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The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal are raiding various drug dens at different locations in Chatsworth, south of Durban. It is believed that law enforcement has been monitoring the locations for about a year. The drugs allegedly belong to known syndicates that the Hawks claim they have been investigating. A suspect has been arrested. VIDEO | Chatsworth drug bust: Meanwhile, last month, …

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will take the nation into his confidence on Wednesday on how the National Treasury plans to raise additional revenue, allocate its limited resources to many of government’s priorities, balancing between the social wage and infrastructure spending. Godongwana will shed some light on whether it is still on track to whittle down the nation’s sovereign debt and, …

By Kabuye Ronald The National Entrepreneurs and Traders Association Uganda (NETA) has announced plans to host the National Women’s Entrepreneurs Conference 2026, scheduled to take place on 3rd April 2026 at Hotel Africana. The conference is expected to attract women entrepreneurs, traders, startup founders, policymakers, investors, and development partners from across the country in a bid to strengthen women-led enterprises …

The US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, in a message on the embassy’s social media post, says his first task is to strengthen relations between Pretoria and Washington. Earlier this week, Bozell presented his credentials to the government as a new US ambassador. South Africa and the US are at loggerheads after Donald Trump became the President last …

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and what it described as the group’s continued assault and destabilisation in the Kordofan region of the country. The UNSC expressed deep concern over continued violence across the north African country, including Darfur and called on the parties to the conflict to immediately halt the fighting …

Voters cast their ballots during the Presidential and Parliamentary election in Kikoni B, Kawempe South Division in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has scheduled March 12, 2026, to conduct residual elections in areas where the February 4 Local Government Council III (LCIII) polls were not concluded due to administrative and technical disruptions. In a letter …

Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns reclaimed top spot in the Betway Premiership with a 1-0 victory over AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday, settled by a late Marcelo Allende strike. The Chilean midfielder struck in the 84th minute to hand Masandawana maximum points and move them onto 38 points – level with Orlando Pirates but ahead on goals scored. Coming …

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Under Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, they could face life in prison The flag of Uganda The Nation reported: Two women have been arrested in northwestern Uganda for kissing in public, police confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The arrest, under Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, has sparked outrage among human rights groups. The law imposes penalties of up to life imprisonment for …

Cape Town International Airport has confirmed that power and operations are fully restored following a fire that caused flight suspensions and delays on Tuesday.Dijoe says the fire was extinguished shortly after it ignited.He says passengers and staff were evacuated safely, with incoming international flights being diverted to other airports.The incident affected networks and IT services, including airport Wi-Fi and other …

Norbert Mao addressing the press at Democratic Party headquarters. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Norbert Mao, the President General of the Democratic Party (DP) and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has officially entered the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The Laroo-Pece MP-elect framed his candidacy as a strategic necessity rather than personal ambition, arguing that his …

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi says he received information from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat ” Matlala before he infiltrated the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) as an informant. Mogotsi says Matlala told him that there was an employee in the IPID who was able to hack information about criminals by making their cases disappear. He testified before Parliament’s Ad …

Street vendors in Polokwane, Limpopo, say Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should not increase Value-Added Tax (VAT). Godongwana will present his budget speech in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The hawkers say they started small businesses due to unemployment. According to Stats SA, unemployment stands at 31.4% in the country. One vendor, Mokgadi Mamoratho, says it will be expensive for them …

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that he does not know why businessman and taxi boss Steve Motsumi has been referred to as a dangerous man. During KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona’s testimony, Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga ruled that Motsumi’s name could be mentioned publicly at the …

Proposal comes amid widespread arrests of accused gay men in Senegal  Large anti-LGBT demonstration in Senegal in May 2021 (@afrik1TV) On Feb. 18, the government of Senegal announced it has “adopted” a new bill that, if passed by parliament, would toughen penalties for LGBT+ people guilty of “unnatural” acts. Senegal has long been on a path toward increasing criminal penalties …