Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office has failed to back up his claim that most residents of informal settlements in the province are undocumented immigrants. At a press conference earlier this month, Lesufi said he had briefed his “team” to destroy informal settlements through 2am evictions. Asked how the Premier knew that most residents were undocumented […]
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The National Film and Video Foundation’s (NFVF) sixth CEO since March 2023 was appointed on Monday. At a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee meeting last week questions were raised about the procedures involved in appointing the current NFVF board. Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie was accused by MPs of destabilising the NFVF for
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Two men, aged 25 and 41, are expected to appear in the Koppies Magistrate’s Court following their arrest for the possession of a suspected stolen vehicle on the N1 highway Friday night. The arrest stems from a lookout alert issued by the Vanderbijlpark South African Police Service (SAPS). It is alleged that a white Mazda
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In a targeted operation on Saturday, members of the Maitland Flying Squad successfully apprehended a suspect and seized a significant quantity of illicit drugs following a tip-off from the public. The operation was launched in response to a complaint regarding drug activity at a premises in the Summer Greens area. Upon conducting a search of
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A wave of violent crime has gripped the Kraaifontein area, with the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirming the death toll has risen to 14 in the past week alone. The latest incidents occurred late Saturday and in the early hours of Sunday morning, marking a devastating escalation in the community. According to police, the
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A proposed 5% salary increase for Tshwane councillors has been met with fierce opposition from the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) and a lone dissenting voice within the council itself, Councillor Lex Middelberg of the Republican Conference of Tshwane. The move to approve the increase passed with near-unanimous support from all other councillors across
A coordinated response by Kimberley Crime Prevention units on Saturday led to the swift arrest of four individuals connected to an armed business robbery in Beaconsfield. The incident began at approximately 09:00 on Saturday, 13 September 2025, when authorities received a report of a robbery in progress at a clothing store on Main Road, Beaconsfield.
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coordinated operation by the Worcester Crime Prevention Unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Friday led to the significant seizure of illegally poached marine life and the arrest of one suspect. Acting on a tip-off regarding a vehicle transporting illicit abalone, members of the unit located and intercepted a maroon Volkswagen Beetle on
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20 learners injured in a minibus taxi accident in Mpendle at 07h30: Duma has been informed that law enforcement agencies are looking for the driver who fled the scene Media and Public Statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma 15 September 2025 Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: My office has been alerted
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The pristine waters of Sodwana Bay, a world-renowned diving and angling destination and a crucial part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, are under siege from large-scale, armed illegal fishing operations, raising alarm amongst local operators who fear for their safety and livelihoods due to insufficient law enforcement. The coastal town, a mecca for tourists and