Domestic

Cocaine worth over R70 million was seized at the Durban harbour on Wednesday. This follows an intelligence-driven operation led by SAPS and the Hawks who monitored the harbour for the last month.

The internal investigation of the fire which gutted parts of Parliament last year, has found that it could have been prevented. To date, the actual cause of the fire remains unknown however Zandile Mafe, the man who was arrested in the Parliament precinct shortly after the fire, has been charged with housebreaking, arson and terrorism.

Residents of Vredefort in the Free State are reeling following the deaths of two minor girls who died after allegedly consuming items bought from one of the local shops outside the multipurpose centre in Mokwallo. Police spokesperson Loraine Earle says the two girls are three and four years old respectively.

One of South Africa's mobile networks, Vodacom has been issued with an administrative fine of R1 million. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years they received numerous complaints of alleged contravention of various sections of the Consumer Protection Act by Vodacom.

Lawyers complain that the offices of the Master of the High Court are increasingly dysfunctional. As a result, people are unable to tie up deceased estates, set up or liquidate trusts, or appoint overseers of trusts and estates among other legal procedures.

A disgraced former lawyer has made a plea to the National Prosecuting Authority after a warrant of arrest was issued for failing to appear in court.

Police in Gauteng continued with Operation Shanela on Tuesday targeting spaza shops selling expired food, counterfeit products and contraband.

South Africans whose letters and parcels have been in limbo may now be lucky to get it before Christmas. This, was after the Business Rescue Practitioners (BRP) for the South African Post Office (SAPO) negotiated with partner airlines to resume international mail services to Japan, Europe and the USA.

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has announced the 2023 South African word of the year. The word that has been used the most during the year has been revealed as "Kuningi".