Breaking Desk — 23 October 2026
The breaking desk: what is happening right now, with the source it came from.
Free State police probe theft of 174 DA campaign posters ahead of local elections [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Source: IOL — also carried by The Citizen · how we source
Mpumalanga principal suspended after arrest over alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old
Source: The Citizen · how we source
Hawks raid Ermelo brothel, arrest Nigerian national with ‘expired asylum documents’
Source: The Citizen · how we source
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