News today includes traditional leaders, civil society and political parties have united in calling for the immediate deportation of a Nigerian national coronated as an Igbo king in the Eastern Cape.
Meanwhile, efforts to protect children from sexual predators in the school system are stalling due to a lack of funding.
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Furthermore, Chief economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, has painted a grim picture of South Africa’s economic outlook amid the looming fuel price hike this week, warning that while the short-term pain is immediate, the real economic damage will compound over time, worsening inflation, poverty and unemployment in an already fragile economy.
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Deport Nigerian ‘king’ and all who crowned him, traditional leaders demand
Picture: Athol Trollip/ XTraditional leaders, civil society and political parties have united in calling for the immediate deportation of a Nigerian national coronated as an Igbo king in the Eastern Cape.
They have also called for the deportation of everyone who participated in the ceremony as a peaceful march in KuGompo City descended into violence on Monday.
The Amathole house of traditional and Khoisan leaders has issued an unequivocal demand: Solomon Ogbonna Eziko, the Nigerian national coronated as Igwe Ndigbo in KuGompo City earlier this month, must be deported, along with every individual who took part in the ceremony.
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Fraud convict Jermaine Prim claims he is being starved in C-Max detention after transfer
Picture: iStockConvicted fraudster Jermaine Prim has alleged that he has been denied food following his transfer back to the high-security C-Max section of Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria.
Prim, an alleged gangster linked to criminal activity in Eldorado Park, raised the issue while appearing in the Palm Ridge Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, 30 March 2026.
He is currently awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of fraud.
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Shockingly few Gauteng teachers have been checked against the sex offenders’ registry
Picture: iStockEfforts to protect children from sexual predators in the school system are stalling due to a lack of funding.
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) earlier this month gave a presentation on the progress of vetting its staff against the National Registry of Sex Offenders (NRSO).
A drive to ensure no sex offenders are employed in classrooms has been slow, with the GDE blaming the number of outstanding vetting reports on budget constraints.
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‘No, I didn’t do anything wrong,’ Masemola clarifies summons
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola. Picture: Nigel Sibanda / The CitizenNational Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has dismissed assertions that he was served with a summons for wrongdoing, describing it as a “normal process”.
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South African Police Service (Saps) briefed the media on Sunday following Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s reappointment as provincial commissioner.
Last week, the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) arrested Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused on charges of corruption, fraud and contravention of the PFMA, relating to the irregular awarding of a R360 million Saps contract. Masemola was served with a summons to appear in court over this matter.
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Economist warns of grim economic fallout amid hefty fuel price hikes
South Africa is set to experience a painful fuel hike on Wednesday 1April 2026. Picture: iStockChief economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, has painted a grim picture of South Africa’s economic outlook amid the looming fuel price hike this week, warning that while the short-term pain is immediate, the real economic damage will compound over time, worsening inflation, poverty and unemployment in an already fragile economy.
South Africa is set to experience a painful fuel hike on Wednesday, with the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) showing that motorists could pay more than R10 per litre for diesel – a historic first.
The CEF’s under-recoveries also indicate that petrol prices may rise by more than R5 per litre, adding further strain on households and businesses.
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