Radical views alerted cops to plot

Andre Grobler|Published

The radical views of a man implicated in the alleged 2012 Mangaung terror attack drew police's attention to the plot, the court heard.

Mangaung ‘attack’ meant to unite ‘volk’

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An apparent plot to attack President Jacob Zuma and Cabinet members was intended to ignite the “Boerevolk” into action against the ANC, the Bloemfontein High Court ...

Implant helps SA teen return to earth

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Andile Jantjies was living on another planet before receiving his cochlear implant, he said.

Torture ruling ‘a landmark decision’

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A court ruling that the SA Police Service can investigate alleged Zimbabwean crimes against humanity was described as a landmark decision.

Griquatown teen has no answers

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A teenager accused of murdering the Steenkamp family kept up a steady stream of “I don’t knows” under cross examination.

Griquatown teen ‘did not hear attack’

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The 17-year-old accused of killing three members of the Steenkamp family told the court he did not hear one of them being attacked 15 metres away.

Griquatown teen’s statement questioned

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The teenager accused of murdering the Steenkamp family on their Griquatown farm is being cross examined by the State.

Marthella’s murder was ‘overkill’

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The way Griquatown teenager Marthella Steenkamp was murdered seemed like “overkill”, a pathologist has testified.

Griquatown girl’s injuries debated

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The cause of injuries to Marthella Steenkamp’s genitals were examined by the Northern Cape High Court.

Griquatown trial remains open to media

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The Griquatown farm murder trial will remain open to the media despite a request that "upsetting" details not be made public.

‘No white Audi in Griquatown murder’

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There was no white Audi on the road the night of the Steenkamp murders near Griquatown, the Northern Cape High Court heard.

Farmworkers testify in Griquatown trial

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Workers on the Steenkamp farm told the Northern Cape court of their movements before they heard of the family’s murder.

Griquatown accused was ‘hysterical’

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A Northern Cape court has heard how police officers tried to calm the teenager accused of killing the Steenkamp family.

No semen on Griquatown girl: defence

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No semen or male DNA was found on the body of the girl killed in the Griquatown farm murders, the court has heard.

Judgement reserved in Zim torture appeal

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Judgment was reserved by the Supreme Court of Appeal in the appeal on South Africa’s obligation to probe alleged atrocities by officials in Zimbabwe.

G4S requested DCS help at prison

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G4S never lost control of the situation at the Mangaung maximum security prison outside Bloemfontein, the security company said.

Twelve-year-olds can have sex: ConCourt

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The ConCourt has ruled that criminalising consensual sexual conduct between adolescents is unconstitutional.

Fraudster CEO’s sentence reduced

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The prison sentence of convicted fraudster Jeff Levenstein, founder and CEO of Regal Bank, was reduced by the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Toll infrastructure not an issue

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How to pay for the erected Gauteng toll road infrastructure might be the only issue now to be decided, the Supreme Court of Appeal heard.

Shot teacher undergoes surgery

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A Sasolburg school teacher who was shot by a pupil is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery.

Judgement reserved in Tlokwe case

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The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein reserved judgment on an application to postpone by-elections in Tlokwe, North West.

Date set for right-wing coup plot trial

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The treason trial of two alleged right-wing plotters will start in the Bloemfontein High Court in November this year.

Charges against right-winger dropped

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The State withdrew all charges against one of four alleged right-wing plotters in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court.

Ruling on pregnant pupils welcomed

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The Free State education department is pleased with the Constitutional Court judgment on school pregnancies.

Talk to Mthethwa or lose votes: Popcru

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A protesting police union member in the Free State urged President Jacob Zuma to talk to his police minister or lose votes in 2014.