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Government intensifies immigration crackdown, strengthens borders

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Government has unveiled a wide-ranging and coordinated migration management strategy aimed at strengthening border security, intensifying enforcement against illegal immigration, addressing asylum system backlogs, and closing legal and administrative gaps in the country’s immigration framework.

Call for balanced approach to undocumented migration

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for a balanced, lawful and sustainable migration framework, urging South Africans to address undocumented migration without compromising the country's constitutional values or human dignity.

Government invests in tourism infrastructure to boost growth, jobs

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Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says government is demonstrating confidence in the tourism sector through continued investment in tourism infrastructure, aimed at boosting economic growth and job creation, which remain central priorities of government.

New FMD control measures to support farmers, protect trade

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Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has approved a new set of national Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control measures aimed at providing livestock farmers with a clearer path to recovery during outbreaks while safeguarding South Africa’s agricultural trade and biosecurity.

LEDA, ZimTrade sign agreement to boost trade

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The Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) and Zimbabwe's national trade development and promotion organisation, ZimTrade, have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening trade relations and creating new business opportunities between Limpopo and Zimbabwe.

Letsike to honour 50 unsung heroes of 1976 Youth Uprising

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Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, will lead a Youth Month Commemoration and Constitutional Democracy Programme at Constitutional Hill on Friday as South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising.

Apartheid era informer to appear in court

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A 74-year-old former apartheid informer, commonly known as an Askari, is set to appear before the Benoni Regional Court today, 25 June 2026, on multiple charges, including 15 counts of murder, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) said on Thursday.