[Scrolla] Magistrate Ignatius du Preez rejected Matlala's eight-year plea deal, proposing 12 years in prison for fraud, corruption and money laundering. Vusumuzi 'Cat' Matlala returns to the Pretoria court on 13 July after he and the State failed to agree on his final sentence.
[Leadership] Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks have warned their compatriots against migrating to the Southern African nation, describing it as unsafe for foreigners and a place where many Nigerians live in constant fear.
[Liberian Investigator] Nimba County Senator Samuel Kogar wants Liberia's top security chiefs suspended and investigated over the interception of 19 kilograms of suspected cocaine at Roberts International Airport, saying the case exposed dangerous cracks in the country's security architecture.
[GroundUp] Large crowds in Gauteng and KZN, with reports of looting and violence
[Leadership] The United Kingdom rejected at least 1.34 million visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official data from the UK Home Office.
[263Chat] The government says more than 3 600 citizens displaced by anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa have returned home with authorities stepping up efforts to support those still stranded amid ongoing security checks and border processing delays.
[GroundUp] Immigrant families have been displaced in the Western Cape
[CPJ] South African journalist Sakhiseni Nxumalo was reporting on an anti-migrant march, which turned into a deadly attack on foreign nationals, when he himself became a target because of his dark skin. He is one of at least 15 journalists targeted in South Africa in recent months, CPJ's reporting found.
[Daily Maverick] While the Department of Home Affairs is overwhelmed and anti-migration groups plan mass marches on Tuesday, 30 June, traditional leaders, church groups and local committees are mobilising to protect foreign nationals and defuse a brewing crisis.
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- In July 2024, when Liberia was first engulfed in the trafficking of Kush, a traditional strain of cannabis originating from the Hindu Kush mountains, and the other, a dangerously addictive synthetic drug mixture that became rampant in West Africa, the legend of Michael US Browne AKA "US Marshall," was already known to many in the circles of the Roberts International Airport.
[Liberian Observer] MONROVIA -- The man now known as Rahem Bah is, in fact, Michael Browne, the former Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) employee who was dismissed, prosecuted and convicted for his role in drug trafficking through Roberts International Airport (RIA), the Daily Observer has independently established.
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched investigations into a viral video showing members of the Bolt Cutter Bus Crew violently assaulting a passenger at Musami Cross, Domborembudzi, Mashonaland East Province.
[Nyasa Times] Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director general Dokani Ngwira appeared before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash on Monday, but his testimony was halted after concerns over classified information.
[Vanguard] The police command in Imo has rescued a kidnap victim from a forest bordering the Nekede, Ihiagwa and Agbala areas of the Owerri West Local Government Area.
[Liberian Observer] An ongoing major drug seizure investigation involving 233 kilograms of cocaine, valued at approximately US$19.2 million, at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has triggered renewed scrutiny of Liberia's air cargo security system. This raises questions about how a high-risk shipment allegedly moved through multiple layers of clearance before being intercepted at the cargo handling stage.
[Daily Maverick] The AARTO demerit system is expected to roll out from 1 July 2026. Many motorists may be unclear about how it will work and what the consequences could be.
[Daily Maverick] Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan has been shot in what police have referred to as an attempted assassination, in the same week he was scheduled to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The shooting took place in Johannesburg and various police teams are investigating.
[New Zimbabwe] Discover moreAfrica News UpdatesDigital Newspaper SubscriptionInflation Rate AnalysisTHE Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing to the public for information after a 26-year-old man was killed at Limpopo Business Centre in Beitbridge in the early hours of last Thursday.
[Scrolla] More than 2,000 undocumented Zimbabweans, including mothers and babies, are waiting for travel documents while sleeping at a Home Affairs repatriation centre in Cape Town. Hundreds of Malawian nationals have also been left stranded outside their country's consulate in Johannesburg as they wait for help to return home.
[Scrolla] Major General Feroz Khan, deputy head of SAPS Crime Intelligence, was shot in his lower body in Houghton on Sunday night and rushed to Netcare Milpark Hospital. Khan was due to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday after dropping his court bid to block investigators from accessing his seized electronic devices.
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