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Four nabbed after restaurant 'robbery'Police are searching for more suspects following an alleged armed robbery in Birnam, Johannesburg. Full Story...

Spygate: Top cop pointed outThe probe set up by former premier Ebrahim Rasool has been declared illegal - and now DA leader Helen Zille is targeting the police commissioner who assisted him. Full Story...

Old woman shot, cops muse Cape mining linkA headman has been killed, now an elderly woman has been shot, and police are investigating if the murder is related to a dispute about mining land. Full Story...

Motorist dies in 'road rage' shootingA Durban driver was shot dead, allegedly by another motorist in an apparent road rage incident, police say. Full Story...

Teacher shot as hijackers fleeA Natal teacher has been killed after men drove away in a colleague's car, police say. Full Story...

Judge blows up at 'courtroom games' 2008-09-02 08:34:00The wheels of justice in the OR Tambo International Airport heist trial were ready to turn, but only after one of the accused heard that "justice must sometimes be hard and seen to be working".Full Story...

C-Max: hunt on for informants 2008-09-02 10:33:19There is apparently "hell to pay" from Correctional Services authorities who are apparently more worried about their reputation than the truth.Full Story...

Waterkloof three: how we attacked man 2008-09-02 10:16:09Three of the men convicted of killing a homeless man say they're not "innocent" - but they're not murderers either.Full Story...

Prof to answer to corruption charge 2008-09-02 10:57:21Six months of legal wrangling may come to nothing as Prof Pumela Msweli-Mbanga's attempt to have a forensic audit declared inadmissible.Full Story...

'Sore mouth' stalls Plumstead's murder trial 2008-09-02 11:42:26The woman accused of luring a Grassy Park mother into her house in Plumstead was unable to start her testimony.Full Story...

Four men nabbed in Joburg 2008-09-01 20:26:27Superintendent Wayne Minnaar says the men were caught by Metro police who blocked off Grayston Drive around 2pm while the SAPS and a tracker company were chasing the men.Full Story...

Five held for Absa depot heist 2008-09-01 20:20:13Five men will appear in the Witbank magistrate's court for allegedly robbing an Absa depot of millions of rands.Full Story...

Robbers jump into hands of cops 2008-09-01 15:50:19Three robbers jumped from the ceiling of a Kagiso supermarket into the hands of waiting police.Full Story...

Pastor is sentenced for rape 2008-09-01 15:40:51The Pietermaritzburg High Court has handed down its sentence against a Newcastle Pastor who raped a 15-year-old girl.Full Story...

Man allegedly beats friend to death 2008-09-01 15:31:11Police claim the man and his friend had an argument after they left a local tavern in Kameeldrift, north of Pretoria.Full Story...

Travelgate judgement to be made soon 2008-09-01 14:58:26The Cape Town regional court is expected to pass judgement in an application launched by former ANC MP Mnyamezeli Booi.Full Story...

Couple recovering from police shooting 2008-09-01 14:19:24The couple's car is reported to have 43 bullet holes in, with the man being shot 10 times and his wife five.Full Story...

Court: Erasmus Commission invalid 2008-09-01 13:01:39The Cape High Court has ruled in the case of the Erasmus Commission set up to probe alleged irregularities in the City of Cape Town.Full Story...

Keep your nose out of PPO, DA told 2008-09-01 13:08:04The Public Protector has urged the DA to refrain from making public statements about the sacking of PPO chief executive Raynauld Russon.Full Story...

Two guards shot in cash heist 2008-09-01 12:10:53Two Coin Security guards were shot during a cash heist at a service station in Richards Bay.Full Story...

Post Office warns against 'car' scam 2008-09-01 11:42:53The SA Post Office has warned the public against a message in which potential victims are told they have won a car.Full Story...

McBride drunken driving trial postponed 2008-09-01 10:26:10The drunken driving trial of Ekurhuleni metro police chief, Robert McBride, has been provisionally postponed.Full Story...

Back off, Scorpions warned 2008-09-01 09:26:42A top Cosatu official has reportedly warned that "if the Scorpions bite the wrong people we will kill them. Like a dog when it starts biting relatives at your home".Full Story...

'Cops shot my dad, in the back' 2008-09-01 08:35:14A cat-fight that led to a mini-bus load of angry young men at their door just before the police arrived is how this grieving woman explains her dad's death.Full Story...

'Lost' man put on train tracks 2008-09-01 07:01:27They arrived home to see their rooms had been robbed - and then a stranger walked into the yard, say the police who followed a trail of blood from a Soweto train station.Full Story...

How to protect your identity 2008-09-01 09:45:55The number of identity document fraud cases are climbing fast, according to Pat Cunningham, executive director of the SA Fraud Prevention Service.Full Story...

Will the real Mrs Moeketsi please stand up 2008-09-01 09:47:37It's an extremely chilling prospect - as you read this, someone could be indulging on a lavish spending spree in your name. Wendy Knowler investigates.Full Story...

Eleven violent deaths reported in Pretoria 2008-09-01 13:14:13Eleven people died in three separate incidents - a road accident, a burglary and a failed robbery.Full Story...

C-Max, a prison or criminal planning centre? 2008-09-01 06:40:39It's called South Africa's most secure jail, but high-profile prisoners are getting access to weapons and cellphones.Full Story...

Hundreds of IFP 'veterans' arrested 2008-09-01 10:05:53Men claiming to be part of IFP self-protection units are under arrest - while they were training to be integrated into the national defence force.Full Story...