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Seven Angels members involved in earlier crimes, court told

The four congregants of the controversial Seven Angel Ministries not only allegedly killed five Ngcobo policemen in 2018, but a year earlier robbed two on-duty policemen of their service pistols in Cala and Butterworth.

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'Prostitutes' who lured man to robbery, murder among five sentenced

Five people, including two women who posed as prostitutes to rob a man whose partially decomposed body was discovered in bushes in 2020, have been slapped with hefty sentences by the Pretoria high court.

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Cyclists under attack in Gauteng as criminal cases increase

There has been a sharp increase in attacks on Gauteng cyclists since October, with the Pedal Power Association recording four incidents in a single day earlier this month.

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Police arrest 3 over cyclists' robberies in Gauteng, one victim killed

Three suspects who are believed to be part of a syndicate that attacks and robs cyclists in Gauteng are expected to appear before the Tembisa magistrate's court on Monday.

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Even more killed after report gives Nelson Mandela Bay metro a badge of dishonour over murder mayhem

A woman murdered in Motherwell on Wednesday, three people gunned down in a vehicle in Kariega on Tuesday, and a mass shooting in KwaDwesi on Sunday — as violent crime infiltrates every corner of the city, Nelson Mandela Bay has been named the metro murder capital of SA.

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PICS | How fake prepaid electricity vouchers accused splurged on the loot

The 12 individuals accused of defrauding Eskom by creating fake prepaid electricity vouchers bought houses and cars for themselves and lived comfortable lives.

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Killer who showed no remorse jailed for life

A Willowvale man who, two months after his release on bail for a double murder case, gunned down a East London taxi driver, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Laptops, cellphones taken during Newton Park robbery

Robbers escaped with a haul of laptops and cellphones after holding up staff at a business in Newton Park, Gqeberha, on Saturday.

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