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More protests over Makoko evictions
In tonight's edition, many waterfront communities in Lagos have lived through rounds of eviction only to see their land sold off to the highest bidder. Also, Sudan's army takes in Darfur paramilitary defectors, stirring anger. And speak to Ghanain lifestyle and creative pioneer…
Organised crime accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala will now face charges relating to a dodgy police tender separately from other co-accused, including several senior police officers. This split has fuelled speculation that Matlala may have entered a plea deal with the State – or…
A 35-year-old Limpopo man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mokopane Regional Court for the brutal rape of a sex worker he and an accomplice lured from the Mokopane Post Office, before stabbing, assaulting and abandoning her in nearby bushes.
Four South African Police Service officers and a police informer have been sentenced to 15 years in prison each for kidnapping and robbing three foreign nationals of approximately R1.2 million.