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Murder of Madlanga Commission witness sparks security concerns
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Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D, was gunned down outside his home in Brakpan on Friday night after testifying about alleged police torture. The killing has prompted a national manhunt and vows from President Cyril Ramaphosa to strengthen whistleblower protections. Authorities are investigating possible links to his testimony or anti-illegal mining efforts.
South African soldiers raided several suspected illegal mining sites in Gauteng on Wednesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa said the deployment differs from previous ones and that the SANDF is already doing a fantastic job. The deployment forms part of a broader effort to combat gangsterism and illegal mining in multiple provinces.
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Inkomstskattemyndigheter genomförde razzior på lokalerna för Bahujan Samaj Party-MLA:n Umashankar Singh i Uttar Pradesh och beslagtog ₹11 crore i kontanter tillsammans med smycken och lyxklockor. Operationen riktades mot över 30 platser kopplade till MLA:n och hans associerade efter revisionsfynd om olaglig gruvdrift. Singh, som behandlas för blodcancer, var inte direkt involverad i husrannsakanerna på grund av medicinsk isolering.