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SA businessman acquitted in US$17,000 fraud case

A Bulawayo magistrate has acquitted South African businessman Johnny Herman Saaiman, who had been accused of defrauding three companies of US$17,000 in a failed grocery supply deal.Magistrate Mr Mark...

By Staff reporter | Published: 5 hours ago

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ZEP extension faces pushback

The South African government has extended the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) until May 28, 2027, a move that has sparked criticism from political parties and debate over immigratio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 October 2025

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Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors

Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 October 2025

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Mnangagwa assumes Comesa vice chairmanship

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Harare from Nairobi, Kenya, after attending the 24th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, where Zimbabwe assumed the bloc's vic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

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Foundation welcomes extension of Zimbabwe Permits

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has welcomed the decision by Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber to extend the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

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Kieswetter threatens Lucky Montana

In an escalation of tensions between former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) CEO Lucky Montana and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Montana has vowed not to be intimidated by SA...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

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Viral clip claims Dudula President has Zimbabwean roots

A viral video circulating on social media has ignited widespread debate after appearing to show Operation Dudula president Zandile Dabula admitting that her parents are from Zimbabwe.In the short cl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2025

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South Africa ripe for a coup

Recent developments within South Africa's military and government circles, combined with warnings from national intelligence, suggest the country may be facing a precarious period of political instabi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 October 2025

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South African ambassador falls to death from Paris hotel room

South Africa's ambassador to France has been found dead after falling from the 22nd floor of his hotel.Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, who was reported missing on Monday, was found dead "right next to"...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2025

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Ramaphosa posts explicit videos on X

President Cyril Ramaphosa's official X account (@CyrilRamaphosa) briefly published explicit videos on Friday during his oversight visit to the North West province, sparking a social media uproar and f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025

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ZEP holders face renewed uncertainty

As the November 2025 expiry date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) approaches, thousands of Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa are once again facing an uncertain future, with government yet t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2025

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Is Southern Africa a hub for organised crime?

A new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has ranked Southern Africa as one of the world's most significant hubs for illicit trade.The study highlights the region's c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

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Botswana clinics run out of medicine

Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital stoc...

By Reuters | Published: 26 August 2025

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Nyokayemabhunu's court case postponed to September

The immigration case of Zimbabwean social media personality Wellington Masiwa, popularly known as Nyokayemabhunu, has been postponed to 10 September 2025 after prosecutors told the court they were not...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 August 2025

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'ANC of Ramaphosa on the verge of collapse'

Embattled ANC NEC member Senzo Mchunu has warned that the ANC is on the verge of collapse, saying a serious intervention is needed to save it.Speaking at Machobeni in Ngwavuma in northern KwaZulu-Nata...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

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Zimbabwe's silence on Operation Dudula worrisome

South Africa's vigilante groups that thrive on anti-immigrant sentiment are once again on the rampage, and Zimbabweans are the main victims - this time at health institutions.According to South Africa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

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Lungu family turns to SA Constitutional Court

The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has approached South Africa's Constitutional Court in an urgent bid to overturn a North Gauteng High Court ruling that authorized the Zambi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

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Mnangagwa hands over SADC chairmanship at 45th Summit

SADC Chairman, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to arrive today for the regional bloc's 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government, where he will hand over leadership to Madagascan Preside...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

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Lungu family engages Ngcukaitobi for repatriation battle

The family of late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has dramatically reshaped its legal strategy by hiring South Africa's top advocate, Senior Counsel Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, to spearhead their figh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

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Jabulani Khumalo banks on captured ConCourt to unseat Zuma

Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jabulani Khumalo has launched an urgent Constitutional Court application seeking to reclaim the party's top leadership position from former President Jacob Zu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 August 2025

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Failed state warning for South Africa

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) chief executive Busi Mavuso says that businesses cannot function properly in a failed state, but partnering with the government to fix its failures comes at a s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2025

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SA police hunt for Zimbabwean gold mining kingpin

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has amended the indictment against eight suspects accused of involvement in an alleged illegal mining syndicate following the repeated failure of the suspected...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 August 2025

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Dr Mncwango appointed new MKP secretary general

Jacob Zuma led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has appointed Dr Bongani Mncwango, a former executive at insurance giant Sanlam, as its new secretary-general, replacing Floyd Shivambu.The party also named...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 August 2025

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Zimbabwe tightens Mpox surveillance at borders

Zimbabwe has intensified disease surveillance and screening at all ports of entry in response to renewed global outbreaks of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, even though no new local cases have been...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 August 2025

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Operation Dudula members arrested

Three women associated with Operation Dudula have been arrested in Diepkloof, Soweto, after allegedly storming a medical facility and demanding patients produce identity documents to verify their nati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 August 2025
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