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BRAIN CANCER

Deputy national prosecutions director Rodney de Kock dies of brain cancer

The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law

  • MG Reporter
2 min read
Forensic pathologists exhume the remains of political prisoners from a grave at Rebecca Street Cemetery on December 14, 2016 in Pretoria. The twelve members of the Azanian Peoples Liberation Army (APLA) were buried after they were hanged at the Pretoria Prison (Kgosi Mampuru II Prison) in 1964. The remains of 50 exiled victims of apartheid prosecution will be returned to South Africa from Zimbabwe and Zambia in the next 10 days. (Photo by Veli Nhlapo/Sowetan/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
DEATHS IN EXILE

Remains of 50 apartheid freedom fighters to be returned to SA from Zimbabwe and Zambia

The National Prosecuting Authority told MPs it was trying to expedite Truth and Reconciliation cases because it understood victims’ families were losing hope of finding justice…

  • Emsie Ferreira
1 min read
Of all claims received, R12.6-billion has been paid out as of 15 November, with a target of settling 80% of claims up to R60-million by March 2022. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images)
ZUMAUNREST

Treason, murder probes as unrest death toll climbs

State will focus on the ringleaders and coordinators of last week’s ‘attempted insurrection’

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
CAPE TOWN

All charges against Zille dropped

All charges brought against Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille for her participation in protest marches have been dropped, the Western Cape director of public prosecutions…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BOTSWANA HOSPITAL

NPA: No imminent arrest of Makhanya

Western Cape police and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday scoffed at claims that police are about to arrest Sunday Times editor Mondli Makhanya and deputy…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
CHERYLLYN DUDLEY

Smacking a child may cost R300

Parents will have to cough up at least R300 for giving children a clip on the ear if they are prosecuted under the proposed Children’s Act, a media report said on Tuesday. The…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read