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RECORDED | Ramaphosa hosts Mnangagwa for Bi-National Commission

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 205 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE
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What to know about RECORDED

President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa for a Bi-National Commission on Friday.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa for a Bi-National Commission on Friday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Transport minister orders probe into his company’s links with the national roads agency”
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The claim states the Transport Minister ordered a probe into 'his company'. However, the evidence explicitly states Transport Minister Barbara Creecy ordered a probe into the 'Moriel Infrastructure Group' (a contractor), not her own company.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of transport is a minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Transport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Transport_(South_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is a South African state-owned enterprise responsible for most passenger rail services in the country. It reports to the Department of Transport, head…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Rail_Agency_of_South…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga (née Gcaba; born 9 November 1958) is a South African politician who is serving as the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities since 2024, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindisiwe_Chikunga
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Claim 2: “Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama to surrender to police after he was filmed threatening to shoot women at a Sandton restaurant”
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While the event (Lawrence Mudzinganyama threatening women at a Sandton restaurant) is corroborated, the evidence shows that Police Minister Firoz Cachalia called for probes into his immigration status, not Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga. Evidence for Minister Chikunga only mentions her inaugurating a Women's Month event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zim businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama issued a public apology after threatening to murder a group of women at Sandton’s Vlamo restuarant.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/vlamo-video-zim-bu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Man arrested as police minister joins calls for probes.Police minister Firoz Cachalia has urged home affairs to look into the immigration status of Zimbabwe businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/is-abusive-zim-businessman-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — MINISTER CHIKUNGA WILL INAUGURATE WOMEN'S MONTH 2026 THROUGH THE EMPOWERHER MARKET TRADE FAIR IN KWAZULU-NATAL Pretoria: The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Di…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz7T9RAnMCc
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Claim 3: “Three suspects have been brought in for questioning, and seven of the victims have been tent”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of sports results from Flashscore (table tennis, tennis, football) and contains no information regarding suspects or victims in the Ekurhuleni investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Help: Table tennis results service on Flashscore.com offers table tennis results for several national and international competitions, providing also tournament fixtures and draws.Our service with tabl…
https://www.flashscore.com/table-tennis/
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web search NEUTRAL — Tennis live scores page on Flashscore.com offers all the latest tennis results from ATP, WTA US Open 2026 and more than 5000+ tennis competitions all around the world including Australian Open, French…
https://www.flashscore.com/tennis/
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web search NEUTRAL — Football live scores page on Flashscore.com offers all the latest football results from more than 1000+ football leagues all around the world including EPL, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions…
https://www.flashscore.com/
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Claim 4: “Police have intensified their investigation into the deaths of nine women in Ekurhuleni, appointing senior officers and allocating additional detective resources.”
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Multiple sources confirm the discovery of nine women's bodies in Ekurhuleni and the appointment of a multidisciplinary team of detectives, intelligence officers, and forensic experts to investigate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police have assembled a multidisciplinary team of detectives, intelligence officers, forensic experts and other specialists to investigate the deaths and establish whether there are links between the …
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2026-09-17-ninth-woma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police have found the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months and are investigating whether the killings are linked. Most of the victims were in their 20s an…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09-19/after-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The police have established a multidisciplinary team to investigate the deaths, involving detectives, forensic experts, intelligence officers, tracking resources, K9 units and investigative psychology…
https://www.snl24.com/news/murders-wont-stop-them-running-fo…
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Claim 5: “President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa for a Bi-National Commission on Friday.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Fourth Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international presidential trips made by Cyril Ramaphosa while President. Ramaphosa assumed the office of president on 15 February 2018 and made his first international trip as the P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary, politician, and dictator who led Zimbabwe from 1980 until 2017. He served as the country's first Prime Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tshepo Motsepe (born 17 June 1953) is a South African physician and businesswoman. She is the First Lady of South Africa, as the wife of Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa. She is the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tshepo_Motsepe
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