RC 261029947Thando Thabethe
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Dominated by an NPA asset freeze of a Mpumalanga taxi boss's assets and a new Hawks leadership nomination, with a Spanish train crash death toll and several car-buying call-ins.
- 15:01
The NPA has secured a preservation order freezing at least R99 million in assets from a Mpumalanga taxi boss, including houses, state properties and luxury cars, in an extortion case.
- 15:02
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has submitted a Cabinet memorandum recommending a lieutenant general as permanent head of the Hawks, a post vacant since the May retirement of its previous head.
- 15:02
A high-speed train from Madrid to Seville ploughed into a stationary train, and the death toll has risen to 69. Audio published by Spanish media suggests one train was cleared to move while another had stalled 25 kilometres ahead.
- 17:08
SASCOC has named Durban as South Africa's preferred city to pursue a bid to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, with formal dialogue now under way.
- 15:31
New York's governor has signed a law barring children from using AI companion chatbots, and requiring operators such as ChatGPT to verify users' ages and restrict certain traits for users under 18.