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General: Child-killer to appeal against conviction and sentence
Marius van der Westhuizen has successfully applied for leave to appeal against his conviction and effective sentence of 24 years imprisonment handed down yesterday, says a report in Die Burger. It says Judge Willem Louw, of the Western Cape High [...]
General: Teacher, pupils charged with possession of exam papers
A teacher and two matriculants from Trinity College have appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court after allegedly being caught with matric exam papers. According to a Beeld report, six exam papers of the senior certificate have been [...]
General: Man pleads guilty to paraffin killing
A young man has pleaded guilty to killing a Britstown shop assistant by pouring 10 litres of paraffin on him before setting the man alight. According to a Volksblad report, Samuel Sampie Mokemane (18) also pleaded guilty in the Northern Cape High [...]







