# UK Justice Secretary David Lammy has confirmed that three prisoners who were wrongly released from prisons in England and Wales remain on the run. Of the three confirmed cases, two were released in August and December last year and a third in June this year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that a […]
# The Ekurhuleni Municipality says it is launching an independent internal investigation into new allegations of wrongdoing within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. This comes after suspending its deputy metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, amid allegations linking him to alleged criminal Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and irregular activities within the department. City Manager Kagiso Lerutla says […]
# National Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Shamila Batohi, says they will do everything possible to extradite the Guptas to South Africa. The National Prosecuting Authority’s extradition request to the United Arab Emirates for brothers Atul and Rajesh Gupta was rejected in April 2023. They are wanted for charges including fraud and money laundering related […]
# The ANC has granted suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s request to temporarily step away from his duties on the party’s national executive committee and national working committee. He had previously requested to be excused from his political duties, but the ANC declined. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused Mchunu of being involved with […]
# Die Departement van Vroue, Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede het sy oproep herhaal vir groter insluiting van mense met gestremdhede in alle sektore van die samelewing. November is die maand vir bewustheid van die regte van gestremdes in Suid-Afrika, ten einde bewustheid te verhoog en gestremdes se insluiting en regte te bevorder. Die departement […]
# Die Soil of Africa-beweging het die gebrek aan optrede deur wetstoepassing, die nalatigheid van die Stad Tshwane, en die stilswye van politieke leierskap veroordeel, te midde van toenemende geweld teen vroue in Mamelodi. Die voorsitter van die beweging, Bongani Ramontja, sê ‘n jong vrou in Mamelodi-Oos-uitbreiding 16 is onlangs deur ‘n man van dieselfde […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, het Mugwena Maluleke aangestel as waarnemende raadsvoorsitter van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente. Hy dien tans as adjunkpresident van Onderwys Internasionaal en as Sadou se hoofsekretaris. Die departement se woordvoerder, Matshepo Seedat, sê Maluleke se aanstelling verseker kontinuïteit en bestendigheid terwyl die minister voortgaan […]
# Seventeen South Africans who are stuck in the war-torn region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine were reportedly sent to Russia by Jacob Zuma’s MK Party. Last week, government received distress calls from the men, who had been lured to join mercenary forces under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts. According to News24, the men […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-slot Lood de Jager verskyn vandag voor ‘n dissiplinêre paneel na sy omstrede permanente rooikaart teen Frankryk verlede naweek. Hy is net voor rustyd afgestuur nadat sy skouer die Franse heelagter Thomas Ramos se kop getref het, maar die Bokke het steeds ‘n oortuigende oorwinning van 32-17 behaal. Sommige kenners meen dit […]
