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A coordinated operation by SAPS, the Western Cape Liquor Authority and SARS Customs Unit has led to the seizure of illicit liquor worth an estimated R12 million at a storage facility in Plankenbrug, Stellenbosch.

The court appearance of one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most wanted suspects and his alleged girlfriend hit a snag in the Kariega Magistrate’s Court.

A Zimbabwean ruling party MP has called for the immediate expulsion of an estimated 25 000 South Africans living and visiting Zimbabwe in retaliation for the treatment of Zimbabwean nationals during anti-immigration protests in South Africa.

A generally fine and cool day is forecast for most of the country, with temperatures ranging from warm in the northern regions to cool along the coasts, according to the South African Weather Service.

ActionSA will be asking the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to set aside the police’s disciplinary proceedings, which cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security chief, Major General Wally Rhoode, over his handling of the Phala Phala investigation.

Two South African National Defence Force soldiers have died after falling down an abandoned mine shaft while pursuing suspected illegal miners during a zama zama-focused operation at the disused CRD Mine in western Johannesburg on Friday morning.

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Spaza shops, most of them owned by foreign nationals, have shut their doors in parts of Crossroads, Cape Town, after armed men allegedly demanded an additional R2 000 from shopkeepers on top of the monthly protection fees they had already paid.

An Eastern Cape anti-immigration group spent its 67 minutes for Mandela Day carrying out “citizen’s arrests” in Mdantsane on Friday, including ordering two outlets named after Madiba and owned by Somali nationals to close.

North West businessman Suliman Carrim wants his postponement application before the Madlanga Commission to be heard in secret, arguing that it will involve private information about his medical condition and treatment, as well as details of his family’s movements and the security threats they have faced.

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson has returned to work after she was “rushed to hospital” ahead of her scheduled appearance at the Madlanga Commission on Monday.

A security guard who was publicly humiliated in a viral video after asking two men where they were going at a BMW dealership has received R31 900 from strangers who wanted to restore what one group described as his “dignity”.

National Treasury’s decision to withhold national equitable share payments to 69 municipalities may significantly affect service delivery in these municipalities, with indigent households most vulnerable, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has warned.

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The deaths of 23 Gauteng children who consumed contaminated food allegedly from spaza shops could have been prevented, Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said on Friday as she released her preliminary findings into the tragedy.

The Eastern Cape Department of Health has launched a R76 million security infrastructure upgrade at Livingstone and Provincial Hospital Complex in Gqeberha.

A heated public meeting in De Waterkant exposed growing tensions between residents and the City of Cape Town over development, with civic groups warning that confidence in the planning system is being eroded.

A misleading and outdated Facebook post about DA-run Cape Town’s noise by-law has resurfaced on WhatsApp ahead of the 2026 local government elections. We traced its origins.

Actor Anton Taylor has given the Bishops Old Diocesan Union committee until 5 August to resign or face a no-confidence vote.

Crime Intelligence Brigadier Dineo Mokwele’s lawyer says she is “confident” the fraud and corruption charges she is facing over her appointment will be dropped because of the evidence being led at the Madlanga Commission and her representations to prosecutions head Andy Mothibi.