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According to the police, Naude was ambushed by two gunmen. Photo: X
ASSASSINATION

Law group slams attempt on the life of Sars advocate Coreth Naude

Naude, who was investigating a case involving R37 million in unpaid taxes by a prominent businesswoman, survived a shooting in Umhlanga on Thursday

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
BHEKI CELE

Nicolette Kinnear says husband Charl was taken ‘30 years too soon’ at SAPS ceremony

The 34 police officers who died in the line of duty this year were remembered at the annual national commemoration day

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Captain Edward du Plessis, who is part of the investigation team into the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear, was told by the security manager of alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack there was a R1-million “hit” on his life. (Photo by David Harrison/M&G)
ASHLEY TABISHER

Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case

About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
BAIL APPLICATION

Murder accused Zane Kilian fires his legal team again

Zane Kilian arrested last year for the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
ASHLEY TABISHER

Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped

As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack has asserted that the investigating team handling the state’s case against him is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty. (David Harrison/M&G)
ASHLEY TABISHER

Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state

The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
(Photo by David Harrison/M&G)
AMAAL JANTJIES

Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town

The state alleges Modack ‘managed’ illegal operations between October 2019 and September 2020

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
ANTI GANG UNIT

Kilian heads to supreme court to appeal bail dismissal

The high court and the magistrate’s court have rejected bids for bail by Zane Kilian, one of the accused in the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Western Cape head of detectives Major General Jeremy Vearey was dismissed following an “expeditious” procedure that found him guilty of bringing the South African Police Service into disrepute.
CHARL KINNEAR

Popcru vows to support dismissed top cop Vearey

The police union said it would challenge the process that led to the axing of the Western Cape head of detectives

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack has asserted that the investigating team handling the state’s case against him is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty. (David Harrison/M&G)
BLUE DOWNS REGIONAL COURT

Modack & co still await bail hearing

The bail hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused is delayed as defence asks for more information

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
The bail appeal of murder accused Zane Kilian was not sufficient to tip the balance in his favour, said Judge Ashley Binns-Ward when he dismissed Kilian’s urgent bail appeal on Monday. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ASHLEY BINNS WARD

Court dismisses bail appeal of murder accused Zane Kilian

Judge says appellant’s evidence ‘riddled with improbabilities and untruths’ and defence failed to prove any exceptional circumstances that would allow bail under schedule six…

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
APPEAL

Lawyer for murder-accused Kilian claims magistrate made 15 errors in bail hearing

The urgent bail appeal of Zane Kilian was heard in the Western Cape high court

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read
The bail application for the two accused of the murder of top Western Cape anti-gang unit cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, Nafiz Modack and Zane Kilian, together with co-accused relating to several other cases was on Monday postponed to 24 May. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ASHLEY TABISHER

Modack case postponed because the magistrate is ‘unwell’ after allegedly being shot in an unrelated incident

The bail application hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and co-accused has been postponed to 24 May

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
ARREST

Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town

Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Captain Edward du Plessis, who is part of the investigation team into the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear, was told by the security manager of alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack there was a R1-million “hit” on his life. (Photo by David Harrison/M&G)
AMAAL JANTJIES

Modack charged with Kinnear murder

Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read