# Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says the fraud and corruption charges against him were fabricated. The Investigating Directorate against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the case against him and his co-accused over a 191-million-rand Police Service emergency warning equipment contract, pending a review. About 65-million-rand was paid to the service provider, Instrumentation for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Presidential One Billion Trees Campaign has the potential to catalyse both small- and large-scale economic activity and job creation. The campaign, which is part of the existing National Greening Programme, aims to plant one billion trees over the next five years. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says addressing and overcoming the […]
# Die GOOD-party eis antwoorde van die Stellenbosch-munisipaliteit oor die rioolinfrastruktuur op die Solms-Delta-plaas. Volgens inwoners is dit al meer as ʼn jaar lank nie behoorlik herstel nie. Die party het ʼn amptelike vraag by die munisipale bestuurder ingedien. Woordvoerder Marius van Stade sê die infrastruktuur is beskadig toe ʼn munisipale rioolvragmotor volgens berigte daarteen […]
# Most eligible South African voters will be opting out of the November local government elections, driven by youth disillusionment, distrust and broken political promises. This is according to the Daily Maverick. Polling data from market research company Ipsos found that 47-percent of respondents felt no political party represented their views, and 38-percent had no […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê uitsetting van onwettige besetters op Transnet-grond langs die N1 is uitgestel weens ʼn laat appèlaansoek deur ʼn organisasie sonder winsbejag, Ndifuna Ukwazi. Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof het bevind die besetters het nie bewys gelewer dat uitsetting hulle dakloos sal laat nie. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, sê die […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê daar is vordering met die herstel van elektrisiteit aan gemeenskappe wat deur die Murrayfield- en Koedoespoort-substasies bedien word. Verlede week se brand by die Waltloo-substasie en ontwrigting by die Njala-toevoersubstasie het tot verskeie kabelfoute gelei. Die metro se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê spanne is besig om vyf geïdentifiseerde kabelfoute te […]
# Gauteng police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following a shooting incident on the R-21 road towards OR Tambo International Airport yesterday evening. According to unconfirmed reports, the victim is Preggy Padayachee, the uncle-in-law of former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan, who is expected to testify in camera at the […]
# Rugby: Stormers defence coach Norman Laker says he is confident the returning Springboks will slot seamlessly back into the team’s system. John Dobson’s side will look to bounce back from their defeat to Edinburgh when they face the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday. The Stormers will have an almost full complement […]
# Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid verwelkom die uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat ʼn dringende aansoek deur sakeman Morgan Maumela en trustees van die MHR Maumela Family Trust van die hand gewys het. Hulle wou keer dat ʼn Ferrari van 9,5-miljoen-rand verkoop word. Die luukse voertuig is onder die bates waarop die eenheid beslag gelê […]
