# Johannesburg Metro Police officer, Raymond Nkosinathi Mzizi, was sentenced to six-years in prison after he was convicted on three counts of culpable homicide. Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesperson, Lizzy Suping, says in 2018 Mzizi was involved in a crash on the Golden Highway with a car and minibus taxi. The driver of the car’s […]
# The South African National Taxi Council in the Western Cape is hosting a Taxi Peace Summit to tackle persistent challenges in the industry. Chairperson Mandla Hermanus says discussions focus on formalising the sector, ending violence, and improving public transport. Hermanus highlighted root causes include regulatory failures, criminal infiltration, and internal mismanagement. He emphasised that […]
# Tshwane mayoral committee member for Health, Tshegofatso Mashabela, is calling on communities to support exclusive breastfeeding as part of World Breastfeeding Week. She says this year’s theme, ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems,’ underscores the need for collective support. Mashabela highlights breastfeeding’s role in improving child survival and maternal health, encouraging mothers to breastfeed […]
# The DA is demanding an urgent forensic investigation into the Alexandra K206 housing project, citing corruption, poor administration, and illegal invasions. DA Gauteng Human Settlements spokesperson, Mervyn Cirota, says the six-thousand-unit project has failed its intended beneficiaries, with title deed delays and unit hijackings reported. He alleged that residents have turned to the Housing […]
# Ten police officers have been arrested for theft and corruption linked to a June operation at Edenvale Police Station. According to SABC News, the group includes six officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and four from the Tsakane Police Station. They allegedly raided shops during an operation but failed to book in confiscated […]
# National Police commissioner, Fannie Masemola, is today leading a high-level delegation in Maseru, Lesotho, under the National Joint Operation and intelligence Structure to meet the Lesotho Mounted Police Service delegation led by Borotho Matsoso. The meeting addresses allegations of illegal Basotho military training camps in South Africa. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says both chiefs […]
# The Electricity and Energy Department will launch a legacy project under the G20 Clean Cooking Outcome to boost investment in clean cooking. Deputy minister Samantha Graham-Maré stressed the initiative supports the Just Energy Transition. The International Energy Agency reports over 500-thousand annual deaths in Africa from toxic household air pollution, as most African families […]
# Parliament’s Select Committee on Public Infrastructure has called for further reform in South Africa’s infrastructure delivery systems. This stance follows the precautionary suspension of Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka after a PricewaterhouseCoopers forensic report found she failed to act on red flags in an 836-million-rand oxygen plant tender. Chairperson Rikus Badenhorst called it a clear […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says Johannesburg’s collapse stems from political instability and poor leadership choices over the past seven years. Speaking to SABC News, Lesufi noted the city’s declining revenue base, worsened by unemployment and businesses moving off the grid. Lesufi says municipalities must deliver basic services like water and electricity. He called for […]
