Here’s your daily news update for Sunday, 20 July 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
In today’s news update, the KZN MEC for Human Settlements revealed that more than 400 community members are currently living in informal settlements at Seaview Cemetery in Ward 64 under the eThekwini Municipality.
Additionally, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is accusing former president Jacob Zuma of abusing the South African flag and misleading the international community.
Furthermore, meant to uphold law and order in the county, two police officers will soon be in the dock in Limpopo for looting washing powder.
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News today: 20 July 2025
KZN MEC says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that relocated families return to live on cemetery graves
More than 400 community members are currently living in informal settlements at Seaview Cemetery in Ward 64 under the eThekwini Municipality.
Some shacks were built directly on top of graves, according to KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma.
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R50k reward: Why was this armed man looking for police officer’s child in Cape Town?
There are concerns for the safety of a police officer’s family after a troubling incident in Cape Town recently.
According to police, an armed man walked into a “local institute of learning” in the suburb of Bellville with “malicious intent”, and asked a teacher for the whereabouts of a pupil.
Additionally, unconfirmed reports claim he was wearing a school uniform at the time.
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Police officers and Saps cleaner arrested for looting washing powder
Meant to uphold law and order in the county, two police officers will soon be in the dock in Limpopo for looting.
The officer and a cleaner stationed at Modimolle were arrested after they were found with stolen goods from a truck accident on Monday, 14 July.
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‘He is no messiah’: Mbalula slams Zuma for misleading the world
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is accusing former president Jacob Zuma of abusing the South African flag and misleading the international community.
This comes after the country’s flag was used in a bilateral meeting between Zuma and the government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
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R10k just to show up: Fear of ‘Nkabane 2.0’ as ANC Youth League leaders get hospital board positions
Fresh concerns of cronyism have rocked the Gauteng health sector after the reported appointment of several ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders to hospital boards in the province.
As hospitals battle overcrowding, understaffing, corruption, low morale and fierce battles over who should get health care, those tasked with managing the crisis were allegedly not hired for their expertise or experience but because of party connections.
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