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“These irregular payments are completely shocking and it is unacceptable that officials entrusted with public funds continue to act with such contempt of public finance laws and regulations. We will not leave this matter unaccounted for. The internal audit report is being finalised and the matter has also been reported to the Auditor-General of South Africa to investigate,” De Lille said.

Police in the Western Cape swooped in on a house in the upmarket suburb of Claremont in Cape Town on Monday where cash and luxury watches were confiscated. Spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa says a 34-year-old suspect was arrested earlier for defeating the ends of justice and as the investigation unfolded they descended onto the premises.

South Africa holds general elections on May 29, in what is expected to be the most consequential vote in decades.

KZN police launch manhunt for a gunman who shot at five people, killing one and injuring three more.

Police in Kwazulu Natal have arrested two more suspects in their ongoing investigations into child porn syndicates. National Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says in the latest arrest children and animals had to be removed from the property.

National Police Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says the Zircon and Chloride minerals were mined from Richards Bay and diverted from the harbour where it was repackaged to be sold to international buyers.

Eskom said its outlook for the winter period represents a marked improvement from the previous year.

WC police uncover money laundering scheme following raids at two premises in Strand.