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Efforts to thwart ‘disconcerting’ tendencies by Pakistani nationals to enter SA illegally

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has accused Pakinstani national of getting transit visas to go to other countries through South Africa, and escaping to find a route in South Africa illegally at the airport. He says his department has noticed this “tendency” and it is out to stop it. The Home Affairs ministers says 67 Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport during […]

14 August 2023

Local

Foreign business owners easy kidnapping target as some are undocumented – expert

A security expert thinks one of the reasons kidnappers target foreign business owners or employees in South Africa is that they know that some of them are here illegally. Some parts of the country have seen a rise in such incidents in recent months. In Cape Town, a foreign national shop assistant was kidnapped in Kuils River on Wednesday, apparently for a R2 million ransom. A security expert at the […]

30 July 2023

Local

Foreign nationals’ shops looted in Jane Furse after the death of a 15-year-old boy

A foreign national shop owner has appeared in the Sekhukhune Magistrate’s Court, outside Jane Furse, in Limpopo, on a murder charge. This follows the death of a 15-year-old boy at Schoonoord in the area. The deceased, Tokologo Letageng is said to have been stabbed in the head allegedly by a foreign national shop owner on Friday. It’s alleged that he fought with a shop owner over a stick of matches. […]

23 August 2022

Local

Body of a man found in Krugersdorp amid protests

LOCAL Gauteng police have confirmed that the body of a man has been found in Shamdor, Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. At this stage, it is still unclear whether the man was killed as a result of the ongoing protests in the area. Scores of disgruntled community members are protesting against illegal mining and undocumented foreign nationals. This follows the gang rape of 8 women, who were part of a production crew, shooting […]

5 August 2022

Local

Two Pakistani nationals appear in court for alleged brutal murder of Limpopo teacher

Two Pakistani nationals accused of dismembering a Limpopo teacher and driving around to dispose of her body parts appeared in the Limpopo high court on Monday. Ashan Fraz Cheema, 30, and Raza Ali, 26, are facing charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, defeating the course of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and illegal immigration. They allegedly killed Kabishi Primary School teacher Mohlale Precious Magabane […]

17 May 2022

News

TWO SUSPECTS DUE IN COURT FOLLOWING THEIR ARREST ON CHARGES OF KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION

Two foreign nationals were arrested in an intensive investigation by South African Police Service (SAPS) yesterday after the pair were found to be involved in a kidnapping case last month. SAPS’ Spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut said Gauteng detectives partnered with Meadowlands police conducted a raid at a storage facility in Johannesburg where a total of eleven kidnapped Ethiopian males were found. Five of the eleven victims are from the Western […]

23 October 2021

International News

Saudi Arabia allows foreign pilgrims to enter for Umrah

Some 10,000 foreign pilgrims are arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah after a seven-month pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. The pilgrims must isolate for three days after arrival before being transported to religious sites, according to Amr Al-Maddah, deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah. They will be allowed a 10-day stay in the kingdom. Al-Maddah said the testing of pilgrims – who are all 50 years old or […]

1 November 2020

Local

Home Affairs suspends senior official probing allegedly dodgy citizenships

The Public Servants Association of SA has lashed out at the department of home affairs for suspending a senior bureaucrat involved in investigating foreign nationals who allegedly obtained SA citizenship fraudulently. The PSA has accused the department of victimising and harassing advocate Amanda Ledwaba after acting director-general Jackie McKay placed her on suspension. In a letter of suspension last week Tuesday, McKay claimed that Ledwaba abused her powers when she […]

22 September 2020

Local

Plans afoot to relocate foreign nationals living in Cape Town CBD

Plans are underway to relocate hundreds of foreign nationals living in the Cape Town CBD. A site for their relocation has been identified in Bellville and should be ready soon. Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille and other city and government officials visited the area on Tuesday. Marquees, which can accommodate up to 600 people, are being erected for foreign nationals living in the Central Methodist Church and near the […]

1 April 2020

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