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A convicted rapist has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he killed his friend during a violent argument. Thabiso Mojapelo, 37, who is also a convicted robber, was sentenced in the Johannesburg Magistrates court this week.

A man from Springbok in the Northern Cape appeared in the local Magistrates Court on Tuesday on a double attempted murder charge. Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Mojalefa Senokoatsane says during his appearance, the court heard that the two victims had passed away and the charge was changed to murder.

Police intercepted and arrested members of a heavily armed CIT gang in Free State.

A former Gqeberha attorney, who allegedly stole millions from a paralysed client, was re-arrested by the Hawks on Tuesday.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old learner in Schauderville.

The Gqeberha father charged with the creation, possession, and distribution of child pornography, will have to wait even longer to find out if certain evidence obtained by the FBI can be used against him in his trial.

Gqeberha police are mourning the loss of long-serving K9 officer, Mufasa, who was laid to rest on Tuesday. The SA Police Service said the courageous, nine-year-old Rottweiler passed away on Monday at the veterinary hospital in Walmer due to aggressive cancer.

Two people arrested in connection with the burglary at president Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala-Phala game farm made brief appearance in the Bela-Bela magistrates court on Tuesday.

A court has found the American animal trainer and private zoo operator guilty of trafficking cheetah cubs, lion cubs, tigers, and a chimpanzee - Antle could now face up to five years in prison.