Convicted murderer believes he was right to kill farmworker: Johannesburg – Security firm owner Petrus Durant still sees nothing wrong with his decision to shoot dead a farmworker who would not stop his runaway tractor. Durant was found guilty in October for murdering Masotsha Aaron Mutavhatsindi after he shot the worker in the head, killing him. The deceased met his death while in the driver’s seat of his favourite blue Landini, a tractor he used for his duties at the Bartlett farm. Durant ended the worker’s life on the road along…
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Nzimande: Without SACP, things would have long gone wrong in SA: The SACP general-secretary said the party through its alliance with the ANC and Cosatu had done immense work in fighting for the poor and the working class. ……
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Yolisa Matakata’s appointment as WC top cop to bring much stability – Fritz: Prior to Thursday’s announcement, the province had been without a permanent police commissioner for more than three months. ……
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Another eThekwini sub-contractor arrested in R208m tender fraud case: Durban – Another sub-contractor implicated in the R208 million eThekwini Municipality waste tender fraud was arrested on Thursday morning, the Hawks have confirmed. The arrest of 26-year-old Dolly Pamella Mhlongo forms part of the ongoing probe into corruption at the municipality….
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Family fears killers in Mpumalanga family massacre will return: Durban – Relatives of six people killed in a gruesome family massacre in Hammarsdale on Wednesday night are living in fear that the assailants might come back to kill those left behind. Six people, five from one family and a visiting friend, were ambushed while watching TV in an attack that has left the community of Mpumalanga Unit 3 in shock. Those killed include 55-year-old Mvumo Msomi and his son, Dumisani Msomi, 25, two…
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Minister given 60 days to reconsider parole for Janusz Walus: Pretoria – The SACP said it would oppose any possibility of parole for Chris Hani’s assassin Janusz Walus unless the Polish national came clean as to who was behind the 1993 assassination. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has been given 60 days to reconsider parole for Walus. Judge Jody Kollapen in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, overturned former…
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Police investigation under way after 6 people killed in KZN family massacre: The township of Mpumalanga, west of Durban, woke up to the news that six people had been shot dead on Wednesday night, five of whom were Msomi family members. ……
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Homeless killings: Fourth victim identified as a foreign national: Almost seven months after the discovery of the bodies of five homeless men in different parts of Muckleneuk, the police have finally identified the fourth victim. ……
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MTN will defend its views on data prices if case referred to Tribunal: The country’s competition commission said earlier this month that Vodacom and MTN could face prosecution if they fail to cut data prices within two months. ……
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Mkhwebane accuses Reserve Bank of being uncooperative in VBS saga probe: The Public Protector released findings into 24 cases on Thursday, but steered clear of some of the much-anticipated prominent cases. ……
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