The Citizen
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‘I wouldn’t be dumb to go steal in front of everybody’: Cop grilled over Aeroton cocaine seizure
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Earlier testimony indicated that some of the confiscated cocaine could not be accounted for.
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In case you missed it: ConCourt ruling on asylum seekers | Unemployment increases | Viljoens turns on Trump
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Catch up on the biggest stories this Monday, 12 May 2026, in our simple daily news update.
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Mother and baby killed in collision involving Motsoaledi’s state vehicle
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Police say a mother and her two children were crossing the N1 following an earlier fatal crash when they were…
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KZN businesswoman linked to R18 million UIF Ters claims has assets frozen
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Yolanda Mgobo and fiancé banned from selling assets worth millions allegedly bought with UIF money while prosecution for fraud is…
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Peet Viljoen turns on Trump, compares ICE centre to ‘Hitler’s Auschwitz on steroids’
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Reality TV couple Mel and Peet Viljoen dramatically slammed Donald Trump while awaiting possible deportation proceedings.
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Wednesday’s weather: Strong winds, rough seas and storm surge in WC
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Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 13 May 2026.
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Prison food contracts in the spotlight over inflated prices
The Citizen
There were calls for the department to be self-sufficient where possible, with vegetables such as cauliflower being highlighted.
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ConCourt hears urgent Postbank bid over Sassa grant payments
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There are concerns about how beneficiaries will continue to receive their grants without deductions.
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SA’s asylum seeker system will likely be abused ‘in a world fractured by poverty’, ConCourt rules
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Home Affairs secured a legal victory against two Burundian nationals seeking asylum.
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Home Affairs kiosk project hits wall as R27m in equipment gathers dust
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Department of Home Affairs said it had been operating under severe financial pressure.
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Foreign national arrested for producing fake IDs, driver’s licences and work permits
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The 38-year-old foreign national was arrested for allegedly running an internet café where he was producing fraudulent documents.
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Tragedy as 4-year-old twins die in Joburg shack fire
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation
