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FIVE ACCUSED APPEARED IN COURT IN R100 MILLION DRUG LAB CASE

Five accused arrested following the discovery of a clandestine drug manufacturing laboratory with an estimated street value of R100 million at a farm in Hekpoort, near Krugersdorp, appeared before the ...
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LIMPOPO MUSICIAN APPEARS IN COURT FOR POSSESSION OF UNLICENSED FIREARM AND AMMUNITION

It is alleged that on 09 October 2026, members of the South African Police Service acted on information that the accused had an unlicensed firearm. Police proceeded to his residence in Rethabile ...
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MULTIPLE ACCUSED APPEAR IN COURT FOLLOWING RECENT VIOLENT PROTESTS IN KWAZULU-NATAL

Several people appeared in the Durban Magistrates' Court today in connection with various incidents arising from the recent violent protests in the Durban CBD. The matters were dealt with as follows: ...
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TWO DIRECTORS AND THREE MINING COMPANIES LINKED TO THE GUPTAS CONVICTED OF FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING ON OVER R107.5 MILLION IN MINE REHABILITATION FUNDS

This follows the judgment by the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, convicting Ronica Ragavan, Pushpaveni Ugeshni Govender, Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd, Koornfontein Mines (Pty) ...
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28 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO MURDERED HIS GIRLFRIEND

Zeerust, North West – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured a 28-year direct imprisonment sentence against 36-year-old Ofentse Kotsedi for the murder of his girlfriend. Kotsedi was ...
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ELDERLY WOMAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS' DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR PREMEDITATED MURDERS OF THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the effective sentence of 20 years' direct imprisonment imposed on 71-year-old Susara Johanna De Villiers following her conviction for the ...
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FORMER TELKOM CEO CONVICTED FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT TAX RETURNS

The Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court has convicted former Telkom SA SOC Ltd Group Chief Executive Officer Sipho Nkosinathi Maseko, in his representative capacity as a director of five companies, for ...
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PASTOR AND TWO WOMEN APPEAR IN COURT ON GBV-RELATED CHARGES

Pastor Caiphus Mkhawane (36), together with Tsako Angel Makhubela (25) and Amanda Manono Mnguni (32), appeared briefly before the Atteridgeville Magistrates’ Court on a range of serious charges ...
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14 ACCUSED APPEAR IN COURT FOLLOWING COORDINATED ARRESTS IN ALLEGED R3.99 MILLION VAT REFUND FRAUD CASE

Fourteen accused persons, comprising of five entities and nine individuals, have appeared before the Siyabuswa Magistrates' Court following coordinated arrests linked to an alleged R3.99 million Value ...
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THREE ACCUSED APPEARED IN COURT IN CONNECTION WITH DECEASED WOMAN’S SMARTWATCH

Three accused appeared before the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court in connection with the alleged theft, possession and disposal of a smartwatch belonging to the late Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, ...
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NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (NDPP) TABLES NPA ANNUAL REPORT 2025/2026 BEFORE PARLIAMENT

and Constitutional Development today on the NPA's 2025/2026 Annual Report, submitted in terms of Section 22(4)(g) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act. Presented under the theme, “Beyond Growth: ...