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Molaole Montsho

Multimedia Journalist, IOL News

North West man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing girlfriend in Lichtenburg

Johannes Damcy Dielele was arrested after he shot dead his girlfriend at her parents' home in Boikhutso, Lichtenburg, in the North West.

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Northern Cape prison warder arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into prison

The prison warder was arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into a De Aar prison in the Northern Cape.

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Matric exams: Police intervene after protesters delay delivery of question papers to Grade 12 pupils in North West

Community members in Makgori, near Mahikeng, North West, blocked roads demanding toilets. The protest affected the smooth distribution of papers to Grade 12 pupils writing their National Senior Certificate exams.

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Man arrested for allegedly beating his 21-year-old wife to death at Free State farm

A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband at a farm in the Free State.

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Ditsobotla mayor wants police to expedite investigation into the town hall fire

A raging fire burnt down the museum and damaged the town hall in Lichtenburg on Tuesday.

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An Ethiopian spaza shop owner shot dead in Limpopo

The Ethiopian national was shot dead while walking home from his spaza shop in Ndhambi village.

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Five more arrested for R144 million North West land sale fraud

Henry Smit, former municipal manager of Mahikeng Local Municipality, reportedly sold municipal land without council approval 16 years ago.

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Former station commander sentenced to five years in jail for demanding R1,500 bribe

A former station commander in the Free State was sentenced to five years imprisonment for soliciting a R1,500 bribe.

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North West launches campaign to regulate spaza shops

The provincial government in the North West has launched the Latela Molao campaign to regulate the spaza shop sector.

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Concealment of birth case opened after pig is seen carrying body of newborn in Northern Cape

A pig was seen carrying a newborn baby in its mouth in Modder River in the Northern Cape.

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North West traffic cops held for demanding R2,000 bribe

Two traffic officers were arrested for demanding a R2,000 bribe from a motorist in Stilfontein in the North West.

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Mom, baby shot and burnt to death: Five arrested in North West

Five people linked to house robbery and burning a woman and her baby to death in Tlhabane, North West, have been arrested.

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Father in court for alleged rape of his month-old daughter

The case against a 31-year-old Malawian man accused of raping his infant daughter was postponed to November.

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Moral Regeneration calls for justice for a one-month-old baby allegedly raped by her own father

A one-month-old girl was allegedly raped by her biological father outside Brits in the North West.

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Brits murder-accused farmers denied bail

Two farmers arrested after a body of a man was found covered with plastic bags at the back of their bakkie outside Brits in North West have been refused bail.

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Northern Cape police seize illicit cigarettes worth R10 million in Kimberley

Police in the Northern Cape seized illicit cigarettes at a storage facility in Kimberley.

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Pedestrians arrested for crossing the N4 freeway in North West

Nineteen pedestrians were arrested for crossing the N4 freeway in Majakaneng, south of Brits.

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Man accused of bloody Klerksdorp parking fight to appear in court

A man facing murder charges following a bloody parking fight in Klerksdorp is due to appear in court.

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Police reservist and municipal employee arrested for extortion, fraud in Northern Cape

The police reservist allegedly extorted an undisclosed amount of money from a businessman promising to make a sexual harassment case against him disappear.

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Northern Cape man jailed for accidentally hitting a six-month-old baby with a stone on the head

A man was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for attempted murder after he hit a six-month-old baby with a stone on the head.

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Northern Cape man gets life imprisonment for slitting his girlfriend brother's throat

Gladwin Steenkamp covered the boy in a duvet and hid him under a bed after slitting his throat.

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Former attorney Betty Diale in court for alleged theft of RAF money

Former attorney Betty Diale, accused of theft, has made representations to the director of public prosecution in the North West.

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Former Thulamela municipal manager pleads guilty over R30 million VBS Mutual Bank investment

Former Thulamela municipal manager Hlengani Maluleke was slapped with a suspended sentence for investing R30 million in VBS.

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Taxi drivers beat and set a man alight in North West

Taxi drivers reportedly assaulted and set a man alight, accusing him of stabbing a taxi driver to death with a knife in Jourtberton, Klerksdorp, in the North West.

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MP Sibusiso Kula's murder case moves regional court

Sibusiso Kula, accused of killing his wife, will stand trial in the regional court.

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