# The D449 near Tshedza Ha-Mailula in Limpopo has been temporarily closed following a three-vehicle collision. The provincial department of Transport and Community Safety spokesperson Mashudu Mabata says law enforcement and emergency teams are managing the scene. Motorists are urged to use alternative routes. She calls on motorists to be vigilant, drive with extreme caution […]
# Die Departement van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se magtiging van ‘n ondersoek deur die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid na die toekenning van ‘n padonderhoudsprojek in Noordwes. Die ondersoek sluit die P152-pad vanaf Setlagole en die P34-pad in Delareyville in. Die departement sê hy sal ten volle saamwerk en het reeds die nodige […]
# Gauteng has recorded a 96.34-percent decline in new foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, with cases dropping from 166 to six between October last year and last month. Over 542-thousand animals were vaccinated, with 94-percent of cattle outside feedlots receiving initial vaccinations. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s spokesperson, Danisile Sathekge, says 176 of 308 […]
# Lawyers for former Crime Intelligence deputy head major-general Feroz Khan have hinted at challenging his dismissal, calling the process irregular and procedurally unfair. Khan was fired after failing to attend an internal disciplinary hearing while facing serious allegations. His bid to halt the dismissal was dismissed by the Labour Court this week. His lawyers […]
# The African Transformation Movement’s legal representative, Kessler Perumalsamy, has argued president Cyril Ramaphosa gave then Presidential Protection Unit’s head, Wally Rhoode, an unlawful instruction during the Phala Phala farm theft investigation. He told the Western Cape High Court Parliament’s independent panel probing the case considered both incriminating and exculpatory evidence before finding sufficient evidence […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on the City of Cape Town to scrap its proposed 120-million-rand N2 wall and redirect the money to fighting violent crime. BOSA says 869 people were murdered in Cape Town between April and June, equivalent to one murder every two-and-a-half hours. The party says the funds could instead […]
# The Western Cape Education Department is warning teachers about a scam offering fake teaching posts in exchange for money. Scammers use WhatsApp messages impersonating school principals or district officials, promising permanent positions and requesting an approximately two-thousand-800-rand authorisation fee. The WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says legitimate appointments never require payment emphasising that permanent posts […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has been admitted as a “friend of the court” in a Supreme Court of Appeal case concerning the export of horn from captive-bred rhinos. The case could have wider implications for protected species and captive-bred specimens. The NSPCA argues overall animal welfare must be considered and prioritised when authorities […]
# Survivors and descendants of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre have filed a landmark case in the High Court in Pretoria against the government. Supported by Lawyers for Human Rights and Leigh Day, they want the court to overturn the 1961 Indemnity Act, which protected apartheid officials from liability. The families seek compensation and possible criminal […]
