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Three people found guilty of attempting to defraud the Royal Bafokeng Trust Fund of R500 million have each been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. Mario Marco, Getty Images Three people have each been sentenced for 15 years after attempting to defraud a trust fund of R500 million.They pretended to be signatories and attempted to…

The EFF has significantly changed the South African political landscape and is marking its seventh anniversary.Party leader Julius Malema has, however, been dogged by numerous controversies.Political analysts say leaders should be discerning and able to act in the interest of the organisation they serve, as opposed to themselves.Analysts and an EFF insiders ask what the…

Bikers ride to Parliament to protest against farm killings on Mandela Day. PHOTO: Gallo Images/Jacques Stander Forces need to be joined as they were 10 years ago when the Potgieter family was murdered in order to fight the scourge of violent crime, writes Dan Kriek. The spate of horrifying farm murders during the past few weeks…

A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling explosives valued at R1.2 million.She was travelling from Zimbabwe and was searched at the Beitbridge port of entry.The explosives are commonly used for illegal mining.A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for smuggling explosives used in illegal mining.Linda Katiyo, from…

A man has been sentenced to two life sentences and a further 130 years imprisonment for a cash-in-transit heist in which two security guards were killed.Stanford Manoko Diagoane was arrested in 2018 after police found him in possession of illegal firearms linked to the robbery.Diagoane and his accomplices fled with more than R600 000 after…