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Smugglers intercepted
At least 38 people have been arrested in Beitbridge in separate incidents on allegations of crossing into South Africa illegally before attempting to smuggle various goods worth over R156 000 into the...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
SA deploys soldiers to stop truck attacks
CRISIS talks about trucking violence were continuing on Saturday after police minister Bheki Cele said soldiers would patrol roads targeted by saboteurs.Violent attacks have claimed the life o...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:58hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean trucker narrowly escapes death after SA highway ambush
A Zimbabwean truck driver who survived an ambush by six gunmen on the N12 highway near Daveyton, on the East Rand, yesterday was just 35km from his destination when the attack happened.Joseph ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 08:44hrs | 4182 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster 'Mazibuko' granted fifty thousand rand bail for fraud
MPUMALANGA - Osfael Vusimuzi Mazibuko (53) appeared before the Serious Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria on Monday 23 November 2020 after he was arrested on the 18 November 2020 on a warrant of arres...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:04hrs | 442 | by Staff Reporter
SA police nab explosives smuggler coming from Zimbabwe
A SOUTH Africa operation has prevented a man crossing the Beitbridge Border Post with explosives.Limpopo police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe said the 27-yearold suspect was travelling from Zimb...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 18:52hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in SA over explosives
POLICE in South Africa yesterday arrested a 27-year-old Zimbabwean national allegedly caught with 115 units of blasting cartridges and 100 units of explosive accessories.The explosives were packed...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border buses defy regulations
CHAOS continues to reign supreme at the Beitbridge Border Post as more cross-border buses continue to arrive without clearance from the Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa. Last week the embassy ...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 05:34hrs | 2204 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs, DA denounce violence against foreigners
South Africa's Home Affairs Department and that country's main opposition political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday denounced the violence by some locals targeting foreign nationals in D...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa will take no further action against minister over controversial Zimbabwe flight
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not be taking further disciplinary action against Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for a controversial flight that ferried ANC delegates to Harare in Se...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Bushiri case takes weird turn
The Shepherd Bushiri court case took a turn for the weird this week, after a clerk was accused of stealing important files in full-view of TV cameras. A bizarre conspiracy theory has forced th...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1926 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa flip flops on Mapisa-Nqakula's trip to Zimbabwe
President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) that the ministerial handbook is often flouted when he approves ministers' requests for travel abroad on "urgent" busines...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 19:55hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
'Bushiris are in South Africa illegally'
Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are in South Africa illegally, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Monday.In an interview with SAfm's...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 10:35hrs | 7472 | by Staff reporter
Shepherd Bushiri, wife Mary remain in custody
The State's case against self-proclaimed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, his wife Mary Bushiri and a third accused, Landiwe Ntlokwane, has been rolled over to Friday. They appeared in the Pretoria C...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:04hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa slammed by black contractors
President Cyril Ramaphosa's endorsement of the R84bn Mooikloof MegaCity Development is a slap in the face, the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) said on Monday night....Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:17hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa sanctioned Mapisa-Nqakula's controversial trip to Zimbabwe
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave "verbal approval" for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's controversial trip to Zimbabwe, where she "ferried" ANC officials along with her on an SA Air Force flig...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 09:49hrs | 3253 | by Staff reporter
British-born Zimbabweans at the helm of the 'Gauteng mafia'
Sources close to Kinnear have revealed that the detective, who was investigating a nationwide gun-licensing racket involving SAPS officials and gangsters, was closing in on the 'Gauteng mafia' and its...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 12:21hrs | 8318 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man sought over SA double murder
Two people appeared this week in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court in connection with the murder of Ocean Basket seafood restaurant owner Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie, the NPA said on Tuesday....Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:32hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Don't expect much from ANC, says analyst
Political analyst Professor Lesiba Teffo yesterday said nothing much could be expected from the ANC provincial executive committee (PeC) in Gauteng.The PEC is meeting this weekend to consider ...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:24hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bodies repatriation crisis
Zimbabweans dying in South Africa have been caught up in an industrial dispute that has already stopped the repatriation of Zimbabwean bodies.An average of 70 bodies are sent home by road each...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:08hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
SA deports to Zimbabwe municipal manager with fake papers
The Rand West City municipality senior manager who was arrested for working in SA illegally has been deported to Zimbabwe.Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi's spokesperson Siya Qoza sai...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:31hrs | 3140 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tycoon in messy divorce
A Zimbabwe-born millionaire-cum-politician has been held in contempt of court for owing about 1323 000 in child maintenance in a divorce settlement matter. The man, who cannot be named to prot...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 20:03hrs | 3460 | by Staff reporter
Malema shuts down Clicks' stores
SOUTH AFRICA - One of the country's leading pharmaceutical retail giant, Clicks, is currently embroiled in a racial storm following an online advertisement it aired last Friday.The ad describe...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:57hrs | 3149 | by Daniel Itai
Zuma accuses Ramaphosa of seeking 'white validation'
Former president Jacob Zuma has written to his successor President Cyril Ramaphosa, taking him to task for the latter's letter to party members condemning corruption. In a letter seen by News2...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 20:04hrs | 3854 | by Staff reporter
Nketa girl living her dream
THE South African film and television industry is a dog eat dog scene and only a few have ever been privileged to make it to the top.Prominent names in Mzansi seem to get all the top gigs, be ...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 16:02hrs | 4279 | by Staff reporter
SA police arrest 6 Zimbabweans for smuggling
SOUTH African police (SAPS) have arrested six men believed to be Zimbabweans after they intercepted haulage trucks carrying cigarettes worth millions of rand that had been smuggled into that country....Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 19:36hrs | 2276 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe not ready for soccer return'
THE spike of Covid-19 cases in the country makes it difficult for sporting activities, particularly football, to resume in Zimbabwe. With infections fast approaching the 5 000 mark and the death rate ...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:26hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Man uses hearse to smuggle explosives
A 30-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man has been arrested by South African police at Beitbridge Border Post while trying to smuggle explosives worth more than R700 000 into the neighbouring country in a hearse. ...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:28hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's daily confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000 mark for days
South Africa's daily confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 10,000 for days running, indicating the approaching of the infection peak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. In the pas...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:39hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
SA firm steps in to ease hunger among destitute Zimbabweans
Some Zimbabweans living in South Africa have benefitted from aid distributed by a Johannesburg headquartered company, T2N, and the Gauteng Food Security Committee since lockdown began in March....Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 18:52hrs | 1560 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Donor comes to the aid of Zimbabweans struggling in SA
A donor who has chosen not to be identified has come to the aid of thousands of Zimbabweans struggling to survive in South Africa due to Covid-19 lockdown after the veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sib...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 14:59hrs | 2652 | by Stephen Jakes
South Africa's funeral parlours at full capacity?
The long-feared Covid-19 coronavirus storm has arrived.Funeral parlours are battling to cope with demand as Covid-19-related deaths around the country rise daily, and government is increasing ...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 16:46hrs | 2972 | by City Press
Ramaphosa fails to manage South Africa's coronavirus death rate
South Africa now has the world's 14th highest number of Covid-19 infections globally and officials are concerned that the virus's "doubling rate" is currently higher than all countries with more cases...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 21:38hrs | 4173 | by Staff reporter
SA deports 273 more Zimbabweans
South Africa will, between today and tomorrow, deport a total of 273 Zimbabweans who have been arrested for breaking its immigration laws.The move is part of the neighbouring country's efforts...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 20:54hrs | 3000 | by Staff reporter
SA in record 6 500 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Another Covid-19 record was broken on Thursday, as 6,580 new cases of the respiratory illness were reported in the past 24 hours.This shattered the previous day's high of 5,688 cases. It means...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 16:58hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans in custody for cigarettes smuggling in SA
TWO Zimbabweans who were last week arrested with three other people for allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Zimbabwe to South Africa have been further remanded in custody to Friday for formal bail app...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:01hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
SAPS arrest 5 for smuggling cigarettes
South African police have arrested a Zimbabwean woman (35) along with four others aged between 28 and 42 whom they found with smuggled cigarettes worth thousands of Rands along the N1 highway in Limpo...Published: 25 May 2020 at 16:15hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Pondering the Post-Covid-19 world
Ndamase is a serious type. Very serious that he sees a fault in every joke. He regularly feels that whenever people joke and laugh they waste too much time not thinking about their inevitable death on...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:21hrs | 107 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
SA lockdown hits desperate Zimbabweans
South Africa's lockdown has hit migrant Zimbabwean workers in both the informal and formal sectors, with over 6 000 now seeking food aid from organisations and their embassy. While the South African g...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 48 000 people to die of Coronavirus in South Africa
The Actuarial Society of South Africa which is the governing body for the actuarial profession in South Africa has predicted that deaths in South Africa could reach 48,000 by the expected infection pe...Published: 12 May 2020 at 10:58hrs | 2360 | by Mandla Ndlovu
328 SA based Zimbabweans home bound
A total of 328 Zimbabweans based in South Africa have been cleared for self-repatriation via Beitbridge Border Post with the first group arriving from Cape Town in two buses on Thursday morning....Published: 07 May 2020 at 16:39hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Stranded Zimbabweans in SA offered self-funded transport to return home
THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans holed up in South Africa will have to pay R600 each for their own trip back home after being offered bus services three times a week to repatriate them up to Beitbridge border...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:34hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Message to Zimbabweans who wants to leave South Africa
This notice is a follow up to our communication dated 30 April 2020, regarding consultations with bus operators for the provision of transport services to Zimbabweans who have expressed interest in se...Published: 02 May 2020 at 16:18hrs | 26313 | by Zim Embassy in SA
SA hits highest number of Covid-19 cases in a 24 hour cycle
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 5 350, which is an increase of 354 cases from Tuesday."This is the highest number of cases in a 24 hour cycle recorded to date a...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 20:50hrs | 4499 | by Staff reporter
Muslims condemn Ramaphosa's cops for verbal abuse of Prophet Mohammed
The Council of Muslim Theologians, Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, has condemned the police's "abusive tactics", saying that the verbal abuse of the Prophet Mohammed, as well as police entering the praye...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 16:51hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 44 South African government officials infected with Coronavirus
Reports from South Africa indicate that government a number of officials have been infected with the deadly Coronavirus.According to Newzroom Africa, Gauteng Premier David Makhura confirmed th...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2894 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa marks highest single-day jump of 251 new cases
Less than two months after South Africa confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, the number of infections in the country has now risen past the 3,000 -mark with 52 COVID-19 related deaths....Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 09:49hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
SA reports 99 more COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths
South Africa's COVID-19 deaths jumped by 14 in 24 hours as the novel coronavirus sickened 99 more people, Health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday."It is with regret that we inform the pu...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
'Alcohol remains banned' Ramaphosa says
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected calls by the Gauteng Liquor Forum to lift the alcohol ban.Ramaphosa announced on Friday that the members of the Forum to seek econ...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 17:01hrs | 1343 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa to lift beer ban by Friday?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the Gauteng Liquor Forum to give him until Friday to fully respond to its letter demanding the lifting of, or changes to, regulations banning alcohol sales under lo...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 21:37hrs | 17038 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 cases rise in Johannesburg
The Gauteng province has recorded 813 cases of Covid-19, the health department said on Sunday, an increase of 12 cases since data released on Saturday.Of the total number of Covid-19 cases rec...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 21:36hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
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