman have been arrested in Kempton Park for suspected possession of cocaine, Gauteng police said on Thursday. The group were arrested on Wednesday after being searched, Captain Jethro Mtshali said. Patrolling police became suspicious of the four in a car and pulled it...
  17. LazyLion

    Rapist Sentenced to Life

    The Ixopo Regional Court has handed a life sentence to a man convicted of raping a nine-year-old girl, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Thursday. Captain Thulani Zwane said the man, 24, raped the girl in July 2011 in Nokweja. The girl's mother had left her and her younger brother alone to...
  18. LazyLion

    Judgment Day for Johannesburg Cop

    A Johannesburg police officer accused of shooting a fleeing and handcuffed suspect will hear his fate on Wednesday when judgment is handed down in the Palm Ridge High Court, the IPID said. Sergeant Raymond le Roux allegedly shot a handcuffed man running from a police vehicle last February...
  19. LazyLion

    Youth Lose Faith in Police: Survey

    Nearly three quarters of young South Africans have lost confidence in the country's police force, according to a survey company which released their findings on Wednesday. "Young people feel police are not doing their jobs properly, and they see police performance as getting worse – not...
  20. LazyLion

    Rapists Get Lengthy Jail Terms

    Two men have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms by the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court for rape and house robbery, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. Captain Jethro Mtshali said Mozambican Jozana Orlando Mathabele, 35, was sentenced to 366 years and his fellow countryman George Sithole, 35...
  21. LazyLion

    Mazibuko Rejects Call for Police Brutality Inquiry

    Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko on Tuesday rejected calls for a commission of inquiry into police brutality, according to the DA. "The MEC, in response to my oral question, indicated that she does not want to duplicate the work of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate...
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