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Gauteng police have arrested a 37-year-old woman and her alleged accomplice for allegedly staging her kidnapping to extort R40 000 from her cousin in Kwa-Thema, east of Johannesburg. Police say the suspects were arrested on Tuesday following investigations by Kwa-Thema detectives, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and Crime Intelligence. The woman was found alive on October 10, with injuries to her hands, after the kidnapping was reported on October 8. Both suspects are expected to appear in court on charges of extortion, defeating the ends of justice and staging a crime scene. Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has more

With just under a month to go before South Africans head to the polls for the 2026 Local Government Elections, we take a closer look at the voting process and the ballots voters can expect at the voting station on Election Day. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Manager of Electoral Registrations and Liaison at the Electoral Commission of South Africa IEC, Kgosietsile Tshoke

This Wednesday, SAfm anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to ABSA's Investment Analyst Motheo Maphosa, for the latest market update.

An educator at a school in Soweto, has been placed on precautionary suspension following allegations of sexual assault involving a Grade Four learner. Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says the learner and her family will receive psychosocial support as departmental disciplinary processes and police investigations continue. Yesterday, angry Zola residents protested outside the call, calling for justice for the child. Amid renewed concerns about the safety and protection of children in schools, Maile has urged the school community to remain calm and allow due process to take its course Sakina Kamwendo spoke Gauteng Education spokesperson Onwabile.Lubhelwana

Madlanga Commission evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson has argued that the Commission does not have the power to declassify documents relating to Dr Ntandazo Sifolo's evidence. Sifolo is the Acting Coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee. The evidence leaders have applied for his testimony to be heard in camera, a move opposed by three media organisations: amaBhungane, News24 and Daily Maverick. Representing the media organisations, Advocate Ben Winks argued that the Commission has the power to decide whether evidence can be heard publicly, despite its classification.