Raiding a Ramokokastad property, North West police seized 800kg of chemicals, five cooking pots, and over 100 buckets, arresting four suspects—including a 71-year-old woman—while a fifth suspect fled. Read on: tinyurl.com/2je4daeu #SunCity #Ramokokastad #Mogwase #SAPS #Hawks #DrugBust

OPINION | Madlanga Commission Scorecard: Is the NPA being shielded from real scrutiny? After whistle-blower Drushantha Ramsamy exposed political meddling by Minister Senzo Mchunu and Paul O’Sullivan within IDAC, critics question whether the Madlanga Commission will confront systemic rot inside the NPA. Read on: tinyurl.com/2cn2u5fn #MadlangaCommission #NPA #IDAC #SenzoMchunu

Inspecting Bloemfontein's Ward 51 in Phase 7, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted internal rifts are resolved, praising visible cleanup gains while facing skeptical residents ahead of the local elections. Read on: tinyurl.com/3dda5mut #CyrilRamaphosa #Mangaung #ANC #Bloemfontein #LGE2026

Decrying 10,000 Makotopong villagers forced to share water with animals, expelled ANC MP Boy Mamabolo launched his new party, Born to Win, pledging basic services ahead of the November 4 polls. Read on: tinyurl.com/474fer4w #BoyMamabolo #BornToWin #Polokwane #Makotopong

Rallying voters in Ohio and Michigan, 65-year-old Barack Obama blamed Donald Trump for surging living costs, calling the conflict with Iran an unnecessary war that triggered skyrocketing global oil prices. Read on: tinyurl.com/3ucsdvz6 #BarackObama #DonaldTrump #USMidterms #SherrodBrown #Ohio

Following a deadly blaze that destroyed 100 shacks and claimed one life in Bagdad informal settlement, Human Settlements MMC Aaron Maluleka coordinated emergency food parcels, mattresses, and church shelter. Read on: tinyurl.com/5aza8r9c #SalvokopFire #Tshwane #BagdadSettlement #AaronMaluleka

Honeydew police sergeant arrested for allegedly raping orphaned teenage relativeTaken in after losing both parents, a young woman was allegedly groomed and repeatedly raped from age 14 by her 49-year-old police uncle, leading to his arrest by IPID on Thursday. Read on: tinyurl.com/yx9nfkxt #HoneydewPolice #IPID #LizzySuping #SAPS #GBVF

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled plans to trim state payrolls via voluntary exit packages, projecting net savings of R4.4 billion annually to fund 7,101 critical frontline health and education posts. Read on: tinyurl.com/mryxfv3p #EnochGodongwana #NationalTreasury #MTBPS #WageBill #PublicService

Over 172,000 chase 5,500 SAPS trainee posts as online recruitment portal surges underlining South Africa’s desperate youth job search, Colonel Amanda van Wyk confirmed more than 172,000 hopefuls—over 95,000 of them women—applied for just 5,500 police trainee positions in three days. Read on: tinyurl.com/kv6fxnn6 #SAPSRecruitment #SAPS #AmandaVanWyk #JobCreation #YouthEmployment

Responding to UDM MP Thandiwe Nontenja’s warnings that up to 94% of offenders reoffend, Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald confirmed key rehabilitation reviews continue amid chronic prison overcrowding and healthcare pressures. Read on: tinyurl.com/38ztze2f #PieterGroenewald #CorrectionalServices #PrisonOvercrowding #UDM