AGAIN TEST SALES AND CONTROLLED PURCHASES DURING OFFICIAL TRAPPING AND UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS - S V KOTZé

2010 (1) SACR 100 (SCA) AND  S V NAIDOO 2010 (1) SACR 369 (KZP)
In Kotzé the accused, Mr Nick Kotzé, who is a prominent citizen of Port Nolloth on the west coast of the RSA, was convicted in the regional court, Bellville on four counts of unlawful dealing in unpolished diamonds (IDB) in contravention of section 20 of the Diamonds Act 56 of 1986. He was sentenced to a ...
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NEW RANKS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

According to Government Gazette No 33068 dated 1 April 2010, regulation 8 of the Regulations for the South African Police Service (SAPS) as promulgated by Government Notice R 203 of 14 February 1964 is amended in order to provide for the new ranks in the SAPS.  Of further importance are subregulations (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the said new regulation 8 which provides as follows:
“(3)  The form of address in r...
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ANOTHER STRANGE, PECULIAR SENTENCE IN THE EASTERN CAPE - S V LOTTERING 2009 (2) SACR 560 (ECG)

In S v Greyling 2008 (1) SACR 537 (ECD) (see Pollex in SERVAMUS: September 2008) the accused was convicted in the regional court on four counts of fraud. In each case the complainant concerned had been defrauded of an amount in excess of R3600. In other words, 4 x R3600 = R14 400.
Accordingly the accused was sentenced on each of the four counts to a fine of R2000 or six ...
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 - S V DUBE AND OTHERS 2010 (1) SACR 65 (KZP)

Ten men (hereinafter referred to as the gang) were party to a common purpose (Afrikaans: “gemeenskaplike oogmerk”) to break into the First National Bank in Harding next to the N2 near Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal.
Part of their plan was to corruptly obtain the services of a security officer to ensure that he did not reveal any activation of the alarm at the bank.  They also obtained the cooperation of a ...
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