President Cyril Ramaphosa tabled the budget vote for the presidency on Thursday.

EFF MPs did not let the opportunity to heckle the president regarding allegations of money laundering and corruption at his Limpopo farm slide.

The government's National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints), which co-ordinates law enforcement operations, says it will curb any criminality if Friday's rumoured national shutdown goes ahead.

This comes as unsigned messages and posters are circulating on social media platforms calling for a shutdown, partly in protest against the high fuel price.

Deputy President David Mabuza appeared before the National Assembly on Thursday to answer questions from MPs on a variety of topics including the recent devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, and the ongoing problems facing Eskom. Mabuza was asked about the robbery on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm in Limpopo and his ability to fulfil his duties.

Now two days since the South African government confirmed that law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta and SA’s political parties, while welcoming the arrests, point to the suspicious timing of the news.

EFF leader Julius Malema wants to prove President Cyril Ramaphosa is not the person he claims to be — and says the integrity of the nation is at stake.

This after former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser revealed a burglary that allegedly took place at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2020.

Malema wants Ramaphosa to step aside to allow investigation and prosecution free from intimidation

In a shocking moment before the EFF’s press conference on Tuesday, a CCTV video was shown purporting to be of the burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala home in Limpopo.

When asked where the alleged CCTV video came from, EFF leader Julius Malema said he was unable to share his source. Malema claimed he had put efforts into verifying the video before making it public. The video shows two men sneaking around a house, moving cameras as they navigate their way towards the entrance. The men are then seen searching inside the home.

Ramaphosa said he was attending an AU summit in Addis Ababa at the time of the robbery. During the press conference Malema

urged Ramaphosa to step aside as president of the country and ANC while investigations are under way.

The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has distanced itself from having any involvement in the planning of a national shutdown on Friday, despite circulation of the news about possible interruptions this week.

According to Santaco's chief strategic manager Bafana Magagula they are not planning on a national shutdown in the near future.

The state capture-accused Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh, have been arrested in Dubai.

Two sources from different government departments and a source close to the investigations confirmed to TimesLIVE that the Gupta brothers were arrested.

The lack of psychosocial support in SA schools is one of many challenges faced by children, one that has often been neglected and is now worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to NPO Equal Education’s head of organising, Nontsikelelo Dlulani, one can't divorce addressing other challenges faced by children without addressing psychosocial support.

The number of child abductions and killings in the country is appalling. Innovator Ntombizodwa Kepeyi has designed a tracker with features that could be key in solving missing children cases.

Missing Children SA’s Bianca van Aswegen, says the number of children going missing in the country is shocking. Activists say the systems are not working and are failing children.