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iol. co. za > weekend-argus > news > 2026-05-12-how-2388-prison-officials-faced-disciplinary-action-in-south-africas-corruption-crackdown

How 2, 388 prison officials faced disciplinary action in South Africa's corruption crackdown

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (681+ words) Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald says 2, 388 officials were subjected to disciplinary action in 2025/26, including cases linked to misconduct, corruption, and smuggling of contraband in prisons. The Department of Correctional Services has revealed a significant crackdown on corruption, with 2, 388 officials…...

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iol. co. za > news > crime-and-courts > 2026-05-12-high-court-orders-new-hearing-for-attorneys-disbarment-amid-lpc-procedural-flaws

High Court orders new hearing for attorney's disbarment amid LPC procedural flaws

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (724+ words) The Western Cape High Court has remitted the LPC's bid to disbar an attorney back to a newly constituted committee, citing serious procedural flaws and a lack of proper investigation in the disciplinary process. The legal bid by the South…...

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iol. co. za > news > crime-and-courts > 2026-05-12-landmark-judgment-repeat-asylum-applications-not-permitted-in-south-africa

Landmark judgment: Repeat asylum applications not permitted in South Africa

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (614+ words) The Constitutional Court has ruled that asylum seekers whose applications have been finally rejected cannot submit repeat applications while remaining in the country. The Constitutional Court has overturned a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that allowed asylum seekers whose…...

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iol. co. za > news > crime-and-courts > 2026-05-05-top-law-firms-oppose-legal-sector-code-that-would-revolutionise-untransformed-industry

Top law firms oppose Legal Sector Code that would revolutionise untransformed industry

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (810+ words) Major law firms challenge new Legal Sector Code aimed at transformation. After three decades of democracy, South Africa's legal profession remains among the least transformed sectors in the country. The introduction of the new Legal Sector Code (LSC) is intended…...

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iol. co. za > news > crime-and-courts > 2026-05-12-limpopo-man-arrested-for-kidnapping-and-raping-ex-girlfriend-after-child-escapes

Limpopo man arrested for kidnapping and raping ex-girlfriend after child escapes

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (395+ words) Police in Limpopo have arrested a 37-year-old man on allegations of kidnapping and rape Police in the Waterberg District have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the kidnapping and rape of his ex-girlfriend and her 10-year-old niece. The arrest…...

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iol. co. za > news > crime-and-courts > 2026-05-05-who-snatched-omphile-from-her-grannys-bed-family-recalls-suspicious-vehicle-seen-day-before

Who snatched Omphile from her granny's bed? Family recalls suspicious vehicle seen day before

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (694+ words) Two-year-old Omphile Sethole was kidnapped from her grandmother's bed on Saturday, May 2. The father of two-year-old Omphile Sethole, who was snatched from her grandmother's bed in the early hours of Saturday, May 2, has revealed that a suspicious vehicle was seen…...

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iol. co. za > news > 2026-05-11-madlanga-commission-probe-launched-into-missing-r55-million-worth-of-cocaine-from-police-custody

Madlanga Commission: Probe launched into missing R55 million worth of cocaine from police custody

21+ hour ago  (729+ words) Colonel Francois Steyn, Gauteng Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) or the Hawks provincial coordinator of narcotics cases, testified that R55 million worth of cocaine went missing from police custody. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard on Monday that 136. 46kg of drugs…...

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iol. co. za > capeargus > news > 2026-05-03-students-at-uct-fight-eviction-remain-in-tent-on-campus

Students at UCT fight eviction, remain in tent on campus

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (471+ words) STUDENT LIFE: Two students living out of a car and a tent in a parking lot" Two students living out of a car and a tent in a parking lot adjacent to the University of Cape Town's hockey fields will…...

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iol. co. za > thepost > news > 2026-05-04-woman-shot-dead-in-amanzimtoti-before-allegedly-testifying-in-a-kidnapping-and-murder-trial

Woman shot dead in Amanzimtoti before allegedly testifying in a kidnapping and murder trial

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) The woman was shot multiple times A woman, who was allegedly due to testify in a kidnapping and murder trial on Monday, was shot dead in her car near Longacres Drive in Amanzimtoti. Andre Beetge, a community leader and ward…...

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iol. co. za > news > opinion > 2026-05-11-why-police-response-times-in-cape-towns-townships-are-a-growing-concern

Why police response times in Cape Town's townships are a growing concern

18+ hour, 52+ min ago  (366+ words) police officers at a crime scene in Khayelitsha Police response time in areas such as Khayelitsha, Nyanga, Philippi East and many others is often slow due to a combination of chronic under-resourcing, systematic inefficiencies in how police personnel are allocated,…...