We agree that the Department of Home Affairs has stopped/closed the continuation of processing applications for foreigners who are asylum seekers. What about the IDs of those who already have them?
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Police Officer:
"He said Jacinta must be killed."
The Police Officer said this foreigner of Arabic origin said this to his countryrmen, whilst queueing to apply for asylum, at the Durban Refugee Centre.
DURBAN METRO POLICE SEIZE R1.6 MILLION IN COUNTERFEIT CASH
Durban Metro Police have arrested a Ugandan national after seizing counterfeit cash estimated at R1.6 million during a raid at an upmarket flat in Umhlanga Ridge on Friday, 9 October 2026.
The operation involved the Tactical Support Unit, Hawks and Counter Narcotics KZN following intelligence about suspicious activity.
The flat was allegedly being used as a brothel, while the suspect was also allegedly linked to a โBlack Dollarโ counterfeit money scheme.
Police seized the counterfeit cash, an iPhone 16, a safe and two passports with expired visas.
Fingerprint and DNA evidence was collected from safes at the scene.
The suspect faces charges including counterfeiting, contravention of the South African Reserve Bank Act, keeping a brothel and illegal immigration.
He is expected to appear in the Durban Magistratesโ Court on Monday, 12 October.
NEWS: The Police in KwaZulu-Natal have refuted claims that they are simply accompanying protesters currently marauding in the Durban CBD and allow crime to be committed in their presence.
They say what is unfolding in Durbanย is a crowd management situation and they have a responsibility to preserve lives, to protect protect property, and at the same strike a delicate balance between allowing people to exercise their constitutional right to march and enforcing the law.
Where the situation gets out of hand, they continue to use minimum legal force such as stun grenades, teargas and robber bullets. More police resources are being redeployed from various parts of the province to augment the numbers on the streets of Durban.
They added that as the marches continue, police intelligence officers are hard at work identifying persons of interests and at the appropriate time, detectives will follow up, gather evidence and effect arrests.
They stressed that they are doing their best not to engage in actions that may exacerbate the situation - KZN Tonight Podcast
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Current situation in Durban as anti-immigration protests continue, with demonstrators insisting that Home Affairsโ withdrawal of the asylum directive is not enough.
They are demanding that the Constitutional Court reverse its ruling on asylum applications and calling for stricter immigration enforcement.
BREAKING NEWS ๐จ
Ugandan National Arrested in uMhlanga with R1.6 Million in Counterfeit Cash
A 35-year-old Ugandan national has been apprehended by law enforcement authorities in uMhlanga after being caught with fake currency totalling an estimated R1.6 million.
Beyond the possession of illicit cash, authorities discovered that the suspect is currently residing in the country illegally, as his official entry visa has expired.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the counterfeit notes were not just being stored, but were actively being used as part of a criminal operation.
The suspect is alleged to have defrauded unsuspecting community members through fraudulent "quick money" enrichment schemes, using the fake bills to deceive victims.
Local police are continuing their investigations into the scope of the scam and whether any accomplices are involved.
The suspect is expected to face multiple charges, including possession of counterfeit currency, fraud, and violation of the Immigration Act.
A house that protesters allege to be a brothel operated by a foreign national has been set alight on Campbell Road in Durban. The entire house has been engulfed in flames.
Credit: Taliesha Naidoo
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