Domestic

Two people are in police custody after counterfeit money worth nearly R2 million was found in their flat in Upington in the Northern Cape. Police spokesperson Sergeant Omphile Masegela says they received a tip-off on Monday and immediately took the necessary steps to search the premises.

The Cabinet has considered and approved for publication of a freight logistics road map to improve logistics at the ports and rail.

The Cabinet has welcomed the recommendation of Gazprom Bank Africa as PetroSA's preferred investment partner for its Mossel Bay refinery.

In April ministers, G4S representatives and top police and prison officials were grilled by Parliament about Thabo Bester’s escape from Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022. Eight months have passed but very little has happened to hold any of the responsible government and private sector officials to account despite numerous failures on their part.

Two foreign nationals busted with fraudulent visas in Cape Town are expected to appear in the Kleinvlei Magistrates Court on Monday. An Indian and Bangladeshi national were arrested at the Eersterivier Shopping Complex last week.

The controversial leader of the Rivers of Living Waters Ministries Church who is currently on trial for rape, has been arrested yet again on similar charges. Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Lumka Mahanjana says 57-year-old Archbishop Stephen Bafana Zondo appeared in the Sebokeng Regional Court on Friday on five new charges of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

The Hawks in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for five company directors at the specialist engineering group Consulmet. Spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale says the suspects are wanted on allegations of fraud and contravention of the companies act.

The Hawks in the Northern Cape have praised a vigilant bus passenger who alerted police about suspects possibly trafficking children to Cape Town. Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Tebogo Thebe says the woman saw two adults with 14 children aged between 6 and 12 who looked hungry, dirty and with no additional clothes or bags.

Police launched a manhunt on Saturday for a cash-in-transit gang that pulled off a dramatic heist in Boksburg.