# Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has announced the establishment of a Police Advisory Panel to help drive policing reforms. Former South African Revenue Service Commissioner Edward Kieswetter will chair the panel, with Public Service Commission deputy chairperson Zukiswa Mqolombo serving as deputy chair. Cachalia says the panel will advise on the police reset agenda […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says crime patterns across South Africa continue to show major regional differences, despite an overall decline in murders. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape still account for more than 80-percent of murders nationwide. The Eastern Cape has the highest murder rate at 14.3 murders per 100-thousand people, […]
# Ministers van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap vergader by Skukuza in die Krugerwildtuin, Mpumalanga, om verskeie kwessies te bespreek, insluitend migrasie, wêreldwye konflikte, handelsonsekerheid en verskuiwende ekonomiese alliansies. Dit volg ná ‘n besluit in Maart deur die SAOG se Raad van Ministers om wêreldwye geopolitieke verwikkelings en die uitwerking daarvan op die streek te beoordeel. Die […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says South Africa’s latest fourth-quarter crime statistics show progress in reducing violent crime, despite challenges linked to organised criminality. National contact crimes declined by 4.6-percent, with seven-thousand-405 fewer cases reported compared to the same period last year. Murder cases also dropped by 9.5-percent, from five-thousand-727 to five-thousand-181 cases. He […]
# Soccer: Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola will step down after a remarkable ten-year period at the English club. The Spanish coach, who joined City in 2016, leaves as its most successful manager with 20 major trophies. Guardiola says it is simply the right time to move on. He will remain involved with City as […]
# The African Union and India have postponed the India-Africa Forum Summit due to the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health officials say the outbreak has spread to an area controlled by M23 rebels in South Kivu province. The World Health Organisation says more than 139 deaths and 600 suspected […]
# ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, will formally approach the Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo, following mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza alleged failure to table a report on City Manager Kagiso Lerutla. Lerutla was arrested in April on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. Khumalo’s spokesperson, Tumelo Tshabalala, […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has appointed MEC for Agriculture, Rural and Economic Development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, as acting premier. Ramokgopa will serve in the role until Monday, while Lesufi is out of the province. The appointment is in line with the Constitution. The Gauteng government says Ramokgopa will assume all responsibilities, powers and duties of […]
# The Department of Home Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal says only two out of 457 migrants processed in Durban were found to be in the country illegally. The group had been moved to a shelter after seeking protection from anti-migrant groups. KZN Home Affairs manager Cyril Mncwabe says one person was found with a fraudulent permit, […]
