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Over the weekend, local media reported a party member told the police he and others spent almost two weeks forging signatures using names taken from a job-seeker database. Ndhlela, the MK's spokesman, said the man was a "saboteur" working for the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

A 33-year-old woman from Thailand accused of trafficking people is in police custody following her arrest last week. A spokesperson for the Hawks Captain Lloyd Ramovha says Anupong Chaiprasit was arrested at a house in Edenvale in Gauteng after the premises were under surveillance.

“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.

Tuesday's event was the first in several planned engagements in the coming weeks and designed to raise awareness of the importance of early cancer diagnosis and highlight innovative research, Buckingham Palace said. Charles, who succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, was officially crowned king on May 6 last year.

South African boxing legend Dingaan Thobela has died at the age of 57. Thobela was reported to have been found dead in his flat in Johannesburg on Monday night, it is believed he had been battling an undisclosed illness.

New Zealand Cricket said the decision to go ahead, had been taken after discussions at board level and with the players' association. "The consensus view was that a boycott in isolation would change nothing in Afghanistan," said New Zealand Cricket spokesman Richard Boock.

Aiden Markram will lead South Africa in what will be his first World Cup assignment since being named T120 International captain.

Nicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand that judges impose emergency measures to stop Berlin from providing Israel with weapons and other assistance.

Two EC environmental activists have received global recognition for their efforts in stopping seismic testing for oil and gas off the Wild Coast.