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Northern Cape police nab eleven in Niekerkshoop illegal mining crackdown
Eleven suspects aged 19 to 42, including a foreign national, arrested during a multi-agency illegal mining operation near Niekerkshoop in the Northern Cape.
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Stolen motorbike and counterfeit cash seized in Western Cape operations
Western Cape police arrested two suspects in separate operations, seizing a stolen motorbike on the N1 and counterfeit banknotes in Milnerton.
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Man arrested with R20 000 worth of drugs in Sekhukhune after tip-off
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Limpopo's Sekhukhune District after police seized crystal meth and heroin worth R20 000 during an intelligence-driven operation.
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Four unlicensed liquor outlets shut down in Gauteng crackdown
Gauteng police shut down four illegal liquor outlets and seized two refrigerators during Operation Shanela on 19 March 2026, vowing to intensify compliance inspections.
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Mpumalanga man faces court over alleged R307 million tax evasion scheme
A 59-year-old Mpumalanga man faces court over alleged R307 million tax evasion after failing to submit income tax returns over 15 years.
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Teen arrested for fatal stabbing over R100 dispute in Eshowe
An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a 35-year-old man to death over R100 in Eshowe.
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Suspect nabbed for fatal stabbing of Wentworth teenager
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Donell Potgieter in Wentworth, Durban, and faces murder charges.
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KZN serial criminal handed 140-year sentence for murders and violent spree
A 26-year-old KZN man has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for two murders and 12 other violent crimes committed across the province.
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Wentworth man handed 20 years behind bars after illicit liquor bust
A 55-year-old man was arrested in Merebank after eThekwini Rapid Response officers seized R6 000 worth of illegal liquor during a Wentworth operation.
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Senior Police Brass Rally Vhembe Communities Against Gender-Based Violence
Senior Limpopo police leadership held a crime prevention imbizo in Vhembe District, rallying communities and stakeholders to combat gender-based violence and femicide.
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Factory raid in Chatsworth leads to 16 arrests over illegal employment
Sixteen people arrested in Chatsworth after a joint compliance operation uncovered 15 undocumented foreign nationals employed at a KwaZulu-Natal factory.
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Factory owner arrested as 15 undocumented workers nabbed in KZN raid
Fifteen undocumented foreign nationals and a factory owner were arrested during a multi-agency compliance operation in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal.