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Undocumented migrants being arrested Many undocumented migrants were arrested in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni. Several businesses, mostly spaza shops and supermarkets, have also been issued with notices for non-compliance. This follows a Spaza Shop Compliance blitz, some businesses owners have been found to be operating with expired licenses. The operation is in response to the ongoing impasse…

Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke seen in the dock at the Polokwane Regional Court. The appeal on the ruling that denied bail for Lekompo musician Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, has been postponed to the 12th of June at the Polokwane High Court. The postponement is to allow the state to file supplementary heads of argument….

[File photo] Bucket toilets seen lined up in an informal settlement Statistics South Africa on Tuesday published the 2025 General Household Survey focused on the country’s eight metros, showing various development indicators for households in metros that include education, health, social development, and transport. Development indicator highlights The report indicates that in 2025, the City…

Prominent taxi boss Madoda “Joe Ferrari” Sibanyoni and three co-accused appear Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni will be back in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on Thursday. He will appear alongside his fellow taxi tycoon Bafana Sindane. The two are accused of money…

Afrikaners being welcomed by US officials United States President Donald Trump has increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for ‌this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country, a signed presidential determination reviewed by Reuters showed. The document, dated May 21, said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an…

MEC for Health and Wellness Faith Mazibuko The South African Medical Technology Industry Association (SAMED) is expected to hold engagements with the Gauteng Health Department on outstanding payments on Wednesday. The sessions will take place at the province’s major hospitals. They include the Chris Hani Baragwanath and the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic hospitals. Gauteng Health…

Ballot box. The Electoral Commission (IEC) Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Shiburi says they are pushing hard to ensure that the youth show up at polling stations on November 4. Shiburi was speaking ahead of the commission’s launch of its 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) campaign in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Wednesday morning. He says communications…

[FILE] Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke in court The lawyer representing Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, says the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court did not properly consider new facts when it denied his client bail for the third time earlier this month. Advocate Michael Khumalo is appealing the ruling on behalf of…