# Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, is calling for tougher action against unlicensed liquor outlets, as alcohol is a major driver of violent crime nationwide. Briefing the media on the latest crime statistics between April and June, Cachalia said violence often occurs at night and over weekends, particularly around liquor outlets. He added stronger enforcement […]
# The MK Party says the Special Investigating Unit’s findings on the Nkandla upgrades to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal raise questions about who should be held responsible for the costs linked to the project. The party’s secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo says the SIU’s finding that the architect involved should pay 156-million-rand to […]
# The MK Party has stepped up preparations for the 4 November local government elections, with the launch of its ‘Let Us Return to the People’, campaign. According to the party, more than 300-thousand new members have been signed up since June. MK’s Sibonelo Nomvalo told the media the party has set up an election […]
# The minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation is working through South Africa’s diplomatic missions in China to help locate six South Africans reported missing in Nepal. The six, believed to be from KwaZulu-Natal, have been unreachable since deadly flash floods struck the Bhote Koshi River area […]
# The MK Party has endorsed mayoral candidates for six metropolitan municipalities ahead of the local government elections on 4 November. The candidates are former DA mayor Bongani Baloyi for Johannesburg, Thulani Shongwe for Ekurhuleni, Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi for eThekwini, Mapaseka Mothibi for Mangaung, Mzwandile Vaaiboom for Buffalo City and Mvuleni Map for Nelson Mandela Bay. […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, says law enforcement agencies will work to ensure a safe and secure environment ahead of the local government elections on 4 November. Cachalia told the media political violence, including attacks on councillors and other political representatives, threatens democratic participation. He said police will investigate such cases and work with […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, says attacks on police officials are attacks on the rule of law and the authority of the democratic state. This follows the recent killings of police members in Reiger Park, Gauteng, and Knysna in the Western Cape. Cachalia briefed the media on the crime statistics for April to June […]
# Acting minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, announced a decline in several serious crimes between April and June, including murder, carjacking, residential and business robberies, and cash-in-transit heists. He however told the media crimes affecting women, children and other vulnerable groups remain a concern. Cachalia also identified alcohol as a major driver of violent crime, […]
# Fuel price shocks await South African motorists next week. Central Energy Fund data shows 95-octane petrol’s price could increase by more than one-rand a litre, while 93-octane petrol price may rise by 93-cents. Diesel prices are expected to increase by almost three-rand a litre, while the price of illuminating paraffin could go up by […]
