Thursday, 8 October 2026

Police found two press machines valued at about R100 million at a Krugersdorp property, arrested five suspects, and say the property owner has been found and will face criminal charges.

The Social Development Department says an updated draft basic income grant policy will go to Cabinet before the financial year ends, after the first draft was submitted almost a year ago.

Over the past year, SASSA adjudicated over 4 million appeals against SRD grant rejections, and 99% of them failed to overturn the original decision.

The City of Cape Town's new SWAT unit, after more than two years in training, will be deployed to gang violence, extortion and hostage situations, rolling out at the end of the month.

Of 3,448 people arrested for illegal firearm possession over two financial years, only 190 led to convictions, and 507 cases have been withdrawn, the DA says.