Mamelodi News

A 21-year-old woman arrested for drug trafficking at OR Tambo International Airport. A joint operation between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African Revenue Services (SARS) Customs at the OR Tambo International (ORTIA) Airport has led to the arrest of a 21-year-old South African woman for drug trafficking.  This is the eleventh drug mule to be arrested at OR Tambo in a period of two months.  The drug mule was profiled and intercepted as she was arriving on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday morning, just before 09h00.  She was taken to a local hospital where an X-ray confirmed that she was having foreign objects in her stomach.  She has already released a number of bullets from her body and is in police custody where police are closely monitoring the release of further drug bullets.  This process is still unfolding.

Itumeleng Bokaba files rape case against Nota Baloyi. Itumeleng Bokaba has filed a rape case against Nota Baloyi, a South African multi-talented artist.  Itu recently made headlines because of the minimal payment she received for her contribution to Kwesta's 2016 song. Makwa revealed that Kwesta was not at fault, but rather Baloyi who allegedly defrauded artists involved in the song. The self professed music executive with more controversies than a reality show has reportedly found himself in a bit of a Diddy/R Kelly kinda situation as Itumeleng has opened a rape case against him.  After being summoned by the police for a serious criminal charge, which he did not disclose, Nota asked for prayers on social media.  It was later disclosed that Itumeleng had pressed serious charges against Nota, accusing him of forcing himself on September 4th at his residence.

A 39 year old man has been arrested in Mpumalanga at the Oshoek border gate while he attempted to cross to Eswatini with a black bag containing sum of R420 800 in cash. The man was arrested after he tried to bribe border securities so that they let him cross over to Swaziland.

A man who is a former member of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Was given a life sentence for knowingly transmitting HIV to his partner. Leon Santos Conga, the former member of the South African National Defence Force has been handed a life sentence for knowingly transmitting HIV to his partner.  Despite being aware of his HIV positive status since 2007, Conga engaged in unprotected sexual activities with his partner.  The victim had legal representation from Adv Gerrie Nel of Afriforum's Private Prosecution Unit.

The South African government is building an 85 million wall between South Africa and Mozambique. Construction is currently under way as  contractors, construct a wall along the border between South Africa and Mozambique in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.  The wall is calculated at an amount of R85 million and it is believed that once the projects is finished it will help in reducing criminal activities made by foreign nationals such as vehicle smuggling and hijackings, and illegal entries for both countries. The wall is expected to be at 160 kilometres long and it is made of reinforced of reinforced concrete. The contractor is also expected to install the 24/7 camera surveillance and advanced security measures.

South African Weather services(SAWS) Report give warnings of a heavy low-level possible snow. According to reports, it is stated that there's a possibility of a very heavy low-level snowfall this weekend again and a yellow level 2 warnings for damaging winds leading to localised settlement informal and formal. Snow have hit part of the country including KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Free state Province since Friday, 20 September 2024. On the 23 September 2024, the Weather focast issued stern warning of a possible snow.  The data show's a heavy low-level snowfall possibility from this coming weekend. It may reduce completely, it may scale back, or the dates may change.  Public and motorists are advised to take Weather reports into account when planning on travelling from one place to another to stay safe. The coming snow is expected to hit Northern cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, North West and Free state. "Considering that our forecasts helped a l...

Funds meant to support rural female virgins has been cancelled in KwaZulu-Natal. Dudu Mazibuko, the former mayor of uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, has criticized black parents and cultural leaders for failing to protect the maiden’s bursary fund, which was recently terminated.  Established in 2016, the fund aimed to support young women, including virgins, in pursuing higher education with an allocation of R1 million. Despite 67 rural students receiving assistance, only 16 were maidens. The initiative faced backlash from women’s rights organizations and the Commission for Gender Equality, who argued that it discriminated against non-virgins.  This criticism ultimately led to the cancellation of the program, highlighting ongoing tensions between cultural practices and contemporary gender equality concerns.