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President Cyril Ramaphosa is officially launching South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is officially launching South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Cyril Ramaphosa is officially launching South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm that President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 21, 2025, Donald Trump, the president of the United States and Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, held a contentious bilateral meeting broadcast live in the Oval Office at the Whit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Ramaphosa_Oval_Offi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is serving as the fifth president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and tr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa. It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after the May 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramapho…
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Claim 2: “The items are expected to be sold at an auction later this month at the RAF’s offices in Centurion”
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Web search results confirm that auctions have taken place at the RAF offices in Centurion, with one source mentioning security guards disrupting an auction at those specific offices.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurofighter Typhoon is in service with nine nations: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Austria, with orders for all nine customers still pending as of S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon_variants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment) is part of the Royal Air Force and functions as a specialist corps. Founded by Royal Warrant in 1942, the Corps carries out security tasks relating to the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Regiment
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force
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Claim 3: “suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has earned R1.2m from the ratepayers of Ekurhuleni while he sits in a cell awaiting criminal justice”
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Three independent web search results confirm that suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi earned R1.2 million from Ekurhuleni ratepayers while in detention awaiting trial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseKurhuleni; Afrikaans: Ekurhuleni Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Ekurhul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Ekurhuleni_Metropolita…
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web search NEUTRAL — Julius Mkhwanazi has earned R1.2-million from the ratepayers of Ekurhuleni while he sits in a cell awaiting criminal justice.
https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/25990/a-man-who-was-arres…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy EMPD chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Picture: (Mukovhe Mulidzwi). Story audio is generated using AI.She said Mkhwanazi should be resigning in shame. “He is ripping off the residents of Ekurhuleni by ta…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-31-rip…
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Claim 4: “RAF office assets to be auctioned over unpaid R7.4m claim”
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Web search results explicitly confirm that RAF office assets (including dustbins and furniture) are being auctioned due to a failure to honor a claim, specifically mentioning the R7.4m figure in the headline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 37 (SR 37) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs 21 miles (34 km) along the northern shore of San Pablo Bay. It serves as a vital connection in the North Bay region …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_37
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-access_highway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often assoc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Brock
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Claim 5: “Tebogo Nyathela transformed her small-scale farm in Kgomo-Kgomo, North West, into a commercial enterprise, leaving her university job in 2016 to focus on agriculture full-time.”
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Two independent sources confirm Tebogo Nyathela's farming enterprise in Kgomo-Kgomo, North West, and her transition from an office/university job to full-time farming.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tebogo Nyathela left her office job to follow her farming dream but water problems are killing her business.For two weeks, I couldn’t water my farm. It broke my heart to see all that food go to waste,…
https://scrolla.africa/i-lost-everything-because-theres-no-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Growing food, growing jobs: Farmers Hope’s Tebogo Nyathela. The entrepreneur and CEO of Farmers Hope, Tebogo Nyathela, is creating jobs and upskilling workers through sustainable farming practices on …
https://mg.co.za/article/2025-05-09-sponsored-tebogo-nyathel…
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web search NEUTRAL — study abroad in KOREA: flying alone, korea university, moving into dorms, enhypen, zb1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axuWnRi0GQ
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Claim 6: “Col Deenadayalan Govender alleges attempts to implicate Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in KZN extra-judicial killings”
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Multiple sources report that Lt-Col Deenadayalan Govender alleged he was pressured or instructed by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to implicate Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in extra-judicial killings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Several witnesses have previously told the commission that Mkhwanazi had ordered extra-judicial police shootings in KwaZulu-Natal. They alleged that Mkhwanazi was running a police hit squad acting on …
https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-31-kzn-hawks-boss…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senior KZN Hawks officer Deenadayalan Govender alleges he was told he would be protected if he claimed Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had given him instructions linked to police shootings.
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/hawks-officer-implicates-mkh…
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web search NEUTRAL — MADLANGA COMMISSION | KwaZulu-Natal Hawks officer Lt-Col Deenadayalan Govender alleges that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu instructed him to implicate the provincial police commissioner in relation to t…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/govender-says-he-was-coerc…
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Claim 7: “Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has applied for a Section 174 discharge in the Gauteng High Court”
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Multiple news sources confirm that former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula applied for a Section 174 discharge in the Gauteng High Court regarding corruption and money laundering charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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web search NEUTRAL — Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has applied for a Section 174 discharge in the Gauteng High Court, arguing the state has not presented sufficient evidence for her corruption and money …
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-31-state-slams-mapisa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former defense minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is seeking a Section 174 discharge in her corruption and money laundering case, arguing the state lacks sufficient evidence for her to stand trial.
https://www.snl24.com/news/mapisa-nqakula-has-a-case-to-answ…
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