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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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🚨 TERRIFYING FOOTAGE: A routine school run turned into a nightmare in Overport, Durban. CCTV captured the harrowing moment a father was hijacked at gunpoint right outside a primary school, with armed suspects forcing his kids out of the back seat. The brazen crime happened in full view of other young pupils. The stolen Audi was later recovered stripped in KwaMashu. How can we make our school drop-off zones safer? 💔🇿🇦 Watch the footage and read the full story here: #Durban #Hijacking #CrimeWatchSA #KwaZuluNatal #SouthAfricaCrime
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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.
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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
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A tense exchange between Joburg mayor Dada Morero and an elderly Joburg resident has gone viral on social media. In the tense exchange, Morero takes offence after the elderly resident allegedly called him a criminal. An upset Morero calls out the elderly man and publicly admonishes him, saying he cannot call him a criminal. Visibly upset, Morero later loses his cool to the dismay of the community, telling the elderly man on three occasions, that he was talking S.H.#.T. The mayor has since apologized.
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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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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia warned that government will not tolerate vigilantism against undocumented foreign nationals, stressing that only the state has authority to enforce immigration laws. He said police have been instructed to arrest anyone involved in intimidation, assaults, or other unlawful actions targeting foreign nationals. 📷: Video: Wendy Dondolo / IOL #FirozCachalia #UndocumentedForeignNationals #Police
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He wasn’t her husband—but he inherited everything. 💰⚖️ A South African man has lost his fight over his late sister’s R834,000 pension death benefit after the Pension Funds Adjudicator ruled that her long-term boyfriend was her legal dependent and entitled to the full payout. Do you agree with the ruling? 👇 #SouthAfrica #NewsTok #LegalNews #Inheritance #PensionFund #IOL #FYP
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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
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Chidimma Adetshina’s lawyer has defended the firm’s decision to represent the former beauty queen as she continues her legal battle against deportation from South Africa. Attorney Stefanie de Saude-Darbandi said the case is “not a popularity contest,” stressing that everyone deserves fair legal representation and that the rule of law must be applied equally, regardless of public opinion. The comments come as Adetshina’s immigration case continues to unfold in court. Do you agree that everyone deserves legal representation, regardless of public opinion? 👇 #ChidimmaAdetshina #SouthAfrica #LegalNews #HomeAffairs #BreakingNews #MzansiNews #RuleOfLaw #NewsUpdate
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Serunye's fraud claim against Mokwele's CV appears unfounded. The CV says she was a "middle manager"—but BMW managers say she wasn't. However, the CV itself lists accomplishments, not a management title. Commissioner: "Unless you can show what is stated there is false, there is no fraud." Serunye agrees. #MadlangaCommission
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Evidence leaders presented WhatsApp chats showing General Khan, via Mr. Sayed, coordinating with Mr. Malema to orchestrate the removal of the Inspector General of Intelligence. Khan drafted questions for Parliament, including: "Convicted drug dealer... claims to be close friends with you. Is this true?" and "What gratification does the Inspector General... enjoy from this person?" The aim was to trap the Inspector General into lying about his relationship with a convicted drug lord (Tomi Marimutu). Khan stated: "This should get him to lie. And in return, we can ask for his removal because he lied." The chats show Malema was directly involved in formulating questions, and a meeting between Malema, Khan, and Sayed was arranged for 20 June 2021. #MadlangaCommission
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"Just don't strip me naked, please," Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala pleaded before Advocate Adila Hassim SC and the Madlanga Commission. Refusing to elaborate on Steve Motsumi or name individuals paying General Sibiya, Matlala insisted that disclosing his full defense strategy before his upcoming attempted murder trial would jeopardize his case in court. #MadlangaCommission #CatMatlala #AdilaHassim #GeneralMkhwanazi
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South African Pension Funds Adjudicator orders two retirement funds to repay members after benefits were wrongly paid to other accounts. One member’s R46,000 preservation fund was misallocated; another’s R17,321.40 went to a child’s account. Funds must repay benefits plus investment returns. Demand accountability and stronger verification now, urgently for members.
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