Gauteng police destroy drugs worth over R400 million

Drugs confiscated by the SAPS during a stop and search operation The South African Police Service has destroyed drugs and unauthorised medicine worth over R400 million at an undisclosed location in Gauteng. The drugs were confiscated in different parts of the country including O.R Tambo International Airport and KwaZulu-Natal. Addressing the media, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says…

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DA calls for inquiry into Stilfontein illegal mining crisis

A member of the South African police patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on government to immediately establish an inquiry…

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NUM to support SACP in local government elections

A police officer seen outside a voting station during the local government elections. 2 minutes The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it has resolved to support and campaign for the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the forthcoming local government elections. This follows the union’s political council in Kempton Park in eastern Johannesburg. NUM…

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O’Sullivan, Phahlane to continue testimony at the Ad Hoc Committee

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan’s appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, February 2026. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that is looking into national security concerns will continue with hearings on Thursday, with two returning witnesses. The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. On Thursday, private forensic investigator…

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GBV a result of societal, cultural and structural factors: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa and other attendees at the IAWJ Conference 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) contributes to social issues such as poverty and inequality. Ramaphosa gave the keynote address at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges in Cape Town. Approximately 900 judges, magistrates, legal professionals and…

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Australia’s Purcell takes voluntary provisional doping suspension

September 10, 2024 – Australia’s Max Purcell in action during his doubles match with Matthew Ebden against France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. 2 minutes Australia’s two-times Grand Slam doubles champion, Max Purcell, has elected to take a voluntary provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Monday….

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