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Drug Trafficking Intercepted at Lebombo Border, Suspect Sentenced

On a June 2024 operation, the South African Police Service at the Lebombo Port of Entry intercepted a Mozambican minibus. A search revealed 17 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, valued at R4.25 million, concealed in 17 containers hidden in various compartments, including speakers. The sole occupant, 39-year-old Mozambican national Jorge Salomao Chimene, was arrested. The case

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Where has all our money gone? A look at government’s wasted billions

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says the government’s “no-consequence” culture is keeping the country back from better service delivery and financial performance. Officials implicated in irregular or fruitless expenditure are seldom held to account, Maluleke said in the 2023/24 Public Finance Management Act report, which covered the country’s sixth administration and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first term in

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