Heidelberg Correctional Facility raided by EST and SAPS

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GAUTENG - On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU), under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Arends, conducted a search operation at the Heidelberg Correctional Facility. This initiative was executed in collaboration with facility management, including the Communications Department, the Emergency Support Team (EST), and various units of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The operation involved the search of over 100 inmates, resulting in the confiscation of numerous illegal items, including cellphones, chargers, earphones, a laptop, cash, dagga, tattoo machines, and various grocery items. On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the #AGU returned to the Boksburg Correctional Facility for another search of approximately 150 inmates, resulting in the seizure of contraband such as multiple cellphones, a mini hi-fi, chargers, a knife, various grocery items, dagga, and cash. Further charges were imposed on the inmates found in possession of these contraband items. Lt ...
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New Year message by President Cyril Ramaphosa

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"As we embark on a new year, I call on each and every South Africa to be part of the journey towards a better future for all.

"I wish you all a peaceful and prosperous New Year. May God bless South Africa and protect her people. " - Ramaphosa


Full message below:

My Fellow South Africans,

As we prepare to enter the new year, we look back on 2024 as a year
of change and progress.

We marked 30 years since becoming a free and democratic nation on the 27th of April 1994.

We celebrated the progress made in building a society founded on the ideals of freedom, equality and human rights.

On the 29th of May 2024, We held our seventh democratic elections, peacefully and freely.

As the people of South Africa voted for the representatives of their choice, they gave voice to their concerns, aspirations and expectations.

Our people, through their votes, called on political parties to put their differences aside and to work together to put our country first.

As elected public representatives and acting on the outcomes of the elections that gave no single party an outright majority to govern South Africa on its own, we heeded the clear message from our people.

We established a Government of National Unity, bringing together parties from across the political spectrum.

This Government of National Unity, made up of 10 political parties, committed through the Statement of Intent it adopted to grow an inclusive economy and create jobs.

The GNU has committed itself to reduce poverty and lower the cost of living.

The parties are all working to strengthen the capacity of the state to deliver services to our people.

The outcomes of the May 2024 elections and establishment of the Government of National Unity have enabled South Africa to enter a new era that holds great promise.

Our economy is slowly but steadily improving.

More South Africans are finding jobs.

Inflation has been falling, making essential goods more affordable for households.

In 2024, South Africa achieved its first primary budget surplus in 15 years.

Public sector investment has risen for another straight year.

There is increased investment in roads, rail, public housing, energy and water and sanitation infrastructure.

Business confidence to enhance investments is on the rise.

International investor sentiment towards South Africa has improved, with more companies seeking to invest or expand their presence in our economy.

As this happens more jobs will be created, more livelihoods supported and more local businesses sustained.

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