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Ekurhuleni serial rapist gets 42 life terms for his reign of terror

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi, the convicted serial rapist from Ekurhuleni, was given 42 life sentences for rape and 791 years and six months of direct imprisonment... Read more.
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Former Steinhoff CFO La Grange sentenced to 10 years in prison

Former Steinhoff chief financial officer (CFO), Andries Benjamin La Grange, 50, has been sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial... Read more.
Ekurhuleni serial rapist
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Court to decide fate of Ekurhuleni serial rapist on Friday

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi, the convicted serial rapist, will have to wait until Friday to find out his sentence from the court. Phakathi appeared for his sentencing... Read more.
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Ex-minister Kodwa wants his corruption charges to be withdrawn

Former Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has applied for corruption charges against him to be withdrawn. Kodwa is arguing that the state’s case is “weak”. ... Read more.
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Retrenchments pit Amcu’s Mathunjwa against Seriti boss Mike Teke

Seriti Resources, one of the largest suppliers of coal to Eskom, is being threatened with a shutdown after workers affiliated with the Association of Mineworkers... Read more.
Thabo Bester prison escape report
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Officials linked to Thabo Bester’s jail break get final warnings

Final written warnings and new positions have been given to the officials named in the public protector’s report on the prison escape of Thabo Bester. This... Read more.
LPC loses court bid
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Legal council’s bid to strike off the roll ‘dishonest’ lawyers fails

The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an application by the South African Legal Practice Council (LPC) to have four attorneys removed from the roll of legal... Read more.
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ANC welcomes back its spokesperson from compassionate leave

The ANC has welcomed back its national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri from compassionate leave.  In a media statement released on Tuesday, the ANC said Bhengu-Motsiri... Read more.