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The South African
5 days ago
- The South African
Factory with 300 Illegal foreigners busted [video]
South African Police Service (SAPS), accompanied by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, raided a textile factory in Stanger on Thursday after discovering it was employing over 300 undocumented foreign nationals. The operation formed part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration and non-compliant businesses. SABC News reported that law enforcement arrived at the factory and found the gates locked. Officers used ladders to scale the walls and gain access to the premises. Inside, they found hundreds of undocumented workers. Read the full version of the ' WATCH: SAPS raid KZN factory employing over 300 illegal foreigners' article. Some of the workers attempted to flee into nearby bushes, but police arrested them. The Department of Home Affairs was on-site to begin processing those detained to determine their immigration status. According to SABC News, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli said authorities would deport all foreign nationals found to be in the country illegally. Looking for quick updates? Watch News in a Minute videos on The South African's YouTube page for all the key stories you need to know! Catch all the latest videos on news, lifestyle, travel, sports and more – there's always something to watch! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and BlueSky to stay connected and get your news on the go!
The South African
5 days ago
- The South African
Watch: SAPS raiding factory employing over 300 illegal foreigners
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli and the South African Police Service (SAPS) raided a textile factory in Stanger after discovering it was employing over 300 undocumented foreign nationals. The operation formed part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration and non-compliant businesses. SABC News reported that law enforcement arrived at the factory and found the gates locked. Officers used ladders to scale the walls and gain access to the premises. Inside, they found hundreds of undocumented workers. Some of the workers attempted to flee into nearby bushes, but police arrested them. The Department of Home Affairs was on-site to begin processing those detained to determine their immigration status. According to SABC News, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli said authorities would deport all foreign nationals found to be in the country illegally. 'Once Home Affairs confirms their immigration status, the police will assist in deporting those without legal documentation,' Ntuli said. Ntuli noted that Home Affairs had already secured buses for deportation following earlier raids. He also confirmed that police arrested the factory owners for employing undocumented workers. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
27-05-2025
- The South African
Where is Joslin? Kelly Smith to 'speak' at sentencing
Kelly Smith – the mother of missing Joslin Smith – is expected to finally speak at her sentencing for kidnapping and trafficking charges this week. Will she finally reveal where her daughter is after almost a year? Kelly, boyfriend Jacquin 'Boeta' Apollis, and pal Steven van Rhyn are facing the maximum sentence after they were convicted by Judge Nathan Erasmus in the Western Cape High Court earlier this month. The mother-of-three is accused of being the 'mastermind' in the crime and selling her child for R20 000 to reportedly fuel her drug habit. Earlier this month, Kelly Smith's mother, Amanda Daniels-Smith, stated that her daughter would finally speak at her sentencing, which would take place this week. This, after she and her co-accused opted not to testify in the trial. Amanda said she was hopeful that Kelly would reveal the location of her granddaughter. She told the Daily Maverick : 'I asked Kelly if she could please talk and tell me where Joslin was. She cried and said, 'Mommy, I don't know where Joslin is and I'm not involved.' 'Kelly told me she was going to speak during the sentencing process. But she didn't say what she was going to say.' Joslin went missing from her Middelpos shack in Diazville on 19 February 2024. According to several witnesses in the trial, Kelly plotted to sell her daughter for R20 000 for 'drug money'. While some claim that the blonde, green-eyed girl was trafficked, others believe she was possibly sold to a sangoma to use as muti. Kelly's half-sister, Mickeyla Daniels, also testified, claiming that her sibling told her that Joslin was in 'hiding' in the informal settlement. Kelly Smith, Jacuqin Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn's sentencing proceedings will begin on Tuesday, 27 May, at the Saldanha Multipurpose Centre. Judge Nathan Erasmus is expected to deliver the sentence on Thursday. Kelly Smith's mother hopes her daughter will reveal where Joslin is. The Saldanha Bay woman and her two accused will be sentenced this week. Images via YouTube screenshot: SABC News. During proceedings, the state will call a US human trafficking expert who will present evidence in the case. A victim impact report about how Joslin's disappearance has affected her family and community, will also be read out in court. According to reports, Appollis's mother may also testify in mitigation of sentencing. A decision about state witness Lourentia Lombaard will also be made. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
IOL News
27-05-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
The greed of supermarket CEOs is out of hand – we must pay so they are well off
Oh how I enjoyed watching that! In what can only be described as an utter failure to instill confidence in South Africa and the rest of the World, President Cyril Ramaphosa, once again, despite the severe challenges that we face, giggled and wiggled his way around accountability. US President Donald Trump, who missed a golden opportunity to hold the ANC president fully accountable for State Capture, BEE policies, the Phala Phala scandal, Covid 19 Corruption and the 142 or so race laws, also didn't have his finest performance. But boy oh boy, was there a deafening silence in the room once Potus pulled out his 'Trump card' – dimming the lights and showing the South African delegates videos of EFF leader Julius Malema chanting 'Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer', whilst Ramaphosa wriggled around like a worm. It was glorious to watch, if you are a Trump fan, and an ANC mainstream media in SA blatantly lying and defending our president, certainly raises the blood pressure.I cannot believe how anybody, from any country, could sing the praises of any president after such a grilling of epic proportions, even when Trump displayed much grace and could've really finished Ramaphosa off with another 2 or 3 killer blows! Ramaphosa looked out of sorts and quickly passed the baton onto Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, who himself had a below-par performance. What golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen said carried more weight than that of anyone else in the Oval Office. It was just pure, unscripted, raw and honest truth- like silky, raw honey. Not some fake marmalade spread around our lips by politicians who only say what they say to gain more power and influence. Once again, Ramaphosa tried to smile and dodge his way through the onslaught by Trump. The audacity of our media to call Trump out on his so-called ambushing tactics and how he had called out a news reporter who clearly was only there to try distract us from what was really going on, was astounding. The likes of SABC News, eNCA and Newzroom Afrika have become so ridiculously captured and politicised, that our poor news watchers must be left feeling very confused and utterly hope that after this circus, there was another, much more constructive, lazer-focused meeting, ironing out all the real issues in SA, and dealing with the real problems that South Africans face daily – load shedding, pot holes, rape, murder, dry taps, collapsing infrastructure and unbridled you to Trump, Els and Goosen for speaking up. May South Africa be freed from this seemingly reverse-apartheid situation, where revenge has taken the place of reconciliation. | L Oosthuizen Durban Is this how 'our time' has come? I write this letter mindful that we celebrated Africa Day yesterday, of the words of former president Thabo Mbeki, 'Africa your time has come'. I am sad that there are still avowed racists in government departments whose masking of government failures have come down to pinning their failures on minorities. A case in point is that of the death of an Umlazi Hospital medical intern and a diabetic. The medical intern Alulutho Mazwi, 25, who was employed at the Umlazi-based hospital and who was diabetic, was due to systemic collapse and his death was inevitable. So, reducing the whole issue and attributing that to alleged racism on the part of that SA Frindian Medical Manager is grossly dishonest and 'scape-goattery'. It distracts readers and thinkers from the fact that the entire medical system in KZN has collapsed. Heaven forbid. Not everyone buys the false narrative about the part attrbuted to alleged racism. As the EFF agrees, it wasn't racism that caused or led to that intern's death. The answer lies with gross failure on the part of the government to provide compatible working conditions for interns, medical officers, nurses and support staff. Health minister Aaron Motsaoledi and the KZN MEC for health best address the systemic collapse. Doctors, nurses and support staff are overworked and under-resourced. Due to budgetary constraints, in Addington Hospital for instance, most services are discontinued.I can go on ad nauseam, but will park it there. | Saber Ahmed Jazbhay Castlehill, Durban These greedy and selfish business CEOs These are hard times. Everything goes up. Even death is expensive. But Finance Minister Ernest Godongwana couldn't care less when he wanted to push up VAT by 1% to fund a bloated cabinet and a wasteful and corrupt public service. And look how deceptive, cunning and greedy business has become! In many cases manufacturers and retailers have stealthily reduced the size and quantity of their products but not the price. In nearly everything the price has gone up. You cannot buy a 10kg bag of potatoes or onions anymore. Now they are sold in 7kg or 8kg pockets. No more 10kg rice but 8kg, 7kg and even 5kg. But the price has not come down. Many of the pre-cooked, convenience foods are sold in odd quantities like 400grams, or 600g. And look how few biscuits or sweets come in a packet. Baker's famous Marie biscuit is now wafer thin but the price has gone up considerably. In some cases the packaging is deceptive. Manufacturers have kept the size of packaging the same but not the price. Look at a tub of ice cream. It's no longer sold at 2kg but 1.8kg and the price is not cheap anymore. You think you are picking up cooking oil for a bargain but when you go home you find it's not 5 litre, but 4l! You got conned by a marketing gimmick. We know these are tough economic times and business has to find ways and means to survive. But it should also consider the plight of the poor consumer; not only worry about its balance sheet and profitability. Look what fat cheques their CEO's earn. Look what flashy lifestyles they lead, in what mansions they live and what big luxury cars they drive. They are so greedy and selfish! | T Markandan Kloof Commonality in far flung wars 2 671km separate Moscow in Russia from Jerusalem in Israel, but in both the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the Israel/Hamas war it has become as clear as daylight that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do have something in common: an incentive to keep their wars ongoing. In Putin's case to prevent Ukraine from joining Nato and also to take total control of Ukraine's economic standing as the breadbasket of Europe, and in Netanyahu's case it is simply to delay his political execution, the aftermath of which would see him fully prosecuted for fraud and corruption in his homeland and/or facing justice in the Hague for war crimes. | Eric Palm Gympie, Queensland, Australia DAILY NEWS
The South African
26-05-2025
- The South African
Joslin's mother rolls eyes amid possibility of 'maximum sentence'
Joslin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, was seen smirking and even rolling her eyes in the Western Cape High Court amid sentencing proceedings relating to her guilty verdict for kidnapping and trafficking. Kelly is accused of being the 'mastermind' behind the disappearance of her daughter last year. She is believed to have sold her child for R20 000 to fuel her drug habit. Last Friday, Kelly Smith and her co-accused, boyfriend Jacquin 'Boeta' Apollis and pal Steven van Rhyn, appeared in the Western Cape High Court. The trio was found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking Joslin Smith, with her mother, Kelly, reportedly being the 'mastermind' behind the deal. In a clip posted on social media, Kelly was all smiles with her co-accused and members of the gallery. She then rolled her eyes when asked a question. @justice_forthe_voiceless #SAMA28 #southafrica #tiktoksouthafrica #fyp #southafricatiktok #foryou #foryoupage #missing #missingchildren #joslin #joslinsmith #joslinupdate #kellysmith #kelly #boeta #stevano #sama28tiktok🇿🇦 ♬ Suspenseful – Oleg Kashchenko Kelly's theatrical behaviour comes amid the accused's sentencing, which will take place at the Multipurpose Centre in Diazville in Saldanha. Their hearings are scheduled for this week, and the sentence will be handed down on Thursday, 29 May. Kelly Smith's mother hopes her daughter will reveal the location of Joslin Smith. Images via YouTube screenshot: SABC News Meanwhile, a criminal defence attorney believes that Judge Nathan Erasmus may possibly hand down a harsh sentence, given the lack of remorse shown by Joslin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith. William Booth told EWN: 'So, the fact that the child has not been recovered, either a body or found, if she is still alive, is an aspect that I believe could be regarded as aggravating. The State will present evidence requesting the maximum sentence to be imposed.' Pressure is also mounting for Kelly to shed light on the whereabouts of her missing daughter. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
