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🚨 BREAKING UPDATE FROM DAWN PARK | KEMPTON PARK KILLINGS Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt Gen Tebello Mosikili has addressed the media from Dawn Park, where a 9th body has been found in connection with the Kempton Park killings. 🔎 Mosikili says police are still obtaining fingerprints from both police and prison records to verify the identity of the suspect in custody. Early indications show that the suspect linked to the first murder in July was a foreign national. 🕵️♂️ Police are also adopting an intelligence-led approach to the investigation, with Mosikili declaring that police “will not sleep” until the work is done. 📲 Follow for more updates.
IOL News326,646 次观看 • 5 天前
PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that the "political economy of inefficiency" involves a deliberate facade of implementation. He cited the Border Management Authority receiving only 4 drones instead of the requested 80, while billions in funds remain unused in other departments. #MadlangaCommission
IOL News248,300 次观看 • 4 天前
Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya said about 200 foreign workers suspected of being undocumented were allegedly instructed not to report for duty at Africa Steel and Tube on the day of the inspection, adding that authorities will return to the company to consider possible action against the employer. 📷: Wendy Dondolo / IOL #JomoSibiya #UndocumentedWorkers #CompanyInspection #EmployerAction
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PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that officials manipulate overtime & travel allowances for personal gain, such as funding a son's wedding. He revealed SA sends more delegates to international conferences than China & the US combined, often without clear briefs, turning statecraft into a vehicle for personal enrichment. #MadlangaCommission
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WATCH | Dignity arrives only after tragedy. Municipal crews frantically patched long-ignored potholes outside slain runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s Rhodesfield home as Premier Panyaza Lesufi visited, exposing years of failed service delivery. Read on: Full video: #ElizabethMoselakgomo #PanyazaLesufi #Rhodesfield #KemptonPark #Ekurhuleni
IOL News120,137 次观看 • 6 天前
🚨 Deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili confirms that Lawrence Mudzinganyama handed himself over at the Randburg Police Station. He was arrested and released on a warning to appear in court on October 1, 2026. He was charged with intimidation. 📸 Simon Majadibodu/IOL
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A Congolese national detained at Gauteng’s Lindela Repatriation Centre says he fears deportation despite entering South Africa legally and being married to a South African citizen. Living in the country since 2018, he was detained after his passport and business visa expired while in custody on another matter. He claims detainees face uncertainty about their cases, alleges poor living conditions at the facility, and says as a father of four he wants the chance to regularise his documentation rather than be deported. 📷: Wendy Dondolo / IOL #CongeleseNational #LindelaRepatriationCentre #Deportation #Documentation
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From Krugersdorp to Bangkok, Tharina Botes is serving pure international royalty! 👑✨ The former Miss South Africa finalist just snatched the Miss Universe Thailand crown, proving that Mzansi beauty and hustle know zero borders. 🇿🇦🇹🇭 This queen isn't just turning heads on the runway—she's taking over with high-energy brains, beauty, and purpose: 🔥 Monnas Pride: Krugersdorp’s finest, matriculating from Hoërskool Monument in 2015. 🎓 Beauty with Brains: Holds a UNISA BCom degree in Economics—smart, fierce, and focused. 🌍 Pageant Powerhouse: Represented South Africa at Miss International 2016 and hit the Top 12 at Miss SA 2018 before taking the global stage. ❤️ Heart of Gold: Founder of Good Guardians, driving change through scholarships and food security for vulnerable youth. Absolute star power from SA to the world stage. Talk about a global icon! 💅👑🔥 #TharinaBotes #MissUniverseThailand #ProudlySA #PageantRoyalty #BrainsAndBeauty #GoodGuardians
IOL News131,492 次观看 • 29 天前
At O.R. Tambo International Airport, 22‑year‑old Sylvester Boakye was the only Ghanaian found in the departure section after his government announced a free charter flight for 300 nationals wanting to return home amid xenophobic threats in South Africa. Having lived with fellow Ghanaians in Pretoria, Sylvester was relieved to go back, but after arriving at 20h00 on Wednesday he discovered by 06h00 Thursday that no other expatriates had appeared for the scheduled 05h00 flight and no officials were available to provide answers. 📷: Timothy Bernard / Independent Media #ORTamboInternationalAirport #flight #Ghana #return #xenophobic #threats
IOL News538,038 次观看 • 4 个月前
🚨Police have confirmed that a seventh body has been added to the widening investigation into the horrific Kempton Park killings saga. The latest victim, a woman in her late 20s, was discovered floating in a river in Clayville near Tembisa Mall. Investigators revealed her case is now included alongside six other women found dead across Ekurhuleni, as forensic teams work to establish potential links and identify the victims. Fear continues to mount among local residents while SAPS leadership directs the multi-disciplinary probe. Read the full story on 🔗#KemptonParkKillings #Ekurhuleni #SAPS #IOLNews
IOL News34,569 次观看 • 7 天前
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has visited the family of Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo in Kempton Park following the tragic discovery of her body on Monday. Moselakgomo is one of eight women recently found dead across Ekurhuleni, sparking widespread outcry over safety and gender-based violence in the region. Premier Lesufi met with her brother, Andries Moraka Matlaila, to extend condolences on behalf of the provincial government. 🎥: Itumeleng English/IOL #Ekurhuleni #KemptonParkKillings #JusticeForTsontso
IOL News29,643 次观看 • 6 天前
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has called for a statue to honour Hugo Broos following Bafana Bafana’s recent success, praising the coach’s impact on South African football. Speaking during the team’s homecoming at OR Tambo International Airport, McKenzie said Broos deserves national recognition for rebuilding the squad and restoring pride.
IOL News340,945 次观看 • 2 个月前
PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that SAPS entry requirements are outdated, often accepting candidates with poor matric results while ignoring unemployed graduates with degrees in cybercrime & data analysis. He argued that low conditions of service make junior officers vulnerable to bribery in an unequal society. #MadlangaCommission
IOL News20,919 次观看 • 4 天前
Dr Shaw bombshell: South Africa's homicide rate is 36 per 100,000 — higher than Colombia (25) and Mexico (17). Khayelitsha's homicide rate is 119 per 100,000 — "war-level conditions." Cape Town at 69. Violence in organised crime is "extraordinarily high." #MadlangaCommission
IOL News77,740 次观看 • 20 天前
PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that forensic labs can't prioritize cases because they don't know what courts are handling. He cited a case where a student waited months for a matric certificate while officials investigated instead of just calling the Minister, highlighting a "tick-box" culture over strategic thinking. #MadlangaCommission
IOL News20,006 次观看 • 4 天前
WATCH: Protesting Stellenbosch University students in Cape Town disrupted classes on Thursday, removing students from lecture rooms. The protest stems from the deregistration of students with historical debt. #news #protest #stellenboschuniversity #capetown Video: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
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Amputee Sipho, widely known as King Nipo, has walked over two thousand kilometers to Gqeberha! His epic five thousand kilometer journey promotes disability inclusion, ubuntu, and unity across South Africa. Full story on 🌐 #1legwalk #DisabilityInclusion #KingNipo #Ubuntu #SouthAfrica #DisabilityRights
IOL News84,465 次观看 • 28 天前
The SIU has confirmed what many suspected. South Africa’s Home Affairs system was turned into a marketplace, with marriage certificates and residency permits sold for as little as R500. Over 630,000 foreign nationals may now be in the country illegally through sham marriages, fraudulent life partnerships, and collusion between corrupt officials and religious figures. Cases have been referred to the NPA. - Sesona Madlokovana reports. #SouthAfrica #HomeAffairs #SIU #ImmigrationFraud
IOL News417,681 次观看 • 5 个月前
New CCTV footage casts serious doubt on the arrest of 23-year-old Regan Collis, who faces 9 charges after 2 Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit cops and 2 women were slain in Reiger Park. #ReigerPark #BoksburgMagistratesCourt #CopKillings #IOLNews #AntiGangUnit #ReganCollis #GautengPolice #SAPS
IOL News108,662 次观看 • 1 个月前