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Present’s lawyer Modumaela argued at the time that Present was not found in possession of suspected stolen vehicles, saying that he had been walking at the time of his arrest. (SABC)

New charges for axed ANC official in deadly cash-in-transit heist case

Initially, the men were only charged with robbery with aggravating circumstances

(Theana Calitz

SA’s most wanted bank robber arrested

Lucky Vusi Dube is linked to bank robberies, in large part, across Johannesburg in 2014.

Cops robbed: Seriously?

It’s not every day that police officers are robbed of their service pistols and locked in their police vans, but it happened on Tuesday.

ANC’s Mthembu shot during armed robbery

ANC MP Jackson Mthembu was shot in the face while withdrawing money at an ATM in Witbank, Mpumalanga police said.

Two Tshwane Metro cops arrested for armed robbery

Two Metro police officers in Tshwane have been arrested for robbing a motorist at gunpoint.

Enraged chihuahua attacks robbers

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have released a video of a barking Chihuahua angrily chasing off robbers at an Altadena smoke shop.

Nine found guilty of R46m FNB robbery

Nine men were on Wednesday convicted by the high court in Johannesburg for robbing the FNB depot in Selby of R46-million in February 2006.

Three arrested after gang rape of Lenasia teenager

Soweto police have arrested three men who allegedly took turns raping a 17-year-old girl after robbing her family in Lenasia on Friday morning.

OJ Simpson sentenced to up to 33 years in prison

OJ Simpson was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping and robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room.

Paris thieves swipe jewels worth $100m

Armed robbers pulled off one of the world’s biggest jewellery heists at a famed Paris store, investigators said on Friday.

OJ Simpson faces prospect of tough jail term

OJ Simpson could receive a tough jail term on Friday when he goes back to court for sentencing after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping.

Edith Venter in armed robbery at home

South African socialite Edith Venter had her jewellery stolen in an armed robbery at her home in Atholl, Johannesburg, police said on Tuesday.

Robbers kill two police officers in E Cape

Armed robbers shot and killed two police inspectors on Monday morning in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape police said.

Gang disarms guards in failed Pretoria heist

Ten armed robbers tried and failed to break into a van delivering money to a supermarket in Mabopane, Pretoria police said on Saturday.