Crime is a debilitating scourge in South Africa and cause for serious concern. But occasionally a crime story comes along that makes us chuckle. Here are some of those that made headlines this year.
A policeman and a petrol pump attendant appeared in the Mthatha specialised commercial crimes court on Friday charged with defrauding SAPS of R400 in what is believed to have been a scam.
An Eastern Cape police officer charged with R400 fraud using a state petrol card, together with a petrol attendant, was released on R2,000 bail on Friday.