South Africa's own 'Sopranos': poison murder plot, a rifle worth R40k and a church apostle receiving guns

Court hears startling evidence which forms part of the state’s case against the 28s Mobsters leader and sidekicks

20 October 2022 - 14:32

If you miss The Sopranos, the mob drama that kept the body count climbing through 86 episodes in the first few years of the 21st century, a South African court has just provided enough drama, treachery, violence and plot twists for another six seasons...

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