Top 10 stories of the day: Black Friday big spenders | Cricketers arrested for match fixing | ZEP deadline extended

Today’s news shows that despite consumers across all income brackets in South Africa suffering financial stress as their expenses often exceed their incomes, consumers still queued up to spend their money on Black Friday.

Meanwhile, in a bid to root out corruption in the sport, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, has arrested three former South African cricketers involved in match-fixing during the domestic T20 match of 2015/2016. Ram Slam Challenge.

In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deadline for Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs).

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Black Friday: These are the big spenders at 5 p.m

Despite consumers across all income brackets in South Africa suffering financial stress as their expenses often exceed their incomes, consumers still queued up to spend their money on Black Friday.

According to the Ozow Black Friday dashboard, one consumer has already spent R340,000 on a single transaction as of 5pm. The average transaction value at 5pm was R490.27, while the number of transactions by a single consumer using Ozow to pay was 26.

The top three transactions by amount were R834,800, with one consumer paying in 15 transactions, followed by R390,700, spent in 21 transactions and R340,000, spent in one transaction. The most transactions to date by one person was 137, followed by someone else with 91 transactions and another with 75 transactions.

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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has reviewed progress in tackling illegal mining in Stilfontein, highlighting the efforts of Operation Vala Umgodi while addressing the challenges and humanitarian concerns of communities.

Mchunu and Deputy Minister Polly Boshielo were in the Stilfontein area on Friday afternoon to collect a progress report on measures that will lead to the resurfacing of the area’s illegal miners.

More than fifty miners, including teenagers, have emerged from the shafts since Sunday.

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Former SA cricketers arrested over match-fixing scandal

In a bid to root out corruption in the sport, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, has arrested three former South African cricketers involved in match-fixing during the 2015/2015 domestic T20 Ram Slam. 2016. Challenge.

Ethy Mbhalati (43), Thami Tsolekile (44) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (40) were handcuffed on different days this month.

The arrests come after an investigation by the Hawks following allegations made by a whistleblower in October 2016.

READ MORE: Former SA cricketers arrested over match-fixing scandal

The leaders of the ANC in KZN could become Black Friday bargains for the MK party

Political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast says the MK party could once again be the biggest winner if the ANC decides to abolish the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial executive committee (PEC).

The ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) will meet the PEC at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Saturday.

While the agenda of the meeting is not clear, it is speculated that it will be about the ANC’s dismal performance in KZN in this year’s elections.

READ MORE: The leaders of the ANC in KZN could become Black Friday bargains for the MK party

The Ministry of the Interior extends the ZEP deadline by another year

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deadline for Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs).

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said this was for him to “fulfill the duty imposed on me by the Gauteng High Court to consult affected ZEP holders and all other stakeholders on the future of the current dispensation.”

Schreiber published another one-year extension until November 28, 2025 on Friday.

READ MORE: Home Affairs extends ZEP deadline by another year

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