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Former top cop Riah Phiyega denies knowing or meeting Matlala

  Former National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting or knowing alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. This, follows testimony at the Madlanga Commission, where Witness C — involved in Matlala’s arrest in May — claimed Matlala told police he had been at Phiyega’s Midrand home shortly before being apprehended. The commission has been tasked with probing the allegations of political interference and corruption in South Africa's criminal […]

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Letlape family slams Zitha’s 15-year term as ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’

The family of slain celebrity chef, Thembekile 'Pastry Princess' Letlape, say her killer, Sibusiso Zitha, was effectively given a 'get-out-of-jail-free card' by the justice system. Earlier today, the High Court in Johannesburg sentenced Sibusiso Zitha to 15 years in prison for murdering Letlape. He confessed to stabbing her multiple times on her face and chest, in full view of their 10-year-old daughter at their Fourways home in May last year. […]

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