Catch up on the biggest stories Sunday, 12 October 2025, in our simple daily news update.
In the news today, the DA in Gauteng is demanding answers from Premier Panyaza Lesufi about the legitimacy of the province’s Crime Prevention Wardens.
Meanwhile, Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has threatened to take legal action against EFF MP Sinawo Thambo over social media posts alleging his involvement with accused murderer Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe.
Furthermore, President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the activism of South Africa’s late ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, saying he “refused to accept the injustice of apartheid”.
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DA demands answers on Amapanyaza’s legitimacy
The DA in Gauteng is demanding answers from Premier Panyaza Lesufi about the legitimacy of the province’s Crime Prevention Wardens.
This comes after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhanazi told parliament that the unit is illegal and should not exist.
A day after Mkhwanazi made this statement, the Gauteng provincial government confirmed that the unit has not been incorporated into the Police Act.
CONTINUE READING: DA demands answers on Amapanyaza’s legitimacy
Patriotic Alliance’s Kunene threatens to take legal action against EFF MP over social media posts
Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has threatened to take legal action against EFF MP Sinawo Thambo over social media posts alleging his involvement with accused murderer Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe.
A letter of demand from Kunene’s lawyers, received by The Citizen on Sunday, demands that Thambo retract his posts and issue a public apology within 48 hours or face civil litigation for damages.
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Ramaphosa lauds Mthethwa as ‘unapologetic activist’
President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the activism of South Africa’s late ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, saying he “refused to accept the injustice of apartheid”.
“The man we are laying to rest today was an unapologetic activist,” said Ramaphosa.
Mthethwa was found dead on 30 September, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris.
The South African Police Service (Saps) said it will provide full support to French authorities as they investigate the death.
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Operation Dudula: Mbeki says South Africans are not ‘enemies of other Africans’
Former president Thabo Mbeki said South Africans cannot blame foreign nationals for the problems that the country is facing.
He was speaking in Johannesburg on Saturday at his foundation’s Thanksgiving event. The Thabo Mbeki Foundation celebrates 15 years of existence.
“What hurts me is that when I see things like Operation Dudula, it hurts. We cannot position ourselves as if we are enemies of other Africans,” he said.
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11-year-old boy shoots farmworker, father arrested
The father of an 11-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday after his son shot and killed a worker on a farm in Thabazimbi, Limpopo.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, the farmworker was accidentally shot early in the morning.
The boy was allegedly shooting at guinea fowl when the farmworker was hit by the bullet.
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