In case you missed it: Bus from Zimbabwe intercepted | 7 killed in M17 head-on crash | McKenzie on superfans’ trips

Gayton McKenzie, minister of Sports, Arts and Culture. Picture: Phakamisa Lensman/BackpagePix In the news today, the Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato has provided clarity on how a cross-border bus, initially cleared at the port of entry of Limpopo’s Beitbridge border post, later ended up transporting an additional 32 illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, a fatal collision on one of Gqeberha’s most notorious stretches of road has wiped out an entire carload of passengers, deepening the Eastern Cape’s grim Easter road safety toll and reigniting urgent calls for responsible driving.

The South African Weather Service forecast a Yellow Level 2 severe thunderstorm warning in effect and a mix of cold, cloudy and unsettled conditions expected across most of the country’s provinces. South Africans living in or travelling through parts of North West and the Free State should brace for a dangerous Tuesday.Read full forecast here. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way.

Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato has provided clarity on how a cross-border bus, initially cleared at the port of entry of Limpopo’s Beitbridge border post, later ended up transporting additional 32 illegal immigrants. The vehicle, en route from Zimbabwe to Cape Town, was stopped in Bloemfontein on Friday, 3 April 2026, during an operation by the Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport. Authorities discovered that, in addition to 43 passengers who had been properly processed at Beitbridge, the bus was carrying 32 foreign nationals without valid documentation. A devastating head-on collision on the M17 road between KwaZakhele and Motherwell in Gqeberha on Sunday afternoon, March 5, left seven people dead and a province in mourning.