A man found with 23 gold bars concealed in a box of whisky at OR Tambo International Airport has been sentenced to a fine of R40,000 or two years' imprisonment.
Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela is embroiled in a dispute with fellow trustees of a trust set up to benefit struggle veterans with a multimillion-rand dividend payment looming.
ONE illegal miner was fatally shot, while 46 others were arrested during an operation by the Hawks in Krugersdorp, west of Joburg on Tuesday afternoon, 2 August.
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