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Police seizes 24 firearms, arrests 67 in ongoing crackdown on gang violence

Posted by Liesl Smit on  23 June 2025
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  Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has lauded the efforts of SAPS members on the ground who have managed to arrest 67 suspects, wanted for murder or attempted murder, in just one week.   Between Sunday 15 June and Sunday 22 June, police officers also confiscated 24 firearms with a total of 371 rounds of ammunition, which includes an AK47 assault rifle and a shotgun.   ALSO READ: More firearms taken off the streets,
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Joshlin case: NPA to argue for indemnity & appeal hearings loom

Posted by Caitlin Maledo on  23 June 2025
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    The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed it will argue in favour of granting indemnity to Lourentia Lombaard, one of the former accused turned state witness in the high-profile Joshlin Smith kidnapping case.   Judge Nathan Erasmus, who presided over the trial, is expected to make a ruling on the matter following a formal Section 204 enquiry.   Lombaard testified against her co-accused under the condition that she may be granted indemnity from
A former Grade R teacher, accused of sending a pornographic video to a school boy, back in court

A former Grade R teacher is back in court today

Posted by Merentia Van Der Vent on  23 June 2025
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A former Grade R teacher is back in court today. She’s accused of sending a pornographic video to a schoolboy. It’s believed that the 35-year-old from Mitchells Plain will apply for bail today. A former teacher heads to court She’s facing charges for the alleged sexual grooming of a child as well as for allegedly exposing a child to pornography. The former educator reportedly sent a video of herself performing sexual acts to a Grade
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Ramaphosa urges US, Iran and Israel to give UN space to resolve conflict

Posted by Smile Staff Reporter on  22 June 2025
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  Tensions in the Middle East have reached new heights after the United States launched a series of airstrikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear sites—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan—marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.   U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the strikes in a fiery address, declaring the mission a “spectacular military success” that had “completely and obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity.   He warned that if Iran does not pursue peace,
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The US has entered the Israel-Iran war

Posted by Smile Staff Reporter on  22 June 2025
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The US has entered the Israel-Iran war. Here are 3 scenarios for what might happen next   Ian Parmeter, Australian National University   After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision.   Early Sunday, US warplanes and submarines struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, where the Iranians have a uranium enrichment plant buried about 80 metres beneath a mountain.