Domestic

The Hawks has arrested another soldier for his alleged involvement in cross-border crimes for allegedly smuggling stolen vehicles across the border.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) says it has more than a million outstanding claims on its Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) portal that stand to be closed by the end of December if claimants do not attend to the errors on their applications.

Dis-Chem has confirmed that four staff members have been arrested for allegedly issuing fraudulent vaccination cards at a vaccination site.

The organisers will be making use of WHO and SAHPRA approved Rapid Antigen tests. All staff will need to be fully vaccinated and will be tested daily before entry.

A 26-year-old man spent a night in prison following his arrest for possession of abalone and bribery. Police spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu says the suspect was arrested in Laesonia, West of Pretoria on Tuesday in a multidisciplinary operation involving the Hawks.

The Department of Basic Education has announced amendments to the timetable for the 2021 National Senior Certificate Examination, to accommodate the Local Government Elections on 1 November.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says its monitoring the government's plans to introduce a vaccine passport.

Customs officials of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) seized 67 pieces of calcium hydroxide used to produce crystal methamphetamine, commonly referred to as tik. The bust was made at the ORTIA with the help of the Dog Unit.

A hijacking in Cape Town had a happy ending on Monday after a mother was reunited with her baby following the traumatic ordeal in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory.