Ongoing efforts by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to clean up the streets of drugs are showing results, as two suspects are set to appear in court following unrelated arrests over the weekend. A 36-year-old Zimbabwean national was arrested on Saturday for drug possession after he was stopped near Meirings Park on the N1 Highway, following a tip-off about a truck en route from Kimberley to Cape Town carrying a consignment of
Five female alleged drug mules have been detained in South Africa. In a major development in the fight against drugs, police arrested five South African female drug mules on Saturday, 28 March 2026. The arrests were carried out at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The drugs they had in their possession have a street value of over R5-million. “A preliminary report suggests that the suspects were en route to China via Dubai.”
Amid global turmoil, President Cyril Ramaphosa has struck an optimistic tone, ahead of the sixth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton. This, despite the potential knock-on effect of the looming fuel price shock, which the President has conceded is a setback. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC Limpopo elective conference on Sunday, Ramaphosa said the fuel crisis, caused by the Middle East conflict, is affecting countries around the world. He
Bafana Bafana return to Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March for a SOLD-OUT international friendly against Panama. This means an additional 55,000 people will descend on the Mother City when traffic is at its peak in the city bowl and the Green Point Precinct. Spectators are urged to take advantage of the special matchday R20 Metrorail train service, which will be running from all routes into the city, to help alleviate congestion
Five people have died at the scene of a crash on the R45 between Hopefield and Langebaanweg, near the Elandsfontein mine. The accident on Sunday also saw three others sustain injuries. The Western Cape Mobility Department reports that three men and two women died in the crash. The R45 was temporarily closed to traffic and rerouted via Velddrif (from Hopefield) and back toward the West Coast Road (from Langebaanweg).
