Kidnapped businessman rescued, wanted Mozambican kidnapper fatally wounded

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KEMPTON PARK - The South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has safely reunited an Indian businessman with his family following a shootout with an alleged mastermind behind the businessman’s kidnapping. The businessman was found in Alexandra in a shack shortly after midnight on Thursday, 04 September 2025. His rescue follows a shooting in which the alleged mastermind behind his kidnapping was shot and killed during confrontation with police officers near the R21 in Kempton Park on Wednesday evening. The suspect who goes by the nickname “Dollarman” is a wanted kidnapping kingpin in both SA and in Mozambique. He is on SERNIC which is Mozambique’s wanted persons database where he was a wanted for several kidnapping for ransoms cases. In SA he was also linked to at least five kidnapping for ransom cases as well as other cases of housebreaking, carjacking and possession of unlicensed firearms. From July 2021 to date more than 337 kidnappers have been arrest...

Severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours and localised flooding expected on Monday


PRETORIA - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of Yellow Level 2 weather conditions on Monday, 10 March.

According to SAWS, severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised
flooding, strong and damaging winds, excessive lightning and large amounts of small hail is expected over the central parts and escarpment of Mpumalanga, the extreme
south-eastern parts of Limpopo as well as the western parts of KwaZulu Natal.

Here's what to expect in the rest of the country:

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/30
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
JOHANNESBURG:
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Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28
VEREENIGING:
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Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29
MBOMBELA:
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Cloudy with isolated showers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26
POLOKWANE:
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Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28
MAHIKENG:
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Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29
VRYBURG:
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Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29
BLOEMFONTEIN:
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Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28
KIMBERLEY:
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Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28
UPINGTON:
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Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32
CAPE TOWN:
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Cloudy to partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate southerly becoming fresh south-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
GEORGE:
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Cloudy with light rain in the morning, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22
GQEBERHA:
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Cloudy early morning, otherwise partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/21
EAST LONDON:
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Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/22
DURBAN:
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Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and
thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/28
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
RICHARDS BAY:
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Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and
thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28
PIETERMARITZBURG:
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Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with
scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24

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