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South Africa spent US$2,9 million in 4 months on deporting illegal immigrants
The EFF has raised concerns about the R52.8m (US$2,9 million) spent on deporting illegal immigrants between April and August.Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber, in a recent Q&A session i...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Britain tried to exile Zulu King to Zimbabwe
In a remarkable revelation, King Misuzulu KaZwelithini recently shared that the British-governed Natal Province of South Africa sought to exile Zulu King Dinuzulu to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - an area also ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:26hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
'Dare touch Panyaza Lesufi'
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has urged its alliance partners to unite in support of Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Panyaza Lesufi in response to the Democratic Allianc...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:49hrs | 1370 | by Staff reporter
Willies Mchunu dumps ANC of Ramaphosa
Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has resigned from the African National Congress (ANC), expressing deep concerns about the party's current trajectory and its handling of key political allia...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 16:16hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Chichewa interpreter required in SA court
Murder-accused Mpumalanga farm manager, Reinhardt Steyn, 24; and his three co-accused, Dumisani Chriswell Masilela, 33; Stephan Wilson, 30; and Dumisani Luthuli have appeared before the Middelburg Mag...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:29hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Sweden, South Africa impressed by Zim tourism surge
Zimbabwe has gradually witnessed a surge in the tourism and hospitality sectors over yesteryears, with several tourists coming from South Africa and Sweden expressed their commitment to embark on a ma...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 1312 | by ideon Madzikatidze in Gonarezhou, Chiredzi
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in South Africa.The home affairs officer probing...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 10262 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean accused in gold syndicate acquired SA ID
An investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in SA.The home affairs officer probing the case ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Nehawu KZN structures to drop ANC in favour of MK Party
KwaZulu-Natal's Umlazi district has become the launchpad for a lobby by public servants belonging to trade union National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) to dump the ANC in favour...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 17:29hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
South Africa drops charges against 95 Libyans
South African prosecutors withdrew charges against 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested last month at what police said was an illegal military training camp in Mpumalanga province, officials said Thu...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:21hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Meet the Zimbabwean who paid R8m for a SA bull
Over the weekend, Zimbabwean farmer Collins Tafireyi paid R8 million for a single bull at an auction in Mpumalanga, suddenly bringing attention to his ambition to become one of Africa's biggest pedigr...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:18hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean cattle rancher shatters auction records in South Africa
In a landmark event for the cattle ranching industry, Collins Tafireyi, a Zimbabwean cattle rancher, shattered auction records today by purchasing a prized Boran Stud bull for an unprecedented R8 mill...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 22:51hrs | 2286 | by Staff Reporter
Murder suspect smears himself with faeces to avoid court
Tsepo Dlamini, a 24-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his father, attempted to avoid appearing in court by smearing himself with feces. Dlamini was scheduled to appear before the Nkomazi magist...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:05hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Zuma wins MK party leadership case against media favourite Khumalo
Embattled uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party founder Jabulani Khumalo has been dealt a blow after the Electoral Court on Wednesday dismissed his hopes of being reinstated as the party's leader.The Sp...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa's elections body IEC taken to court on vote-rigging allegations
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has reaffirmed its position that it would be taking, on an urgent basis, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) of South Africa to court over election rigging allegation...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 14:15hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's Ndzundza Kingship lauds indigenous churches
Several Chiefs from Ndzundza Kingship under King Mabhoko III have over the weekend lauded Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World's commitment towa...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 52 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Destroyed and burned ballot papers discovered in South Africa
MK Party members have discovered destroyed and burned ballot papers hidden in the bushes in Mpumalanga, in Ermelo, Skapruz, ward 16.The police and local media visited the scene. ...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 10:09hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's IEC accused of leaking ballot papers to ANC
South Africans have taken to social media platforms to express concern over whether the upcoming general elections will be free and fair following the alleged unauthorised delivery of ballot papers in...Published: 26 May 2024 at 15:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans arrested with suspected stolen diesel in SA
The three suspects caught with diesel in these containers in Ogies could not produce the proof of purchase.Police arrested three Zimbabweans and confiscated 2,187 litres of suspected stolen di...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabwean man commits suicide over 'mjolo' live on Facebook
A ZIMBABWEAN man based in South Africa committed suicide at the weekend live on Facebook after his girlfriend allegedly cheated on him.The now deceased has been identified as Kelvin Mhofu Ngos...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:26hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
fastjet positions Victoria Falls as regional tourism hub
Value carrier fastjet Zimbabwe says it will introduce daily flights between Victoria Falls and Mbombela (Nelspruit) Kruger and Mpumalanga International Airport this year as it positions the resort tow...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man busted with explosives in SA
A 35–YEAR–OLD Zimbabwean Citizen has been arrested in Mpumalanga province, South Africa with an assortment of smuggled explosives meant for illegal mining activities in that country.The su...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wanted in SA for stealing nearly R1 million
A ZIMBABWEAN in South Africa is on the run after reportedly stealing almost R1 million from an upmarket restaurant at Kruger National Park.Amos Tineyi Kampyinya (44), according to the South Af...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 16:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man strikes wife with burning firewood
A 30-year-old man from Hwange struck her wife using a burning log for refusing to accompany him to their matrimonial homestead on Sunday last week.Jingilison Mupande was sentenced to pay a fin...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 11:39hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
Zimbabweans arrested in SA for robbing and kidnapping tuck shop owner
TWO Zimbabweans were arrested in South Africa's Mpumalanga province for allegedly robbing and kidnapping a tuck shop owner.The incident occurred last week.The suspects aged 24 an...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Armed SA man arrested while transporting 23 undocumented Ethiopians from Zimbabwe
Police at Sebayeng in Limpopo have arrested 25 undocumented foreign nationals for contravention of the Immigration Act.The group of men, aged between 20 and 44 years, were arrested at Solomond...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Child abduction-accused Zimbabwean women seek legal representation
THE case of two Zimbabwean women who were recently arrested in South Africa's Mpumalanga for allegedly abducting three children including a four-month-old infant in the Kriel area has been postponed t...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ANC songwriter bans the party from using his songs
Ixesha lifikile for the ANC and Cyril to stop using Phakama Ramaphosa song in their events as renowned ANC song hitmaker Gamelihle Mbuyane has officially resigned from the ANC and prohibited the party...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 18:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean women arrested in SA for abducting three children
POLICE in South Africa's Mpumalanga province have arrested two Zimbabwean women for abducting three children, including a four-month-old infant, in the Kriel area.Grace Gumbo (26) and Mercy Ts...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested after Toyota RAV4 stolen in Gauteng
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 38-year-old Zimbabwean national during an intelligence-driven operation where a stolen Toyota RAV4 vehicle was recovered.The operation was carried out on S...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
6 Zimbabwe Power Company employees up for cables theft
SIX Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) employees stationed in Hwange were arrested for stealing electricity transmission cables worth thousands at the company premises in the coal mining town.Tawand...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans jailed 10 years each over cable theft in SA
Two Zimbabwean nationals, Namer Ndovu, aged 27, and Collen Singanje, aged 28, have been sentenced to 10 years of direct imprisonment each by the Pretoria North Magistrate's Court. They were convicted ...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born businessman detained in Zambia for a week over a car
WHEN Sikhumbuzo Manduna left South Africa for Zimbabwe en route Zambia in his sleek orange Ford Ranger in early August on a business trip to attend to urgent haulage truck issues in Lusaka, he did not...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans killed in Limpopo cash-in-transit shoot-out
Hawks have identified 16 of the 19 people killed in the recent Limpopo cash-in-transit (CIT) gang shoot-out. Guns were blazing at a luxury home in Makhado on Friday when the Hawks raided the p...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans killed in SA shootout
TWO Zimbabweans are believed to be among 19 people killed in a shootout with police in Makhado, South Africa over the weekend.Although South African police have not released details of the inc...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean owned house where 19 cash-in-transit robbers were killed
A 19th body has been found inside the lavish house in Makhado (formerly Louis Trichardt) were alleged cash-in-transit robbers were killed during a shootout with different police units on Friday....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
fastjet commits to Zimbabwe, regional connectivity
As the tourism sector improves following a decline between 2020 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines are beginning to record meaningful business. With Zimbabwe largely improving the ease of...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 21:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate arrested for assault
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Ward 7 in Hwange Local Board Adrian Phiri has been arrested for assault after he used a brick to beat up his girlfriend's husband.Phiri (35) o...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Truck arson attacks spark sabotage fears in South Africa
South African police said on Wednesday 21 trucks have been torched in a series of mysterious attacks that President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as acts of "economic sabotage".Unknown assaila...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 20:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses out on top striker
ZIMBABWE appear to have missed an opportunity to lure Marumo Gallants' Ranga Chivaviro to represent the Warriors.Chivaviro has been one of the top strikers in the DStv Premiership of South Afr...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ferret Force busts car smuggling racket
A COMBINED team of Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), military intelligence and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, known as Ferret Force, last week busted a car smuggling syndicate operating between ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 arrested for attempting to steal diesel
Three Zimbabweans and one South African aged between 30 and 36 years were arrested in the Moabvelden mine in Delmas on Saturday night while attempting to steal gallons of diesel at the mine in the Mpu...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans among gang caught red-handed with 150 bags of chrome ore
ZIMBABWEAN nationals were among suspects arrested this Tuesday as South African police (SAPS) confiscated 150 bags of chrome-bearing material in Sakhelwe Township outside Dullstroom, Mpumalanga provin...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: SA Rapper 'Costa Titch' collapses on stage, dies
Multi-award winning rapper Costa Titch, real name Constantinos Tsobanoglou, has reportedly died.The 27-year-old rapper from Nelspruit, Mpumalanga collapsed on stage at the Ultra SA music festi...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe rolls outreach programme to engage South Africa returnees
GOVERNMENT has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe Emb...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy prepares for return of SA permit holders
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sangoma kidnapped and forced to say he is 'a fake healer'
Zimbabwe-born and South Africa-based traditional healer Khokhovula Gandabaloyi has opened a case of kidnapping and extortion against who he believes are people responsible for his kidnapping in Januar...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Earth tremor hits Hwange
A TREMOR rocked Hwange town on Sunday evening with the underground movement being felt in almost in every suburb in the coal mining town. From Empumalanga, Mr Dumisani Nsingo said he felt the ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa begs DD Mabuza to stay on 'until modalities of departure finalised'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his deputy, David Mabuza, to remain in his position until such time as "the modalities around his departure are finalised".This was the confirmation given b...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Cyril Ramaphosa accepts David Mabuza resignation letter
South Africa Vice President David Dabede Mabuza has for the first time told South Africans that he has tendered his resignation to President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to pave way for ANC Deput...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 17:50hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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