# Former accused turned key state witness in the Joslin Smith trial, Laurentia Lombaard, is seeking immunity from prosecution. Her lawyer, Eben van Tonder, urged the Western Cape High Court to exempt her from punishment, citing her testimony’s role in securing life sentences for Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn. Lombaard revealed Joslin […]
# The case against an Eldorado Park man accused of the assault, rape and murder of his four-year-old daughter has been postponed to Monday for a formal bail application. The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed the charges against him have increased to five. The mother also appeared in the Protea Magistrate’s Court. The media have been barred […]
# Provincial Home Affairs manager, Mamokubung Moroke, has confirmed major damage at the Germiston office, especially at housing administration and immigration services on the first floor. While the client service area with smart IDs and passports was spared when protestors set the building alight, water damage occurred there. Speaking to SABC News, Moroke says birth […]
# EFF Gauteng chairperson Nkululeko Dunga has condemned the setting on fire of the Germiston Home Affairs office, highlighting the city’s efforts to evict illegal occupants from municipal housing in Pharoe Park. Dunga stressed that evictions target those not paying rent, rates, or taxes, while ensuring alternative accommodation is provided. Dunga called for a quick […]
# The ANC in Ekurhuleni has strongly condemned the torching of the Germiston Home Affairs offices, calling it a criminal act instigated by disgruntled protesters being evicted. Regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi urges swift law enforcement action to bring perpetrators to justice. Dlabathi described the destruction as a violation of human rights and an attack on […]
# New research from Stellenbosch University reveals a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and residential fire incidents in Cape Town. During South Africa’s first Covid-19 alcohol ban in April 2020, residential fires dropped by 32-percent, with informal settlements seeing a 28-percent decrease. The study notes alcohol impairs judgment and raises fire risks, especially in informal […]
# ActionSA’s Lerato Ngobeni has condemned the setting on fire of Germiston’s Home Affairs office during an eviction protest in Ekurhuleni. Two arrests have been made. Ngobeni told Newzroom Afrika that the eviction of over 400 families from Pharoe Park followed proper procedures due to illegal occupation and nonpayment of rent, rates, and taxes. A […]
# A Mpumalanga wheelchair bound former Shatale Post Office branch manager, Lucia Mashego, has been ordered to repay 146-thousand-897 from her pension to SASSA beneficiaries after colluding with a teller and an accomplice to steal from them. Mashego made duplicate SASSA cards used to unlawfully withdraw 250-thousand-rand from accounts. She pleaded guilty to 60 fraud […]
# The Solidarity Movement, AfriForum, and Solidarity have withdrawn from Friday’s National Dialogue. AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel says while they support genuine dialogue, the current format has become a government-driven “monologue” serving the ANC’s agenda. Kriel insists the ANC cannot be trusted to solve crises it created hence the groups will instead hold community-led talks with […]
