# National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is set to testify before the Madlanga Commission this week over his whistleblower complaint that triggered investigations into senior Crime Intelligence officials. Adams is expected to face questions about his Section 27 referral and allegations of corruption and misuse of secret funds. His testimony follows evidence from Investigating […]
# The African Peoples Convention is calling for the revival of industrialisation and sustainable job creation in Moretele, North West. Provincial chairperson Dikobe Lucas Mphaka said in local government election campaign statement the area can learn from Babelegi’s industrial development under the former Bophuthatswana administration. The APC proposes a Moretele Agro-Industrial and Manufacturing Park, focusing […]
# The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will launch Access to Justice Week in Kimberley as part of efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The campaign provides free legal advice and assistance at courts nationwide, focusing on women, children and vulnerable communities. Justice officials, the National Prosecuting Authority, SAPS and Legal Aid South […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions, is alarmed by planned job cuts at Media24 and eNCA, warning of a growing crisis in South Africa’s media industry. Media24 has indicated 126 jobs are at risk, while eNCA is considering 171 cuts. COSATU says the retrenchments threaten democracy, calling for alternatives to job losses. Cosatu […]
# Western Cape police are investigating three separate shooting incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha that left eleven people dead overnight. Five people were killed in Langa, three men in Khayelitsha and three people in Gugulethu, where two others were injured. No arrests have been made and the motives remain unknown. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia and senior police officials are expected to visit the Reiger Park shooting scene this afternoon. Four people, including two Anti-Gang Unit officers, were killed while responding to a shooting in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Police have mobilised specialised investigative teams to track down those responsible. Authorities are appealing to […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has honoured women making a difference in communities as South Africa marks 70 years since the historic 1956 Women’s March. More than 20-thousand women marched to the Union Buildings against apartheid pass laws imposed on Black women. Speaking at a Women’s Day celebration in Pretoria, Lesufi described the protest as […]
# The Electoral Commission in the Eastern Cape says youth voter registration has improved compared with the 2021 Local Government Elections. The IEC says more than 50-percent of young people in the province have registered, with the 16-to-21 age group recording the strongest growth. Electoral Operations deputy manager, Masindi Mohesana, attributes the increase to voter […]
# Popular Maskandi artist Scebi Dlamini, also known as Inkosi Yamagcokama, has died following a road accident in Richards Bay this morning. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma says the crash occurred at a traffic light opposite Melomed Hospital. Emergency teams treated three occupants, but Dlamini and another victim died. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding […]
