[Scrolla] Journalists from News24 checked the new immigration document and found that 102 out of 148 references are completely fake. Two independent law firms will run the disciplinary hearings and check every policy document the department wrote since November 2022.

[Scrolla] The president shared the news on Thursday during a meeting with mayors and premiers at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni. With less than 190 days left until the big vote, South Africans will decide who runs councils across the country.

[Scrolla] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the government will keep the R3 relief for petrol in May to block big increases. The government is dropping the diesel levy to zero to protect drivers from a massive wholesale price jump next month.

[Scrolla] South Africa has more than 21-million young people under 35 years old, and most of them refuse to vote today. The Independent Electoral Commission hopes its new online registration system will encourage more young people to join the upcoming elections.

[Scrolla] President Cyril Ramaphosa places police chief Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension after court charges linked to a R360 million tender case. Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane takes over as acting police commissioner while Masemola prepares to return to court with co accused in May.