# A 31-year-old international drug mule has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after authorities seized cannabis worth an estimated 2.9-million-rand. Police say the suspect arrived from Thailand via Dubai last night and was intercepted during an intelligence-driven operation involving the Hawks, Border Management Authority, SARS Customs, Homeland Security USA, and SAPS. Spokesperson Granville […]
# The United Africans Transformation calls for an independent investigation into the suspicious break-in at the Limpopo legislature. The party’s Mighty Mabule says the incident raises serious concerns about the security of public institutions and the possible compromise of important evidence. He urged authorities to ensure a transparent investigation, hold those responsible accountable, and restore […]
# Five suspects have been arrested in Marapong Township near Lephalale, Limpopo, for allegedly intimidating a Nigerian business owner and posing as Home Affairs officials. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the group ordered the man to close his lounge, threatened to destroy the business, and demanded that he leave South Africa. His immigration documents were […]
# Forensic post-mortems have confirmed the wife and daughters of a Zimbabwean-British citizen who were murdered in England, died from blunt force trauma. The bodies of Nothabo, Natalie and Nala Tshuma were found at their home in Bedfordshire last Monday. Nothabo’s husband, Ndodana, was arrested in Johannesburg on Friday after he fled Britain. He remains […]
# The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town has condemned hate speech, vigilantism, violent attacks and looting being unleashed on foreign migrants. It says migrants are being scapegoated as a result of “justified anger” at South Africa’s crisis of crime, unemployment and failures in service delivery. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called for dialogue with both leaders […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê die Britse voortvlugtige, Ndodana Tshuma, moet eers teregstaan in Suid-Afrika voordat sy uitleweringsverrigtinge kan voortgaan. Tshuma, wat in Brittanje gesoek word vir die moord op sy vrou en twee dogters, het gister in die Johannesburgse Landdroshof verskyn op aanklagte van die onwettige besit van ‘n vuurwapen en ammunisie nadat hy […]
# ActionSA sê die ineenstorting van die Stad Johannesburg se munisipale rekeningstelsel is nie net ‘n administratiewe beslommernis nie, maar ʼn fundamentele mislukking van die verhouding tussen die stad en die mense wat hy dien. Inwoners loop toenemend deur onder verwarrende munisipale rekeninge, onverklaarde agterstallige saldo’s en dreigemente dat dienste gestaak sal word. Woordvoerder Mpumi […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says United Kingdom fugitive Ndodana Tshuma must first face South African charges before extradition proceedings can continue. Tshuma, who is wanted in Britain for the murders of his wife and two daughters, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition yesterday after […]
# ActionSA says the collapse of the City of Johannesburg’s municipal billing system is not merely an administrative inconvenience, but represents a fundamental breakdown in the relationship between a city and the people it serves. Residents are increasingly being hit with confusing municipal bills, unexplained arrears, disputed charges and the threat of disconnection. ActionSA’s Mpumi […]
