# A Tshwane Metro Police Department drunk driving operation in Sunnyside over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 16 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances. The operation formed part of ongoing efforts to promote road safety and ensure driver fitness across the metro. TMPD says driving under the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the metro’s Economic Growth Advisory Committee’s proposed 3.9-percent growth target is unrealistic and unachievable. The party’s Grandi Theunissen says they are advocating for practical investment incentives and creating a business-friendly environment that genuinely stimulates private sector-driven growth, instead of unattainable targets. He says the FF Plus proposes […]
# The DA rejects Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald’s attempt to shift blame to the Western Cape Department of Social Development, for the disappearance of three convicted criminals from custody. The men convicted of murder, rape, and robbery, were remanded to Pollsmoor Juvenile Centre by order of the Western Cape High Court after attacking a […]
# The annual Cape Town Games recently saw 292 young people put their skills on display at Erica Park in Belhar. Participants from across the metro took part in friendly competitions including five-a-side soccer, fast-five-netball, dodgeball, three-a-side basketball, dominoes, and table tennis. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says this annual […]
# University of the Western Cape Analytical Chemistry professor, Priscilla Baker, is the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States. The university says Baker is breaking barriers with her pioneering research in wearable electrochemical sensors while advocating for greater inclusivity in STEM fields. Baker says that by actively sharing […]
# City Power says it has officially been granted clearance to access the underground service tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation. This follows a fire on Saturday, which caused a blackout in the city centre of Johannesburg. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says they will begin damage assessments today:
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, accepted memorandums from child protection organisations during a Children’s March to the Constitutional Court on Sunday. This as the country is observing Child Protection Awareness Month, under the theme, Working Together to End Violence Against Children. In her address, Kubayi outlined a 90-day monitoring programme being […]
# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the sentencing of former DA councillor, Michael Buthelezi, who was found guilty of murdering his partner and three children. Last Friday, the Ladysmith Regional Court in KZN sentenced Buthelezi to four life terms. In October 2023, the Okhahlamba Municipality councillor trapped his family in their home and set it on […]
# The DA says Defence minister Angie Motshekga’s continued failure to deliver on a long-promised South African Defence Industry Lekgotla is concerning, given that the country’s defence industry is in steep decline. The defence industry has seen revenue fall from 19.5-billion-rand in 2016 to 12.5-billion-rand in 2020. The DA’s, Chris Hattingh, says this Lekgotla, first […]
