In the news today, a Dutch man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning after he was found with drugs in his luggage.
Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa used his Freedom Speech in Mangaung, Free State, on Monday to speak out against recent incidents of xenophobia in South Africa.
Furthermore, two police members are among eight people arrested for a business robbery in Bedfordview on Sunday.
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Dutch man found with 60kg of drugs at OR Tambo airport
A Dutch man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning after he was found with drugs in his luggage.
His arrest comes less than 24 hours after members of the South African Police Service (Saps) arrested a Brazilian woman for drugs worth R8.7 million.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said these arrests are seen as significant breakthroughs in the fight against drug trafficking.
CONTINUE READING: Dutch man found with 60kg of drugs at OR Tambo airport
Ramaphosa addresses illegal immigration and failing municipalities on Freedom Day
President Cyril Ramaphosa used his Freedom Speech in Mangaung, Free State, on Monday to speak out against recent incidents of xenophobia in South Africa.
On the day marking South Africa’s transition to democracy, the president stressed that it was “the leaders and people of Africa [that] kept our struggle alive”.
Ramaphosa’s words come as South Africa has seen anti-immigrant protests and the violent targeting of foreigners in recent weeks. He said South Africans should not let their concerns turn into xenophobia.
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Two police officers arrested for business robbery in Bedfordview
Two police members are among eight people arrested for a business robbery in Bedfordview on Sunday.
They were arrested by the Gauteng Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Gauteng Traffic Police. The officers were from the Florida police station.
Polic spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko said they received information about a group of men who were loading and stealing stock from a storage facility in Bedfordview.
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Luxury cars for traditional leaders in Limpopo greeted with both cheers and jeers
Jubilation was mixed with criticism in Limpopo last week when cooperative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs MEC Basikopo Makamu handed over vehicles to the Bapedi Kingship in Mohlaletsi and Balobedu Queenship in Bolobedu Khethakone.
The royal family members both received a BMW X5. New models of these cars range in price from R1.9 million to R2.2 million.
Queen Regent Manyaku Thulare received her vehicle on Wednesday, while Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII’s vehicle was delivered at Shidila Lodge outside Modjadjiskloof on Thursday.
While handing over the two vehicles, Makamu expressed confidence that these luxury cars were long overdue.
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N2 reopened after head-on crash kills Eastern Cape traffic officer
The N2 in Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape is now open for traffic after being closed for hours due to a head-on collision between a car and a bus.
Unathi Binqose, provincial transport spokesperson, confirmed to The Citizen that the road was reopened around 1pm on Sunday.
The head-on collision happened on Sunday morning and left a woman dead.
CONTINUE READING: N2 reopened after head-on crash kills Eastern Cape traffic officer
