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INLSA Indian High Commissioner to South Africa Virendra Gupta. Picture: Sizwe Ndingane Related Stories Guptas’ property valuation error DA seeks detail on Indian … [Read more...] about SA’s version of Gupta plane landing denied

Flickr.com File photo Durban - A cattle farmer was in a critical condition after being shot in the stomach in a robbery on his Hluhluwe farm in Zululand early on Tuesday. Peter-John Hassard, who is in his … [Read more...] about Cattle farmer shot in stomach

Durban - A police stake-out on the rooftop parking at the Pavilion shopping mall in Westville saw a hijacker cornered and arrested this week after he was chased by policemen and shoppers as he tried to escape in a stolen bakkie. Police spokesman Thulani Zwane confirmed that the 32-year-old man appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. He was … [Read more...] about Police nab hijacker in Pavilion stake-out

Related Stories Parolee arrested for man’s murder Fiancée relives fatal robbery Durban - Not wanting to “sacrifice him on the altar of public opinion” a Durban high court judge has sentenced the young man who murdered Kloof resident Rodney Bradley to 25 years in jail, deviating from the … [Read more...] about Killer of Kloof man spared life term

Cape Town - Police detectives were overloaded with work, with each officer handling more than twice the acceptable workload, Parliament heard on Tuesday. Of the 199 000 officers in the police force, only 25 000 of them were qualified detectives – who had to handle 1 314 957 case dockets. According to the police presentation, each detective handled … [Read more...] about SA detectives have twice acceptable workload