# The Public Servants Association, representing over 245-thousand workers, has raised alarm over continued criticism of the NPA’s performance in high-profile cases. The PSA defends hardworking prosecutors facing dire working conditions, understaffing, and low pay. It says failure to prosecute stems from systemic under-resourcing, not incompetence. The PSA urges government investment in the NPA. It […]
# AfriForum is calling on Transport minister Barbara Creecy to issue free temporary driving licences to motorists who renew on time. The demand follows a backlog of over 730-thousand licence cards by mid-May, due to repeated printer breakdowns. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says it’s unfair for motorists to pay extra for delays caused by the department’s […]
# The DA has condemned the mass shooting in Philippi East that killed three men and injured another. DA Western Cape spokesperson, Thomas Walters says the police stations are understaffed and under-resourced, risking community safety. Walters calls for a detailed police action plan to combat violent crime with clear timelines. He also demand the police […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn charges against former G4S employee, Motanyane John Masukela, in the Thabo Bester prison escape case. Masukela, on duty during Bester’s alleged fake death, appeared in the Bloemfontein High Court with eight co-accused for a pre-trial conference. In October 2023, charges against three G4S personnel were withdrawn. Prosecutor Amanda […]
# The Western Cape High Court has sentenced Fast Guns gang members Carlo Hofmeester and Chadwin Isaacs to life imprisonment for the 2019 murder of five-year-old Valentino Grootetjie in Lavender Hill, Cape town. The duo were also convicted on multiple attempted murders. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Eric Ntabazalila says Judge Melanie Holderness ruled the men […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Sipho Duma has revised the death toll in this morning’s crash between a bus and a truck at Vryheid from 12 to ten following a detailed inspection of the scene, hospitals, and mortuaries. Three women and seven men died, and over 30 other people sustained injuries. The two drivers survived. Duma […]
# The DA in Gauteng has appealed the Health Department’s refusal to release documents linked to the Funeral Undertakers Bill and three-million-rand spent on its development in 2012/2013. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin says the public deserves to know how their money was used. Hicklin argues the secrecy around the bill shields potential corruption. She warned […]
# The South African Defence Force says weapons and equipment used by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being returned. This follows the phased withdrawal after a ceasefire in the war-torn eastern DRC. SANDF’s Siphiwe Sangweni says the process is ongoing with around 80-percent of the equipment being moved from Goma to a […]
# The North West Agriculture Department has confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in JB Marks and Madibeng Municipality in the Doctor Kenneth Kaunda District. Infected animals were traced to farms now under quarantine, with tests confirming serotype 2 and serotype 3 strains. Linked farms, including those connected to Gauteng, are also under precautionary lockdown. Over […]
