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Here’s your daily news update for Friday, 23 May 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
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In the news today, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has sought to debunk the claims of white genocide in South Africa, with the latest crime statistics revealing that two black farm owners were killed.
Meanwhile, Sholto Keet, a 44-year-old South African who has lived most of his life in the US, says the grass isn’t always greener outside the country.
Furthermore, the Special Investigating Unit has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against renowned musician Selaelo Selota.
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Crime stats: Mchunu debunks white genocide, says the two farm owners killed were both black
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has sought to debunk the claims of white genocide in South Africa, with the latest crime statistics revealing that two black farm owners were killed.
On Friday, Mchunu released the fourth-quarter crime statistics for the 2024/2025 financial year, covering the period from January to March 2025.
He said in the fourth-quarter, six murders on farms were recorded. This included two farm owners, one farm dweller, two farm employees, and one farm manager.
“In principle, we do not categorise people by race, but in the context of claims of genocide of white people, we need to unpack the killings in this category. The two farm owners that were murdered during the fourth quarter were African and not white.”
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Life in SA better than US, says disillusioned returning citizen
The grass isn’t always greener outside the country, according to Sholto Keet, 44, a South African who has lived most of his life in the US.
Keet emigrated to the US as a teenager and is looking to return to South Africa after battling with the US system that denied him social security and disability benefits due to his citizenship.
“I am currently in Oregon City, but I am in the process of selling my home. I hope to come back this November, which is the best time to sail. I will be bringing my huskies back with me.”
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Thrrr… Phaaa: Musician Selaelo Selota’s Mercedes frozen as SIU probes misuse of lottery funds
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against renowned musician Selaelo Selota.
The order prevents the Thrrr…Phaaa! singer from selling or disposing of a Mercedes-Benz C200 Avantgarde, allegedly purchased with misappropriated funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
The funds were meant to build an old-age home and provide elderly care in different provinces.
The SIU’s investigation found that three Non-Profit Organisation (NPOs); the Matieni Community Centre, Lethabong Old Age Home and War Against Rape and Abuse (WAR RNA) received NLC grants under suspicious circumstances.
CONTINUE READING: Thrrr…Phaaa: Musician Selaelo Selota’s Mercedes frozen as SIU probes misuse of lottery funds
‘I’m no sell-out’: Political activist says leaving SA was a last resort
Refugee to the United States under the Trump-era Afrikaner resettlement programme, politician Errol Langton, a former organiser for right of centre party the United Independent Movement (UIM) on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, says he’s no sell-out for heading to what he believes are greener pastures.
Langton was part of the first cohort of 49 asylum seekers who left for the US at the invitation of President Donald Trump.
He said he fought for a better SA until his departure last week as an improved version of the country had not materialised.
Langton said the tipping point for him was worsening socioeconomic conditions and “a lack of accountability”.
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Thousands march against Nsfas in Durban after months of non-payment [VIDEO]
Students in KwaZulu-Natal-based staged a protest on Friday demanding that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) pay the money owed to landlords.
Some of the students have not received funds from Nsfas for up to five months, meaning they are at risk of losing their accommodation, they can’t afford food and their studies have not been paid for.
About 2 000 angry protesters gathered at King Dinuzulu Park and proceeded to Durban City Hall to hand over a memorandum of grievances. Some of the landlords also joined the protest.
CONTINUE READING: Thousands march against Nsfas in Durban after months of non-payment [VIDEO]
Here are five more stories of the day:
- Crime stats: SA records decrease in murders but increase in rapes
- Mbalula praises Rupert, Els and Goosen for their patriotism to South Africa
- Tips for entrepreneurs looking for government tenders: R1 trillion infrastructure investment loading
- Mpumalanga primary school pupils treated for food poisoning after eating oranges
- Malatsi gazettes policy direction to possibly allow Musk to operate Starlink in SA [VIDEO]
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