Domestic

The closure of the Lebombo border post between South Africa and Mozambique, and the resultant disruption to cargo moving through the Maputo Port, has amounted to losses of approximately R5 billion so far,

KwaZulu Natal police arrested eight suspects after they were found in possession of firearms and police uniforms during a swift intelligence-drive operation at Jozini Town on Thursday.

Mpumalanga police arrested a suspect and recovered a mini-arsenal found on the back of his single-cab bakkie.

The police in KwaZulu Natal killed two suspected hitmen in a shootout in the Zululand District on Wednesday evening.

Britain's Prince William on Wednesday honoured projects seeking novel solutions to the challenges facing the world's nature and climate at the awarding of his Earthshot Prize in South Africa.

Police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut says the 30-year-old Zimbabwean suspect drove the 21-year-old Danish man and his two friends from Cape Town to Simons Town when the passengers fell asleep in the car.

Nandipha Magudamana will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal this week that her constitutional rights were violated through her “forced return” to South Africa. However, the state says her own affidavit in her bail application proves that she returned voluntarily.

WO Mavimbela says the woman raised questions about mining rights licenses but was assured she need not worry. The entity based in the DRC would ensure that her investment is safe, as they had a licence to import minerals into South Africa.

Earlier Tuesday, Mozambique's defence minister threatened to send in the military to halt weeks of deadly post-electoral protests he said were aimed at overthrowing the government.