Fish Hoek beachfront restaurant lease up for grabs

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The 20-year lease for Fish Hoek’s beachfront restaurant, The Galley, is once again up for grabs next month.

Peer into the history of famous Fish Hoek clan

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The Fish Hoek Valley Historical Association will hold an illustrated talk on one of the town’s most famous families – the Peers family.

Taxi driver jailed for assaulting son

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An Atteridgeville taxi driver, who transported schoolchildren, will have his name will be placed on the National Child Protection Register, making him unable to ...

Bail granted to learner’s licence scam accused

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A Pretoria licensing official and a candidate on whose behalf she allegedly wrote a learner’s licence test have been granted bail.

Interpreter stalls man’s sentencing

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A man found guilty of abusing his son asked a Pretoria court to postpone his sentencing after an interpreter failed to pitch.

Alleged thief wants his truck back

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A man accused of theft pleaded with the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to return his truck, confiscated after his arrest.

Feuding neighbours fail to convince court

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A spat between Sinoville neighbours ended in the Pretoria North District Court with one being acquitted on charges of assault.

Charges ‘accidentally’ dropped are reinstated

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Charges of armed robbery against two hardened criminals which were “accidentally” dropped have been reinstated.

Sex-with-dog trial to start next week

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The case of a Pretoria East woman who allegedly had sex with two dogs is finally ready to go to trial.

Law Society slams ‘accidental’ release

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The release of two criminals by a prosecutor who apparently misunderstood Afrikaans has been called "unacceptable".

Court error sets AK gang free

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A "misunderstood Afrikaans instruction" has led to the withdrawal of charges against men who allegedly attacked a family .

Hospital drama as man grabs cop’s gun

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An arrested suspect who tried to escape from custody by grabbing a cops’s gun is now roaming the hospital wards without supervision.

2 dead, 4 hurt in crash near mall

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A Tshwane metro cop is in a serious condition after a collision in which two people were killed and three were injured.

Dogfight link in bid to steal pit bull

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The Tshwane SPCA believes that an attempt made to steal a pit bull cross from its Watloo offices could be linked to dogfighting.

Child killer jailed despite family’s pleas

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The hopes of a Salvokop mom and her kids were shattered when their breadwinner was jailed for killing another of his children.

Facebook link with missing schoolgirl

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17-year-old Yashika Dinna is missing and her father believes a mysterious Facebook friend from Malawi could be involved.

Three cases put focus on issue of child rape

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As the country marks Child Protection Week, the plight of the city’s children was highlighted in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.

Phone call clues in murder of pregnant girl

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A call made to murder-accused Thato Kutumela by Zanele Khumalo on the day she died indicates that she was still alive after midday.

Hummer deaths: families reject cash offer

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The families of two bikers who died when a Hummer smashed into them, declined to accept any cash from the man responsible.

‘I’ve forgiven woman who killed my son’

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The mom of a five-year-old killed in a hit-and-run incident said she forgave the woman allegedly to blame.

Pal spills the beans on fraud accused

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A childhood friend has testified against Maxwell Ramaphosa, one of two men accused of defrauding a Labour Department fund.

Man accused of shooting vagrant gets bail

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A 25-year-old who allegedly killed a homeless teen after his girlfriend’s iPad was stolen said he had no intention to kill anyone.

‘Get to grips with constitutionalism’

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Unisa’s Director of African Renaissance Studies believes many judges don’t have a comprehensive understanding of constitutionalism.

Hummer driver offers cash to victims’ kin

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Indi Chiyabu has offered R700 000 to the families of the bikers who were injured during an accident involving his Hummer.

Cop took nine months to identify suspect

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A detective constable who investigated the murder of Zanele Khumalo first realised he had a case against her boyfriend nine months after her death.

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