# The DA has welcomed the announcement by Home Affairs minister, Leon Schreiber, that the Border Management Authority will be adopting advanced drone technology and body cameras to secure South Africa’s border and tackle corruption. The DA’s Teboho Sekaledi says the drones will ensure the authority’s capacity shortfall is covered through the use of modern […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority in Mpumalanga is calling on communities to unite in condemning gender-based violence and femicide, to report incidents of abuse, and to support efforts that seek to eliminate violence against women and children. The NPA’s spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa says yesterday, the High Court convicted and sentenced Gilbert Voyiya from Klarinet extension […]
# FNB senior economist, Thanda Sithole says manufacturing output declined by 3.2-percent year-on-year in February, matching the contraction recorded in January, though slightly revised from an initial estimate of a 3.3-percent decline. Seasonally adjusted manufacturing output grew by 0.3-percent month-on-month. Sithole says over the three months to February, output contracted by 2.3-percent, indicating a potential drag on overall gross domestic […]
# The Public Servants Association warns that the continued erosion of public confidence in law enforcement institutions caused by alleged political sabotage will have disastrous implications for governance, accountability, and service delivery. The association’s Claude Naiker says the accusation alleging that the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, shielded a drug-dealing prison official has been publicly exposed as […]
# The Azanian People’s Organisation says the scourge of child rape in South Africa lays bare the systemic neglect and structural violence endured against the most vulnerable. It is calling for government to implement more sustainable measures to protect women and children. AZAPO’s spokesperson, Jabu Rakwena, says South Africans must confront this crisis not only as a […]
# ActionSA Women’s Forum Gauteng says it is appalled by yet another alleged rape of a minor, this time an 11-year-old child at Majazana informal settlement in Johannesburg. The child is currently in hospital being treated for multiple sexually transmitted diseases. ActionSA’s, Modi Mashaba, says they stand firm in the belief that raising a child […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has expressed outrage at the National Department of Transport’s ongoing failure to rectify the challenge around the country’s only driver’s licence card printing machine. The machine based in Pretoria has stopped working again. The DA’s, Nomafrench Mbombo, says Driving Licence Testing Centres across the country have since January not […]
# The DA in Emfuleni is demanding a comprehensive investigation into the death of resident Dimakatso Mofokeng. She allegedly had to endure raw sewage flooding her home up until her death. The DA’s, Dady Mollo, says Mofokeng was also allegedly extorted by Municipal Workers, who demanded a bribe, to resolve the sewage crisis she found […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police will be launching its Easter period operations in Hammanskraal today. The focus of the operations will be on decreasing road accidents, fatalities, injuries and road traffic offences over the Easter period. Key focus routes include the N1, N4 and R21. Mayor Nasiphi Moya will be leading the launch and will also unveil TMPD’s new […]
