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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Magistrate refuses to stand down

The magistrate presiding over the case against an alleged child pornography and rape syndicate has turned down an application for his recusal.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

A ‘den of unlawfulness’

The ministry of Police has referred a letter of complaint against the Sunnyside police station to the national police commissioner for further attention.

News South Africa
Hanti Otto|Published

Dumped, but newborn ‘Hope’ lives

The tiny baby lay in a plastic bag in the veld, blue and ice cold. But this newborn was given a new lease of life. . .

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Teen escapes hostage taker’s clutches

A teenage girl’s cool-headedness saved her life, and most probably that of her hostage taker, when she pretended to faint.

News South Africa
Hanti Otto|Published

Shot DJ’s fiancée in no-show at trial

Valerie Moatladi could not attend the court appearance of four policemen who allegedly killed DJ Nkosinathi Ntuli.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Ninth arrest in child porn case

“She was apparently involved in editing and distributing the pornographic material. ”

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

R50 000 bail for fraud accused

The man accused of defrauding more than 200 people has been granted bail.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Bail for arms cache suspect

The former police brigadier who was arrested after an arms cache was discovered in his Moreleta Park home has been granted R10 000 bail.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Slippery customer snared

Next time you are warned about slippery customers on the street at night – take note.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Second hell for family as son dies

Six years ago the Bedford family of Pretoria went through hell - now disaster has struck again.

News South Africa
Hanti Otto|Published

“I’m beyond grief, sadness”

“I am angry… at the way society functions, at South Africa for the manner we go on with our business. I am angry at God. ”

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Hanti Otto|Published

Suspected crime gang kingpin nabbed

An alleged kingpin who led a gang of robbers and murderers on a crime spree in the Wierdabrug policing area, has been arrested, together with two other suspects.

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Hanti Otto|Published

Last-minute queues for uniforms

Ahead of them snaked a long queue from the shop’s entrance, around the corner and into a parking area.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Witness caught man raping girl, 11

“He held the child’s hands tightly. She was crying and screaming. ”

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Hanti Otto|Published

Teen attacked at matric party

“Wake up, son. You have passed matric, you have to celebrate,” Linda du Toit said cheerfully on her son’s voicemail.

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Hanti Otto|Published

A master at juggling his activities

Michael Muller has obtained ten distinctions proving that “impossible is a word created by pessimists”.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

Child porn accused stay behind bars

Eight members of a Pretoria family who also face charges of raping their own children have been refused bail.

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Hanti Otto|Published

One for the road; tippler in trouble

‘Tis folly to be jolly at roadblock as Tshwane cops are out in force to make roads safe.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published

‘Arm belongs to a woman’

The severed arm found at the Irene Country Club in Pretoria is believed to be a woman’s, police have said.

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Hanti Otto|Published

2 dead as ‘love triangle’ turns deadly

An alleged love triangle has ended the lives of a husband and his wife and left the lover in a critical condition.

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Hanti Otto|Published

Kids’ porn hell described

The State has opposed bail for eight family members accused of sexually abusing their own biological children and foster children.

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Hanti Otto|Published

Cops hunt body to match severed arm

The search for the body after an arm was found near the 11th hole of the Irene Country Club continues.

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Hanti Otto|Published

victims husband lauds cops

“They have been sentenced for what they did, but not for the hell we have been through. Henk and I have been through one hell of a trauma”.

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Hanti Otto|Published

Man jailed for Myburghs attack

What the three women went through resembled a “thriller movie”, a prosecutor said before their two attackers were sentenced.

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Hanti Otto|Published

Child porn: families deny all

The grandparents accused of being involved in a child porn ring say that their arrests are “malicious”.

News South Africa Gauteng
Hanti Otto|Published