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DNA evidence clears man who spent 38 years in jail

Maurice Hastings, 69, was convicted of a murder in 1983 and was finally released after DNA evidence proved his innocence.

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DNA backlog in policing grows by 70,000 since 2021

The Authority of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Boarrd) was grilled by members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (PPC) on police to answer questions about its contradictory statistics.

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DNA backlog in South Africa sitting at over 81 000

The DNA backlog in South Africa’s crime labs has grown by 70 000 since June 2021 and currently sits at over 81 000.

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More must be done to ease DNA backlog, says National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board

More must be done to ease DNA backlog, says National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board
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South Africa: Today s latest news and headlines, Monday 9 May 2022

In the latest news in South Africa on Monday 9 May, a police officer in Cape Town has died after being shot and wounded in a hospital.

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