Home Affairs, BMA Use Drones, Body Cameras to Secure South African Borders During Easter Holidays

The Department of Home Affairs and the Border Management Agency (BMA) have announced the introduction of drones to monitor the country’s borders during the upcoming Easter long weekend where cross-border movement is expected to intensify.

The department, and its agency tasked with managing South Africa’s ports of entries, also announced the introduction of body cameras for selected staff interacting with travellers.

This was announced by Dr Leon Schreiber, the Minister for Home Affairs in Pretoria today, 10 April 2025.

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Orlando Pirates are the only team yet to suffer a defeat in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, and now in the last four, the Buccaneers are within touching distance.

From the earlier rounds to the knockout stage, Jose Riveiro’s men have registered eight wins and four draws.

One win that left a lasting impression was when they saw off the reigning champions Al Ahly 2-1 in Egypt in the group stage.

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The battle between South Africa and Egypt in the CAF Champions League semifinals will kick off in Gauteng in just over a week.

According to CAF Online, the first legs will take place in South Africa.

Mamelodi Sundowns will face the reigning champions and Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly on Friday, 18 April, but the venue is yet to be confirmed.

However, it’s most likely to be at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.

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In only his first season, South African tactician Fadluraghman “Fadlu” Davids has guided Tanzanian club Simba to the semifinals of the CAF Confederation Cup.

Davids has been at the helm since July 2024, and on Wednesday, 9 April, he proved his worth.

Simba met Egyptian club Al Masry in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, in the second leg of their quarter-finals clash, on the back of a 2-0 loss in the first leg.

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The niece of famed ANC freedom fighter Solomon Mahlangu has joined the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party as its newest member.

Portia Mahlangu was unveiled by the ANC’s splinter party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, yesterday after months of courting her.

Solomon Mahlangu is a famed freedom fighter who was hanged by the apartheid government in 1979 after he was found guilty of murder and terrorism. At that time, he was a member of the ANC and its military wing,READ MORE

Mamelodi Sundowns are now guaranteed a prize money of R23.6 million in the CAF Champions League, but that’s the least of their priorities.

The semi-finalists in Africa’s premium club competition have already secured USD 1,200,000 (R23.6 million in today’s exchange rate), with the winners of the competition taking home USD 4,000,000 (R78.5 million).

However, the focus has shifted to whether there could be an all-South African final for the first time in history.

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Wydad president Hicham Ait Mena has categorically denied claims that South African coach Rulani Mokwena has not been paid his salary for months.

It emerged on Tuesday, 8 April, that Mokwena, alongside his technical team, has been offering a ‘free service’ for eight (8) months.

Mokwena joined the club in July 2024 and recruited some of his countrymen, such as Sinethemba Badela and Allan Freese, to make up the technical staff.

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The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in the Eastern Cape has been asked to institute an investigation into the tender that was awarded by the ANC-run Amahlathi Local Municipality to demolish old municipal offices in the town of Stutterheim. 

The request was made by community activist Siyabulela Malawu to MEC Zolile Williams in a letter dated 27 March 2025.

Malawu suspects that there was corruption in the entire process and the possibility that the value of theREAD MORE

The Secretary-General of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula, has given contradicting messages regarding the future of the government national unity (GNU) during a press conference in Johannesburg today.

Mbalula was addressing the media following the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC), the governing party’s operational arms, which meets every fortnight.

The meeting discussed several issues including the impasse between the ANC and the DA over the budget that was passed last week with the inclusion of VAT increase. The DAREAD MORE

The unilateral imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” by the United States effectively deprives countries, particularly those in the Global South, of their right to development, and is certain to face widespread opposition from the international community, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Recently, the United States has imposed tariffs on all its trading partners, affecting over 180 countries and regions worldwide, including some economies classified as the least developed countries by the United Nations. Analysts suggest that these highREAD MORE