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Edwin Sodi Ordered to Repay Nearly R40 Million Over Failed Free State Prison Project

 The name Edwin Sodi has become, for many South Africans, synonymous with the rot at the heart of state capture. For years, the controversial businessman has faced allegations of corruption, fraud, and undue influence over government contracts—accusations he has consistently denied. But on Wednesday, a new chapter in his long legal saga was written, and…

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Zamdela Rapist Sentenced to 24 Years After Brutal Attack on 14-Year-Old Girl

 The small community hall in Zamdela, a tight-knit township on the outskirts of Sasolburg in the Free State, was unusually full on Tuesday morning. Pensioners in woolen caps sat shoulder to shoulder with young mothers clutching restless toddlers. Taxi drivers in their green-and-yellow overalls stood at the back, arms folded. A handful of schoolchildren, excused…

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“Eight Accused in Insurance-Linked Killings Continue Bail Fight in Polokwane Court”

The heavy wooden doors of the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court swung open on Wednesday morning to admit a procession that has become grimly familiar to court officials: eight accused persons, linked to a shocking insurance-related murder and fraud syndicate, filing into the dock under the watchful eyes of heavily armed police. The bail application, now in…

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Firoz Cachalia Denies Discussing Phala Phala IPID Report With Cyril Ramaphosa

 The Good Hope Chamber of Parliament, with its high arched windows overlooking the manicured gardens of the Parliamentary precinct, has witnessed no shortage of tense exchanges over the years. But few have been as delicately choreographed—and as politically charged—as the moment Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia rose to address the Portfolio Committee on Police this…

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TMPD Clears Officers in Alleged Bribery Incident Involving Undocumented Immigrants

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has launched an internal investigation into allegations that officers accepted a bribe from undocumented immigrants arrested during an operation in Winternest, Mabopane. The allegations emerged after a video circulated on social media showing officers handling money inside a police vehicle following the arrest of six undocumented immigrants on 12…

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