Author: Shona Buhr

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Fraudsters the bane of the life insurance industry
News

Insurance murders – move to centralise case in one jurisdiction

The North West Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is expected to make an application to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) for the matter against... Read more.
Marshalltown fire
News

Family shocked top student started deadly Usindiso Building fire

“We knew nothing about this case until three policemen came knocking to verify an address on Wednesday.” The family of the man charged with murder, Sithembiso... Read more.
Citizens urged to help keep criminals off the streets
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Female passenger killed after car runs out of fuel

The murders of a female passenger and a young man in different incidents in Limpopo have sparked police manhunts for the suspects. In the first incident, a 35-year-old... Read more.
ANC MP Sibusiso Kula
News

Trial date set for former ANC MP Sibusiso Kula’s murder case

The North West High Court, which is sitting at the Klerksdorp regional court, has set the trial date for the murder case against former ANC MP Sibusiso Kula. The... Read more.
AmaPanyaza member arrested
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‘Rude’ man sentenced to life for attempted murder of girlfriend

Another life sentence has once again brought attention to the wave of extremely violent gender-based attacks on women in the North West. This time the culprit is... Read more.
Principal rapes teen
News

Man gets life for beating wife to death over infidelity claim

A North West man accused of killing his wife with a stick and booted feet has been slapped with a life sentence. Sithandile Ndlobothi, 36, had attacked his wife... Read more.
More delays in Usindiso building fire court case
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Marshalltown fire: Accused fears for his safety after confession

Thembiso Lawrence Mdlalose fears for his life after confessing in camera to burning a building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, last August. Mdlalose confessed to... Read more.
Musa Keys
Entertainment

AKA would have said this is delicious – Musa Keys on Grammy nod

“This is another form of reassurance for my craft, believing that I can take it to the next level,” said the amapiano muso Musa Keys.  Grammy nomination The... Read more.
bail
News

Suspects in five North West initiates’ murders abandon bail

Two men linked to the five deaths at a North West initiation school have abandoned their bail application on Tuesday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Henry... Read more.