# AfriForum says ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will face criminal prosecution over remarks about an alleged child rape at Bergview College in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The National Prosecuting Authority has agreed to prosecute, and Mbalula would join EFF leader Julius Malema, who faces a similar charge. AfriForum’s Gerrie Nel told the media Mbalula’s comments falsely […]
# DA leader and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched a pledge to expand affordable housing in the city. He launched the pledge at the Salt River Market site, where 970 affordable homes are planned. The plan includes building more affordable rental homes, making more city land available, upgrading informal settlements and partnering with […]
# The City of Cape Town is offering free entry to four nature reserves over the Heritage weekend, from Thursday to Sunday. Residents can visit Blaauwberg, Helderberg, Table Bay and Tygerberg nature reserves to enjoy activities such as walking, hiking, birdwatching and picnicking. The city says the initiative aims to give residents a chance to […]
# Three minors have been arrested after a smash-and-grab in Cape Town, bringing the number of suspects arrested in such cases to at least eleven in five weeks. One of the suspects was found with the victim’s cellphone. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says crime on major highways dropped by about […]
# Presley Gerber, the son of US supermodel Cindy Crawford, model and businessman Rande Gerber, has died at the age of 27. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility, with no cause of death listed. He followed his mother and younger sister, Kaia, into modelling, working with major […]
# The FW de Klerk Foundation has distanced itself from comments by its outgoing executive director, Christo van der Rheede, about tensions between South Africa and the US. News24 reports the foundation said Van der Rheede made unauthorised statements after submitting his resignation, and it has stripped him of sole authority to speak on its […]
# Police say the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, whose body was found in Dawn Park in Boksburg last week, may be linked to a love triangle. A man and two women have been arrested and were expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court today. Deputy national police commissioner Tebello Mosikili told the media all […]
# CrisisOnCall says motorists should remain alert despite an 18-percent drop in vehicle hijackings. The latest crime statistics show that three-thousand-811 hijackings were recorded between April and June, which is about 42 a day. Gauteng accounted for nearly 58-percent of the cases. The organisation’s Ruan Vermaak advises motorists to stay alert, have a safety plan […]
# A City of Johannesburg supply chain deputy director, Jimmy Maluleke and four directors and engineers from TFM Industries will return to court on 28 October, after facing fraud, theft and money laundering charges. The case relates to a 188-million-rand tender awarded in 2016 to the company to supply 40 specialised fire and rescue trucks. […]
