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State not planning to have Khumalo testify in Meyiwa murder trial

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SA court refuses to grant Magudumana leave to appeal

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More arrests made in Thabo Bester prison escape

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Zimbabwean national arrested in connection with Bester escape case

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SA grants Putin diplomatic immunity for BRICS summit

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Thabo Bester escape: 'State case hyped-up and not watertight' - lawyer tells court

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5 accused in Bester escape case in court for bail bid

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Zandile Khumalo takes the stand in Senzo Meyiwa trial

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De Ruyter: Gordhan, Mufamadi knew about top politicians’ links to Eskom rent-seeking

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Thabo Bester and 7 co-accused return to court

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Everyone knew about the intelligence files - De Ruyter rebuts Hawks boss

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DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives

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Murder charge dropped against accused in Thabo Bester prison break case

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Magudumana, co-accused in court for bail

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Ramakgopa comes up against a Ramaphosa-created monster: Mantashe

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Body used in South African rapist's prison break identified

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The South African rapist who faked his own death to escape prison

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Another G4S employee arrested in connection with Thabo Bester escape plot

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Dr Nandipha Magudumana's father granted bail

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Plane lands at Lanseria with Bester, lover on board

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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests

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Zondo says remission is not a reason to stop Zuma trial

SARB on Phala Phala couch cash

Witness says Meyiwa's alleged killers 'looked nervous'

Police slammed over unsecured Senzo Meyiwa crime scene

Bester claims items worth R30m stolen from him

Taxi industry, City of Cape Town harden their stances amid strike violence

State not planning to have Khumalo testify in Meyiwa murder trial

SA court refuses to grant Magudumana leave to appeal

More arrests made in Thabo Bester prison escape

No answers 6 months after Boksburg gas tanker explosion

Zimbabwean national arrested in connection with Bester escape case

Ramaphosa discusses peace mission with Putin

Investigator in Thabo Bester prison escape case dies

SA plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant

I’d never let a rapist walk free - woman accused of aiding Bester escape

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Thabo Bester escape: 'State case hyped-up and not watertight' - lawyer tells court

5 accused in Bester escape case in court for bail bid

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De Ruyter: Gordhan, Mufamadi knew about top politicians’ links to Eskom rent-seeking

Thabo Bester and 7 co-accused return to court

More questions surface after SA actress admits to visiting Bester

Everyone knew about the intelligence files - De Ruyter rebuts Hawks boss

DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives

Murder charge dropped against accused in Thabo Bester prison break case

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Ramakgopa comes up against a Ramaphosa-created monster: Mantashe

Good news for diesel, but no joy ride for petrol heads in May

Thabo Bester escape: Many unanswered questions about the death of Katlego Bereng

SA resumes plan to ditch ICC over ‘unfair treatment’

Body used in South African rapist's prison break identified

The South African rapist who faked his own death to escape prison

Another G4S employee arrested in connection with Thabo Bester escape plot

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Plane lands at Lanseria with Bester, lover on board

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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests

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ANC nixes opposition-backed special probe into Eskom cartel corruption

There is some hope for load shedding in South Africa: business leader

Can SA electricity minister turn around the country without power?

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