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At Least 12 Killed in Johannesburg Attack, South African Police Say

At Least 12 Killed in Johannesburg Attack, South African Police Say

Published by Sam Flores

new video loaded: At Least 12 Killed in Johannesburg Attack, South African Police Say transcript Back transcript At Least 12 Killed in Johannesburg Attack, South African Police Say The South African police said that at least 12 people were killed and at least nine others were wounded in an attack at a settlement in Johannesburg on Tuesday night. Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting. In terms of the fatalities, we still are standing at 12, which is a nine male and three females. But we are still verifying because as we are visiting this crime scene, there might be maybe other crime scenes which we could not reach out there. I would say it is still early to confirm the issues of illegal mining, but of course, we cannot overrule that because I’ve seen some of the victims. Where they were lying, it looks like, this is a place of the processing center for illegal mining. So one could not overrule that. The South African police said that at least …

Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way | Crime News

Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way | Crime News

Published by Sam Flores

Police said that a manhunt is under way for more than 10 suspects after the attack on an informal settlement. The motive is not known yet. Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 Unidentified gunmen have stormed an informal settlement near Johannesburg and fatally shot 12 people, wounding nine others. More than 10 armed people were driven to the area and stormed the settlement shortly after 11pm (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “Eight adult males and three adult females were declared dead at the scene,” Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said. “The suspects allegedly entered the informal settlement through both entrances and moved through the area, opening fire on residents and community members at multiple locations before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle.” Another person later died in hospital. The motive for the attack is not known. Police said they had launched a manhunt for more than 10 suspects after the attack at the Jumpers informal settlement. The attack was in an area called Cleveland, …

Abdullah Ibrahim’s Songs of Liberation | Sean Jacobs

Abdullah Ibrahim’s Songs of Liberation | Sean Jacobs

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 1960 the writer Bessie Head—yet to publish the novels that would make her a leading figure in South African and Batswana literature—interviewed a young Cape Town pianist named Adolf Johannes Brand, who went by Dollar Brand. In her manuscript, which never appeared in print but resurfaced in 1995, she called him “a most surprising phenomenon of South African life.” The country, she insisted, was little but “a desert of gold mines” and “an advertiser’s paradise” with “no tradition of serious thought or culture.” The few exceptions were “independent spirits” like Brand, “a powerful, vitally alive and creative man” who stood out like “a complete and perfect flower in this desert”: “He hurls a challenge at you; disturbs you; teaches and expects perfection from you.”1 Brand was twenty-six. The year before, he had formed the Jazz Epistles, a six-piece band that quickly developed a reputation in and around Cape Town’s vibrant music scene and briefly in Johannesburg, playing American-influenced hard bop to sold-out audiences at hotels and small concert venues. At a time when apartheid …

What’s behind South Africa’s anti-migrant protests? | Migration News

What’s behind South Africa’s anti-migrant protests? | Migration News

Published by Sam Flores

Foreign workers in South Africa are yet again facing violence and protests by anti-immigrant groups. They accuse them of residing and working in the country illegally and are demanding that they leave by June 30. South Africa has seen recurrent waves of anti-immigrant violence in the past decade – often directed at other African nationals. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the country has become a destination for thousands of workers from neighbouring countries. But many South Africans say the government is not upholding its immigration laws. So, does South Africa still need foreign workers? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: William Gumede – Associate professor, School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand Lindiwe Zulu – Member of the ANC Committee on International Relations and a former South African minister of social development Ashraf Essop – Immigration lawyer Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Mamelodi Sundowns vs AS FAR Rabat: CAF Champions League final preview | Football News

Mamelodi Sundowns vs AS FAR Rabat: CAF Champions League final preview | Football News

Published by Sam Flores

South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will defend a 1-0 lead over Moroccan hosts AS FAR Rabat on Sunday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final in a match that will be broadcast in more than 100 countries. It is also a game that has Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso under pressure, having lost the last two finals, and who is now leading the team into the most valuable club match staged in African football history. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the match. How much is at stake in the CAF Champions League final? The aggregate winners of the marquee African club competition pocket a record $6m plus the chance to bank a further $500,000 by winning a CAF Super Cup match. On top of that, whichever club is crowned champions at the 70,000-seat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium is set for a minimum $9.5m payout as 2029 FIFA Club World Cup qualifiers. Sundowns were among four African entrants at the first edition of the …

Why are anti-migrant attacks increasing in South Africa? | News

Why are anti-migrant attacks increasing in South Africa? | News

Published by Sam Flores

Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch has warned of a new wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa as anti-immigration groups intensify protests and vigilante-style actions targeting foreign nationals, including Zimbabweans. The warning came in a report released on Tuesday amid rising protests in South African cities, including Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. Groups such as March and March, and Operation Dudula, two South African anti-immigration movements advocating stricter enforcement against undocumented migration, have led protests in several cities. “We continue to receive reports through our community networks of intimidation, threats, harassment, unlawful evictions, workplace discrimination, police extortion, and denial of access to healthcare and other basic services affecting migrants and refugees,” said Mike Ndlovu, media coordinator for Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX). “The most common forms of harm include verbal abuse, evictions, discrimination at clinics and workplaces, confiscation of goods and in some cases physical assaults,” Ndlovu told Al Jazeera. Messages and videos circulating on social media show anti-immigration activists calling for foreign nationals to leave South Africa by June 30. However, many incidents …

Could South Africa’s Ramaphosa be impeached over ‘cash-in-sofa’ scandal? | Corruption

Could South Africa’s Ramaphosa be impeached over ‘cash-in-sofa’ scandal? | Corruption

Published by Sam Flores

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has refused to resign over a “cash-in-sofa scandal” that continues to haunt his presidency. Ramaphosa, who addressed the nation on Monday to declare his intention to remain in his post, is set to face a multi-party impeachment committee, which will investigate allegations that he covered up a 2020 break-in at his private ranch and the theft of more than $500,000, concealing the incident from police and tax authorities. The committee’s findings could spell his impeachment; however, parliament has not provided a timeframe for the investigation, which has yet to commence. Analysts say the scandal, which has been dubbed “Farmgate”, has been particularly damaging for a president who rode to power in 2018 on an anticorruption mandate, after the much-criticised presidency of Jacob Zuma. Now, eight years later, the case of the cash found stuffed in a sofa at his game ranch could be what takes Ramaphosa down. Can the South African president survive? Here is what we know. Supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) carry placards outside South Africa’s …