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Here’s your daily news update for Saturday, 3 May 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
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Today’s news includes MacG being summoned to appear before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities for his comments about Minnie Dlamini.
Meanwhile, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the “honeymoon period” for illegal foreigners in South Africa must end. He suggests that they are contributing to some of the country’s ills, such as strained health care services and crime.
Futhermore, The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) on Saturday said the EFF’s march to Kleinfontein “was nothing but political theatrics”. It accused the EFF of trying to turn attention away from the poor performance of the Tshwane government.
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News Today: 03 May 2025
Parliament to summon MacG after comments about Minnie Dlamini
Macgyver Mukwevho, popularly known as MacG is set to be summoned to appear before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities for his comments about Minnie Dlamini.
Should the Podcast and chill host fail to appear, he may be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and imprisonment.
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‘It must come to an end’: Lesufi suggests South Africa is being ‘abused’ by illegal foreigners
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the “honeymoon period” for illegal foreigners in South Africa must end. He suggested that they are contributing to some of the ills in the country, such as strained health care services and crime.
The premier made these comments at the ANC Gauteng lekgotla at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways on Saturday. The gathering aims to solve challenges in the province and develop strategies for the upcoming local government elections.
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EFF accused of hypocrisy after Kleinfontein march
The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) on Saturday said the EFF’s march to Kleinfontein “was nothing but political theatrics”. It accused the EFF of trying to turn attention away from the poor performance of the Tshwane government.
The EFF is in a coalition with the ANC and ActionSA in Tshwane. Other parties in the coalition government are the ACDP, AIC, DOP, PA, PAC, ATM and GOOD.
FF+ also accused the EFF of having a “dangerously inflammatory and destructive culture”. The EFF marched to the Afrikaner-only settlement in Kleinfontein on Friday demanding that its “segregation” policies be abolished.
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Joshlin Smith: Kelly’s house burnt down after being found guilty
Hours after Joshlin Smith’s mother was found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking by the Western Cape High Court on Friday, her house in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, was burnt down.
A video of the incident was posted on social media on Friday night. In it, a woman can be seen screaming and raising her fist in the air while standing in front of the flames.
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Trio found in Hennops River to be buried next week; joint memorial service on Tuesday
A joint memorial service will be held on Tuesday for the three constables who were found in the Hennops River in Centurion, but their funerals will take place separately. Free State provincial premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, MEC Jabu Mbalula, and provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane announced the funeral arrangements on Friday.
24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda, 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys, and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge went missing for days, before their lifeless bodies were recovered from Hennops River on Wednesday, 29 April 2025.
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