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Home Affairs to recruit more immigration officials: Schreiber
The Home Affairs Department says it will recruit 301 additional Immigration Officers as part of efforts to strengthen immigration enforcement across South Africa. The department currently has 868 Immigration Officers
Read MoreOver 600 arrested in NCape as police shut down illegal liquor outlets
More than 600 suspects have been arrested across the Northern Cape for various offences, including murder, assault, burglary, dealing in and possession of drugs, and contraventions of immigration legislation. The
Read MoreKhat seizure at Cape Town Airport
A man has been arrested for alleged drug dealing at Cape Town International Airport after police allegedly discovered more than 50 kilograms of suspected khat concealed in his luggage. Police
Read MoreNine arrested in Witrantjie over illegal mining-related murders
The police have arrested nine suspects in connection with the murders that occurred at an illegal mining operation in Witrantjie, near Mogwase, North West. Police say they acted on information
Read MoreEthiopian shopkeeper, 29, in court for alleged Mahikeng murder
Twenty-nine-year-old Ethiopian shopkeeper, Merkose Desaleng, has appeared before the Mahikeng Magistrate’s court on Friday. Desaleng was in an altercation with 26-year-old Obakeng Santo at his tuckshop in Magogoe village in Mahikeng. He is said to have then stabbed Santo to death
Read MoreLesedi Local Municipality mayor’s home torched amid Ratanda unrest
Lesedi Local Municipality Mayor Mluleki Nkosi’s house in Ratanda, Heidelberg east of Johannesburg, has been set on fire following his address to the community members of Ratanda, Friday afternoon. Lesedi
Read MoreHome Affairs blames overcrowding for Beitbridge processing delays
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the lengthy processing time for undocumented immigrants at the Beitbridge Border Post is due to the high number of people at the facility. Sixty
Read MoreActivists and Citizens Forum criticises Dina Pule’s appointment
Civil society group, Activists and Citizens Forum, has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Parliamentarian Dina Pule as Social Development Minister. The Presidency announced the Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday night
Read MoreKZN police arrest 10 suspects for looting – SABC News
Police in KwaZulu-Natal say at least 10 people have been arrested for allegedly breaking-in and looting from tuck shops in various parts of the province. The arrests were made in
Read MorePolice arrest four suspected undocumented migrants in Soweto
Four people alleged to be undocumented Mozambican nationals have been arrested in Mapetla, Soweto. The arrests followed a gathering of community members outside a house where the suspects were believed
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