A 52-year-old South African man has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after police allegedly found suspected heroin worth more than R2 million in his luggage. Police said the suspect arrived from Accra, Ghana, on Sunday, 20 September 2026, when he was intercepted by officers at the airport. A search of his luggage allegedly uncovered bullet-like objects and several blocks containing substances suspected to be heroin. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk said the arrest is the third drug-related arrest…

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has officially opened the 2027 NSFAS application cycle, with prospective students given until 31 October 2026 to apply for financial assistance. Manamela launched the application cycle on Friday in Parktown, Johannesburg, saying the process had been strengthened following a period of significant institutional changes at NSFAS. He said the 2027 cycle would include improved data systems, automated document verification, electronic document signing and a modernised student-support environment. NSFAS will also strengthen the verification…

The situation is tense in Inanda Township, north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, where controversial figure Ngizwe Mchunu and a group of his followers clashed with EFF leaders over his attempts to undermine the party’s provincial manifesto launch. Mchunu, who has publicly vowed to prevent the EFF from holding any major rallies in the province, is staging a rival event in the form of a cultural festival at an adjacent venue, a move that has stirred tensions. The EFF has since…