Girl raped in front of family

A 12-year-old girl was raped in front of her mother and younger brother at their Mthatha home, Eastern Cape police have said.

• Man, 71, jailed for child rape

4 held for R2m stolen copper

Four men have been arrested in Kew after police found them loading a truck with R2m worth of copper.

Matie's murder trial in 2010

Former Stellenbosch student Jacobus Eksteen, accused of raping and killing fellow student Erin Van Rensburg, is to go on trial next year.

• Matie murder case postponed
• No trial date yet for Matie

Guesthouse murders: 8th suspect

An eight suspect has been arrested and appeared alongside seven others in court for the murders of a couple who owned an Mpumalanga guesthouse.

• Guesthouse owners murdered
• Mystery over guesthouse killings

The media's not to blame

The media did nothing wrong, says Georgina Guedes. Donovan Moodley clearly isn’t learning anything in prison, other than that he doesn’t want to be there.

Moodley: Media to blame

Donovan Moodley says he couldn't set Leigh Matthews free, as he claims he'd planned to do, "since he couldn't have foreseen how the media would blow the case out of proportion".

• Leigh's mom sobs in court
• Leigh Matthews killer back in dock
• Moodley claims 'irregularity'

Cops appear for vendor killing

Two police constables have appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court after allegedly killing a street vendor, the Independent Complaints Directorate says.

UK national 'broke' SA laws

A Briton accused of being part of a global drug-smuggling syndicate allegedly misrepresented himself when he applied for a life partner permit, a KwaZulu-Natal court has heard.

• R600m drug bust: another arrest
• Record 360kg heroin haul

Traffic cops held for fraud

Five people, including three traffic officers, were arrested in Stellenbosch for dealing in fraudulent licences.

• 5 held for licence syndicate

Teen stabs grandfather

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his grandfather to death in Pretoria.

Burnt body found on field

The body of a woman burnt beyond recognition has been found in Orange Farm. Police suspect the woman was hijacked in another area and then dumped there.

Rape-accused teacher: warrant

A warrant of arrest has been issued for a teacher at a KwaZulu-Natal high school who failed to appear in court on a rape charge.

• Teacher facing child rape claim
• Teacher up for pupil's rape

Drug-accused cops suspended

Three senior West Rand organised crime unit officers facing drug smuggling charges have been served with letters of suspension, Gauteng police have announced.

• 'Cocaine' cops identified
• Drug cops out on bail

Cape thief protests innocence

A legal secretary has loudly protested her innocence after being found guilty of theft by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court.

Matric bust with R1.8m of dagga

A Grade 12 pupil who is busy writing his matric exams and three others have been arrested for being in possession of dagga worth R1.8m.

Mysterious death devastates mom

A woman whose daughter's smashed-up body was found against a fence on a Muldersdrift smallholding, says she won't be able to rest until she has answers about what happened.

Stolen phone spotted on Mxit

Two robbers have been arrested after the number of a cellphone they allegedly stole was spotted by its owner on the social networking site MXit.

• Man used MXit to rob women
• MXit 'an easy route to crime'

Zuma: Cops don't have licence to kill

The police do not have a licence to kill, President Jacob Zuma has said after reports about the use of lethal force by police officers.

• 'We've been shooting civilians for years'
• Civilian casualties 'unavoidable'
• Zuma: SA crime more violent

Man jailed for credit card scam

A member of a credit card scam syndicate will spend an effective four years in jail under a plea bargain reached in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court.

• 5 caught with 90 stolen cards

Poachers nabbed in KZN

Two suspected poachers have been arrested at a wildlife park in KwaZulu-Natal, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says.

• Govt cracks down on poaching
• Army set to take on poachers