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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 253034-pearl-thusi-faces-r15m-sars-tax-demand-disputes-amount-grossly-incorrect

Pearl Thusi responds to nearly R15m SARS tax demand

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (307+ words) SARS has come knocking on Pearl Thusi's door with a hefty bill. The revenue service issued a formal demand to the actress for close to R15 million in unpaid tax, interest and penalties, and the clock is ticking for her to…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253024-african-country-perfect-bloemfontein-actress-represents-sa-ghana-monologue-challenge

"A beautiful country": Bloemfontein actress defends SA in Ghana

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (228+ words) Bloemfontein actress Melane Hamman stood before a boardroom of African delegates in Accra, Ghana, and delivered a heartfelt defence of South Africa. The speech, shared on 8 September 2026, was part of the Africa Monologue Challenge (AMC) Season 3, where contestants were asked…...

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briefly.co.za > people > women > 253059-from-domestic-worker-r50m-business-lindiwe-shibambos-maid4u-journey

Former domestic worker Lindiwe Shibambo builds Maid4U into R50 million business

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (247+ words) Lindiwe Shibambo knows the household services sector from the inside. She worked as a domestic worker herself, and what she experienced — unclear expectations, no contracts, and no formal training — became the blueprint for everything she set out to change. In…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253057-saps-seizes-r9-million-counterfeit-goods-marabastad-raid-gauteng

SAPS Seizes R9 Million in Counterfeit Goods During Marabastad Raid in Gauteng

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (245+ words) GAUTENG — The South African Police Service executed a large-scale anti-counterfeiting operation in Marabastad on Thursday, 10 September 2026, resulting in the confiscation of fake goods valued at more than R9 million. The operation was led by the SAPS National Illicit Goods Unit, with…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253039-4-men-pull-passengers-trapped-overturned-cape-town-ambulance

4 men rush to rescue people in overturned Cape Town ambulance

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (309+ words) Briefly News - A dashcam and bystander footage captured a dramatic ambulance accident on a Cape Town highway on 12 September 2026 - Four men who were passing by stopped and rushed to help people trapped inside the overturned ambulance - The video sparked a…...

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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 253028-connie-ferguson-seeks-eviction-couple-r59m-ruimsig-property-r549k-debt

Connie Ferguson’s R5.9m property dispute escalates as actress approaches court

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (480+ words) Actress and businesswoman Connie Ferguson has taken legal action to remove a couple from a luxury Gauteng property, with court papers revealing a collapsed sale deal and mounting unpaid costs at the centre of the dispute. Ferguson's company, Connie Ferguson…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 253026-victoria-west-teen-lee-jandra-sabbat-dies-car-crash

"Beautiful soul": SA mourns Grade 10 learner after fatal accident

13+ hour, 18+ min ago   (110+ words) A 16-year-old girl from Victoria West in the Northern Cape lost her life on 12 September 2026. Lee Jandra Sabbat, affectionately known as "Meitjie," was a Grade 10 learner who had been sent by her grandmother to a nearby shop shortly before the…...

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briefly.co.za > politics > 252824-sa-government-lacks-updated-data-land-owned-by-foreign-nationals-minister-admit

"No recent statistical assessments exist": Nyhontso faces land audit heat

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (263+ words) PARLIAMENT — South African authorities are developing statutory measures to regulate non-citizen property holdings while depending on state records compiled almost ten years ago. The response came almost a month after the South African Reserve Bank updated its balance of payments…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252812-viral-video-residents-looting-liquor-truck-mfuleni-sparks-outrage-south-africa

Liquor truck looting: South Africans outraged by viral video in Mfuleni

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (278+ words) WESTERN CAPE - A video showing crowds scrambling to loot an alcohol truck in Mfuleni, Cape Town, has gone viral on social media, sparking heated debate about lawlessness and looting in South Africa. The footage, which has gone viral on X,…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 252801-sa-man-shares-journey-a-shoprite-employee-a-global-model

"You did that": Nkosi's journey from Spar shelves to global billboards inspires

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (205+ words) Nkosi Nsumbu used to stack shelves at Spar. Today, his face appears on billboards in international spaces and on the covers of magazines. The South African model, runner and actor posted a video on 10 August 2026 that showed just how far…...