JUST as Mzansi was still reeling from the Joburg CBD fire which claimed the lives of more than 70 people, Gauteng police made a massive bust on Friday, 1 September.
Gauteng police, along with Home Affairs immigration officers, arrested 100 undocumented foreign nationals at a house in Primrose, Joburg. The youngest among those who were arrested was 10 years old.
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed the arrests and added that the foreign nationals could have been trafficked.
He indicated that the alleged kingpin was believed to be a 39-year-old Ethiopian national who has refugee status in Mzansi.
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In other leading news, the death toll in the Joburg building fire has now risen to 77.
On Thursday, 31 August, a fire gutted a five-storey building in the Joburg CBD. Among those killed in the fire were 12 children and more than 62 people were burnt beyond recognition.
The Usindiso Building, which was meant to house abused women and children, was allegedly hijacked.
Bereaved families gathered at Diepkloof Mortuary in Soweto on Saturday, 2 September and Sunday, 3 September in the hope of identifying their loved ones.
On Saturday, 2 September, families, friends and pupils gathered in Mofolo South, Soweto to pay their final respects to Siphiwe Moloi.
The 11-year-old died on Sunday, 27 August after he fell into a Joburg Water contractor's site when he tried to fetch a soccer ball which had fallen into the water-filled hole.
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In lighter news, Soweto residents were treated to mouthwatering delights at the sixth annual Soweto Kota Festival.
The yummy weekend was accompanied by warm weather with the festival being hosted at Elkah Cricket Oval in Rockville, Soweto from Saturday, 2 September to Sunday, 3 September.
The two-day event celebrated Mzansi's most loved kasi food - the kota.
Onto politics news, the ANC held its manifesto review in Soweto on Sunday, 2 September.
President Cyril Ramaphosa unpacked the journey of valuable lessons learnt as they implemented the 2019 ANC manifesto over the past four years.
He said the ANC will never retreat from the struggle for the fundamental transformation of South Africa to achieve full emancipation and free the potential of each person.
Ramaphosa also joined the families of police officers and reservists at the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) Commemoration Day, which honoured officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Onto your BRICS news, Ramaphosa revealed that an independent investigation into the docking of the Lady R vessel at the Simon's Town Naval Base in the Western Cape has found no evidence to support allegations that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia during the current Ukraine-Russia conflict.
This was revealed by the president during an address to the nation on Sunday night, 3 September.
