# Three suspected criminals have been shot and killed during a shootout with police in Amaoti in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda told Newzroom Afrika that the officers acted on intelligence about the suspects, who were linked to several murders and one was a local gang leader. He praised the community for reporting the […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says 49 Afrikaners relocating to the US under refugee status will not lose their South African citizenship. Dirco spokesperson Chrispin Phiri told Newzroom Afrika that Section 20 of the Constitution protects citizenship, however, using South African diplomatic services abroad may affect their refugee status. He emphasised that […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum 2025 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Ramaphosa highlighted its capacity to reshape Africa’s economic landscape enhancing intra-African trade, industrialisation and attracting investment. He called for strengthened public-private partnerships, positioning Africa as a global economic […]
# Police arrested approximately 17-thousand suspects in the past week during Shanela operations. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says among them were 224 rape suspects, including a police trainer and a KZN chief. Police seized 152 illegal firearms, nine-thousand-492 mandrax tablets and arrested 148 murder suspects. She says the police will continue to crack down on […]
# Skukuza police have arrested a 59-year-old former ranger and a 37-year-old man for illegal hunting and trespassing in Kruger National Park yesterday. Rangers spotted four men during patrols, two fled, and two were caught with snares, a warthog, and an impala head. Police spokesperson, Thulisile Magagula, says one suspect wore a ranger uniform and […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department arrested 154 motorists for drunk driving in the past week. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the department remains committed to removing intoxicated drivers from the roads. He urged motorists who have been drinking to use designated drivers or e-hailing services:
# Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has launched an urgent High Court application to review Home Affairs’ decision declaring him a prohibited person. This follows his acquittal on 32 charges, including rape and human trafficking, related to several young women linked to his Jesus Dominion International Church. Omotoso spent eight years in St Albans Prison. In […]
# The Vredenburg Magistrate’s Court on the West Coast has granted 500-rand bail for a woman accused of torching Kelly Smith’s home in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay. Twenty-seven-year-old Monique Kekana was arrested in connection with the incident which occured after Smith and her co-accused were convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, Joslin. Kekana returns […]
# Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 has commenced at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban. The four-day event features over one-thousand-300 exhibitors from 27 African countries and over one-thousand-200 international buyers. The indaba coincides with the second G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting. Tourism minister Patricia de Lille emphasised the theme Unlimited Africa, highlights the […]
