S. A: LIMPOPO ANTI-SMUGGLING TEAM INTERCEPTS STOLEN R900 000 TOYOTA PRADO HEADED FOR BORDER. (PHOTO).

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 Limpopo anti-smuggling team intercepts stolen R900 000 Toyota Prado headed for border A 24-year-old suspect has been arrested after police intercepted a stolen Toyota Prado VX Series valued at approximately R900 000 during an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in Limpopo. According to SAPS, members of the Provincial Tracking Team, Provincial Investigation Unit, Limpopo Tactical Response Team and Tshimollo Security acted on information about a luxury vehicle allegedly stolen in Gauteng and being transported towards the Beitbridge border. Police spotted the vehicle speeding along the R101 South in the Westernburg policing area on Thursday, 4 June 2026. The driver allegedly ignored instructions to stop, leading to a high-speed chase. The pursuit ended at the intersection of the R101 and R519 roads, where police successfully forced the vehicle to stop and arrested the suspect. Preliminary investigations revealed that the Toyota Prado had been reported stolen in Benoni on 30 ...

GHANA GRANTS CITIZENSHIP TO AMERICAN YOUTUBER ISHOWSPEED. (PHOTO).


 Ghana grants citizenship to American YouTuber IShowSpeed


Ghana has granted citizenship to US YouTuber IShowSpeed, the country's foreign minister announced, as the influencer wraps up a month-long tour of Africa.


Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa said in an X post that following "confirmation of the irrefutable ties of IShowSpeed to Ghana", his government "has approved the issuance of a Ghanaian Passport to IShowSpeed."


"Keep making our great nation Ghana, and our beloved African continent proud. Ghana celebrates you," the minister said, AFP reported.


The 21-year-old African American IShowSpeed – born in Cincinnati, Ohio as Darren Jason Watkins Jr. – is a highly followed social media influencer.


Africa's other version


He hit 50 million YouTube subscribers this month. Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million.


IShowSpeed's tour, which started on December 29, has taken him to 20 countries, showing his tens of millions of followers a different side of Africa as he visited a diamond mine in Botswana, discovered Ethiopia's rich cuisine and attended the Africa Cup of Nations football final in Morocco.


Some social media users said IShowSpeed had opened their eyes to a completely different version of Africa, far from negative TV cliches.

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