# The Institute for Security Studies’ Willem Els says last week’s two bomb blasts at Woolworths stores in Gauteng and the Free State highlight broader concerns about organised crime and extortion in South Africa. The first explosion took place at Woolworths Menlyn Park in Pretoria on Thursday, and the second less than 24-hours later at […]
# Operation Shanela Two in Limpopo resulted in the seizure of dagga worth eleven-million-rand and the arrest of three suspects in Hoedspruit. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the suspects were linked to drug trafficking. He says operational teams conducted patrols in three villages, ten farms, an airport, four banking institutions and six ATMs as part […]
# Six suspects have been arrested and a kidnapping victim rescued during a police operation in Bloemfontein in the Free State yesterday. Police acted on intelligence that led them to the location where the victim was being held. The victim was found unharmed and safely recovered. The suspects are expected to appear in court soon. […]
# The DA says the success of Cape Town’s expanding drone programme strengthens the case for devolving policing powers to capable local governments. The party’s Lisa Schickerling says the City of Cape Town will complete one-thousand drone flights by June, compared with 238 conducted by the Western Cape SAPS Air Wing during the 2024/25 financial […]
# Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, says the department is accelerating the rollout of smart ID cards through banks and digital systems. According to the South African identity verification platform VerifyNow, impersonation fraud using green ID books has increased by 400-percent year on year in South Africa, as fraudsters use artificial intelligence to exploit […]
# The GOOD Party says the recent shootings in Franschhoek in the Western Cape left residents traumatised. Three people died during a shooting incident earlier this month. The party’s Grechard Petersen calls on police to increase visible law enforcement and patrols. He says urgent intervention is needed to restore safety and prevent further shootings and […]
# The National Department of Health says it is digitising procurement systems to help curb corruption in public hospitals. Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced the reforms during a visit to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital yesterday. The move follows criticism over delays in repairing the hospital after the 2021 fire. Motsoaledi says electronic procurement will […]
# AfriForum approached the High Court in Pretoria to review the decision by minister Gayton McKenzie to change the name of Graaff-Reinet, following a Government Gazette notice listing 21 proposed place-name changes. The forum’s Alana Bailey argues the process is unconstitutional, costly, and opposed by residents. She says the move could harm tourism and deepen […]
# The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, announced plans in Parliament to introduce advisory national screen-time guidelines for children aged two to six years old. The policy aims to protect early childhood development by limiting non-educational screen exposure linked to delays in language development, cognition, and social skills. She says the department is also […]
