More than 16 000 suspects arrested during SAPS week-long operations

Police have arrested more than  16 000 suspects for various crimes during a week-long nationwide crime combating operations which ended on Sunday. During the operations, police seized over 160 illegal

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Police hunt for suspects after four killed in Philippi East shooting

Police are still searching for suspects in a shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on the Cape Flats. Three men and a woman were killed at

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Police seize R2.8mln worth of drugs at OR Tambo Airport

Police have seized drugs with a total street value of R2.8 million at OR Tambo International Airport. During routine operations, authorities discovered crystal meth valued at R2.2 million at a

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Cachalia visits victims of latest mass shooting in Westbury

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia is visiting the victims of the latest mass shooting incident in Westbury in Johannesburg. Two people were killed in the attack and three others were

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NSFAS to release student accommodation funding next week

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has promised to release the first accommodation funding for 2026 next week Friday. Some student accommodation providers have expressed frustration with delays in

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31-year-old man sentenced to 25 years for raping two women in EC

The Butterworth Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 31-year-old rapist, Ayanda Sotyato, to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for raping two women aged 41 and 46 years old

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DIRCO urges South Africans in MidEast to take available flights out

The International Relations Department has encouraged South Africans who are in the Middle East to immediately take advantage of the limited flights available to leave the region. It has advised

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SA entertainer Soli Philander passes away

South African actor, presenter, director, comedian and entertainment star Soli Philander has died at the age of 65. The cause of his death is not yet known. Philander’s most famous

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ActionSA demands probe of Macpherson’s R1.05m Brazil trip

ActionSA has formally requested the Public Protector to investigate Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson’s alleged taxpayer-funded trip to Brazil with his partner. The party’s appeal comes after the

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Steenhuisen insists on tight foot-and-mouth vaccine control

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says access to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines must remain tightly controlled, as some farmers head to court seeking to use doses independently. The Department of Agriculture was

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