The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for cold temperatures and strong winds expected to affect large parts of South Africa from tomorrow through to Thursday. The cold front is set to impact the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape first, before moving inland towards central and eastern regions. The system may also bring snowfall to high-lying areas, particularly across parts of the Cape provinces. Severe thunderstorms are forecast for the Free State and North West, with…

Two Home Affairs Department officials have been arrested in separate corruption-related operations across KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. In the first case, an official based at the Pinetown office in KwaZulu-Natal was arrested on Wednesday during an investigation into a fraudulent death registration. The official was allegedly caught attempting to pay a R3,000 bribe in an effort to avoid arrest. In a second operation in Secunda, Mpumalanga, another official, together with two members of the public, was arrested for allegedly issuing smart…

Tensions are rising in Vosloorus after the shocking abduction of local spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka, with ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo calling for all foreign-owned spaza shops to close until those responsible are brought to justice. Speaking during a media briefing on Sunday, Khumalo said the community cannot continue with business as usual while still reeling from the trauma. “We say this humbly until the perpetrators are found, no spaza shops should operate. We are mourning. We are…