SA Border Authorities Find Smuggled Cigarettes Worth R2M Hidden Under Coal

Polokwane - South African Border Policing and Customs uncovered a consignment of illicit cigarettes valued at about R2 million concealed underneath a load of coal in a truck. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the truck was searched at the Groblersbrug Port of Entry in the Waterberg District on Friday, 21 August 2026. “Two male suspects aged 23 and 35…

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‘Boy On The Run’: Memory, Grief And The Stubborn Business Of Living

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Surprise Move: City Of Johannesburg Pays Eskom Overdue Bill Of R5,5 Billion

Johannesburg - In an unexpected move, the City of Johannesburg has settled in full the R5,5 billion overdue electricity debt to Eskom. Johannesburg had been struggling to settle its arrears owed to the power utility and had recently faced the possibility that power supplies would be cut off. However, in a joint statement on Friday, 21 August 2026, Electricity and…

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Fraud Charges Against Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo And 6 Others Withdrawn

Pretoria – The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has welcomed the withdrawal of fraud and corruption charges against Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and six others. The charges were withdrawn earlier today, Friday 21 August 2026, by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) in a matter before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The…

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