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The Good party in the Western Cape has called for an investigation into alleged voter registration fraud and for the highly anticipated by-elections in George scheduled for Wednesday to be postponed. The party claims that the DA canvassers had falsely registered voters from Thembalethu as residents of Ward 20, in Borcherds, where one of the by-elections are due to be held.

The association says the mid-month figures from the Central Energy Fund forecast a hike of 7c a litre for ULP95 petrol, while ULP93 is showing a nominal decrease of just over 1c per litre. However, diesel could see a significant increase for the second consecutive month.

A 49-year-old foreign national is in police custody after heroin worth a staggering R75 million was discovered hidden inside his truck on Sunday. Police spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale says the K9 unit in Witrivier in Mpumalanga rushed to assist the Hawks' Narcotic Bureau after a tip-off about a truck, transporting illegal drugs was received.

Police have launched a manhunt for at least twelve suspects who attempted to enter one of the South African Police Service’s office buildings in Pretoria on Sunday night.

Two suspects are expected to appear in the magistrates court in KwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East, tomorrow following the discovery of abalone worth more than R3 million. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the duo was arrested on Friday in Cookhouse after they allegedly tried to fool the police.

The Richards Bay Terminals, South Africa’s largest cargo port, has halted all operations following a notice to comply with environmental requirements. This has led to congestion of truck deliveries from Friday afternoon leading to Saturday morning.

Eastern Cape police are searching for a motorist whose car fatally wounded a cyclist on Saturday morning. Provincial transport department spokesperson Unathi Binqose said the hit and run happened on the Amalinda on-ramp off the N2 road from Mdantsane.

The organisation Afriforum says a court has set aside the findings by the SA Human Rights Commission that utterances by EFF leader, Julius Malema, in 2019 did not amount to hate speech.

The South African National Defence Force confirmed on Friday that troops were deployed to four provinces following a series of arson attacks on trucks.