# Five alleged drug manufacturers are set to appear before the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng today. A multi-agency law enforcement operation uncovered a 100-million-rand drug laboratory at a farm in Hekpoort near Krugersdorp. Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale says police discovered quantities of Mandrax and ecstasy tablets at the suspected drug manufacturing laboratory:
# The Gauteng Health Department is encouraging eligible young people who are passionate about caring for others to apply for the 2027 student nurse intake at the Gauteng College of Nursing. Successful students will study towards a diploma in Nursing at four Gauteng College of Nursing campuses. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says applicants must be South African citizens […]
# Tshwane District Police arrested 394 suspects for various criminal offences during Operation Shanela in Olievenhoutbosch and Wierdabrug over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related offences. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says the operation also focused on immigration compliance, resulting in the detention […]
# RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has warned against normalising violent intimidation of the judiciary, saying such actions threaten democracy and the rule of law. Durban and Johannesburg have been in the grip of demonstrations that turned violent, following the Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications. The court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. Zibi […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers Union says the National Senior Certificate examinations represent the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, perseverance and sacrifice by learners, teachers, parents and guardians. A record 962-thousand-832 candidates are registered to sit the October/November examinations, which get underway tomorrow. SADTU’s spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says learners are encouraged to […]
# The DA is calling for an independent investigation into 12 disputed insolvent estates pursued by Land Bank, citing a possible conflict of interest for Angelena Poole. She is one of the two investigators appointed to examine these disputes, and has several existing professional ties to Land Bank matters. The DA’s Igor Scheurkogel, says farmers […]
# Government plans to ask the Constitutional Court for more time to implement its ruling that removed procedural barriers to asylum applications. The court declared sections of the Refugees Act, which allowed for immigration officials to deport an asylum seeker if they are in the country without a transit visa, unconstitutional. Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration […]
# The Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government will continue enforcing immigration laws, including the deportation of illegal foreign nationals. Kubayi was outlining the legal implications of the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum in Pretoria. Kubayi says the foreign nationals who are in the country illegally without having applied for […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has welcomed the Public Protector’s achievement of 100-percent of its performance targets across all programmes during the 2025/26 financial year. The institution also received a clean audit outcome, with no material findings from the Auditor-General of South Africa. But, Committee Chairperson Xola Nqola says the committee […]
