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Fourth police official arrested for drug trafficking

Fourth police official arrested for drug trafficking Johannesburg - A fourth police official was arrested for charges related to drug trafficking, local media reported Tuesday.

Earlier, police said the head of an organized crime unit and two of his subordinates were arrested on charges of theft, fraud and racketeering.

"They would take some of the consignment [of seized drugs] from the scene of the crime and sell it to drug lords," SAPA news agency quoted a spokeswoman for crime intelligence, Senior Superintendent Tummi Golding, as saying.

ROUNDUP: Furore over S.Africa's Dalai Lama peace meeting ban grows

ROUNDUP: Furore over S.Africa's Dalai Lama peace meeting ban growsJohannesburg  - The furore over South Africa's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg later this week grew with former president and Nobel laureate FW de Klerk announcing Monday he was boycotting the meeting.

"Mr De Klerk will reluctantly not participate in the peace conference on March 27 and its associated activities if a visa is not granted to enable the Dalai Lama to attend the conference as well," the FW de Klerk foundation said in a statement Monday.

Furore over South Africa's Dalai Lama peace meeting ban grows

Furore over South Africa's Dalai Lama peace meeting ban grows Johannesburg - The furore over South Africa's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg later this week grew with former president FW de Klerk announcing Monday he was boycotting the meeting.

"Mr De Klerk will reluctantly not participate in the peace conference on March 27 and its associated activities if a visa is not granted to enable the Dalai Lama to attend the conference as well," the FW de Klerk foundation said in a statement Monday.

Axe-wielding man goes on rampage in South Africa; kills three

Oz pacer Johnson doesn't being called an all-rounder

Oz pacer Johnson doesn''t being called an all-rounderCape Town (South Africa), Mar. 23: When former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee famously said a decade ago that Mitchell Johnson had enormous potential as a Test cricketer, he could have meant as a batsman.

Captain Ricky Ponting certainly thinks the pace bowler can go a long way with the bat and wasn''t at all surprised to see the left-hander hit his maiden century of 123 not out in Australia''s defeat in the third Test in Cape Town on Sunday.

Shark kills 16-year-old South African surfer

Shark kills 16-year-old South African surferJohannesburg - A 16-

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