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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 253058-anele-mdoda-suggests-using-women-bait-catch-suspected-serial-killer-kempton-park-deaths

Anele Mdoda’s extreme suggestion after 4 women die in Kempton Park

17+ hour, 32+ min ago   (233+ words) Broadcaster Anele Mdoda has had enough. After SAPS issued a chilling public warning about four women found dead in the Rhodesfield area of Kempton Park over roughly two months, Mdoda took to X on Saturday, 12 September 2026, with a blunt and…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 253038-mbuyiseni-ndlozi-dragged-fikile-mbalulas-legal-battle-nkosazana-dlamini-zuma

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma drags Mbuyiseni Ndlozi into Mbalula defamation case

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (341+ words) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has put Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the centre of her legal fight against ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, arguing that the former EFF MP and podcast host should have been included in the defamation proceedings against her. Mbalula took…...

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briefly.co.za > politics > 252824-sa-government-lacks-updated-data-land-owned-by-foreign-nationals-minister-admit

"No recent statistical assessments exist": Nyhontso faces land audit heat

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (263+ words) PARLIAMENT — South African authorities are developing statutory measures to regulate non-citizen property holdings while depending on state records compiled almost ten years ago. The response came almost a month after the South African Reserve Bank updated its balance of payments…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252840-geordin-hill-lewis-calls-president-cyril-ramaphosa-censure-pemmy-majodina-outburst

"Unacceptable": Hill-Lewis wants Ramaphosa to censure Majodina over outburst

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (161+ words) WESTERN CAPE - Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to censure Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina after she exchanged profanities with a disabled community member during a public event. The altercation occurred at the launch…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252812-viral-video-residents-looting-liquor-truck-mfuleni-sparks-outrage-south-africa

Liquor truck looting: South Africans outraged by viral video in Mfuleni

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (278+ words) WESTERN CAPE - A video showing crowds scrambling to loot an alcohol truck in Mfuleni, Cape Town, has gone viral on social media, sparking heated debate about lawlessness and looting in South Africa. The footage, which has gone viral on X,…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252765-edward-madiba-recaptured-escaping-rooigrond-prison-citizens-question-a-plan

“He had no plan”: SA reacts as escaped Rooigrond prison is recaptured

4+ day ago   (339+ words) GAUTENG – South Africans are questioning whether Edward Khomuzo Madiba had a plan for after he escaped from prison. The remarks were made on social media after the escaped Rooigrond inmate was recaptured and returned to custody, less than three days…...

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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 252803-ntsiki-mazwai-calls-radio-702-excluding-joburg-mayoral-debate

"So Vele we were excluded": Ntsiki questions Radio 702's Joburg debate

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (298+ words) Radio 702 hosted four mayoral contenders for the city of Johannesburg: Ayanda Allie from ActionSA, Lukhona Mnguni from Rise Mzansi, Kenny Kunene from the Patriotic Alliance, and Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster from BOSA. Mazwai, who has been campaigning as a mayoral candidate, was…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252766-police-form-human-barricade-durban-separate-immigration-protesters-foreign-nationals

"Double standard": Durban police separate protesters and migrants

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (325+ words) DURBAN — Law enforcement officers formed a shield-bearing human barricade on Moore Road on Thursday, 11 September 2026, physically positioning themselves between anti-illegal immigration demonstrators and hundreds of foreign nationals gathered at the same location. The police deployment followed a call by March…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 252761-namibian-grade-3-dropout-vicentius-kapumburu-lights-family-home-diy-electricity

"He's an engineer": Namibian teen powers family home with own electricity system

4+ day, 15+ min ago   (228+ words) A 19-year-old from a rural Namibian village has done what many trained electricians spend years learning to do, and he did it with salvaged parts and curiosity alone. Vicentius Kapumburu, from Chwagi Village in the Musese constituency, built a functional…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252740-2-westbury-shootings-24-hours-raise-doubts-sandf-deploymentd

"Blood-stained alleys": 2 men killed in Westbury as gang war escalates

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (172+ words) GAUTENG— Armed soldiers standing guard near blood-stained alleys did little to deter killers in Westbury, where back-to-back assassinations unfolded in under 24 hours. This attack followed the murder of 53-year-old school minibus driver Abdulrazaak Mohamed Moolla nearby on 7 September. Two unidentified…...