# Government is encouraging South Africans to participate in Mandela Month initiatives and extend a helping hand wherever it is needed. Mandela Month provides people with an opportunity to honour the life and legacy of the late former president Nelson Mandela through service to others and by helping to build stronger, more caring communities. Government […]
# The GOOD Party in Stellenbosch says it is concerned about the ongoing pattern of fatal shootings in Groendal, including the most recent reported loss of life, which may be linked to extortion syndicates targeting local spaza shops. The party’s Grechard Petersen says the triple murder in Jakaranda Street in May and the subsequent fatal […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to grant the National Prosecuting Authority leave to appeal the acquittal of self-proclaimed Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused. In May last year, Omotoso was declared an undesirable person in South Africa and banned for five years. This […]
# Widespread veld fires triggered power outages across the central and eastern suburbs of Johannesburg and Midrand yesterday. The veld fires resulted in the tripping of a major substation in the eastern parts of Johannesburg, after flames spread beneath high-voltage power lines, affecting electricity supply across the eastern corridor of the metro. City Power spokesperson, […]
# Police arrested eight-thousand-896 immigrants nationwide in the past 14 days for contravening the Immigration Act, as it continues to sharpen its focus on immigration enforcement. Some of these individuals are also facing additional charges involving serious and violent crime, including murder, rape, and possession of an unlicensed firearm. In Gauteng alone, more than 800 […]
# Cosatu joins its affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers, as it condemns the decision of De Beers to halt production for two years at its Venetia Mine in Limpopo, and issue a Section 189A notice threatening the livelihoods of one-thousand-214 workers. Cosatu spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the company has long been aware of the challenges […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement says it supports stronger collaboration between government and traditional leaders to end preventable initiation deaths, illegal initiation schools, and criminal activities associated with this sacred cultural practice. Forty-three initiates lost their lives during this year’s winter initiation season. The movement’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says customary initiation must always […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police arrested 130 suspects, including 23 for drunk driving, and issued five-thousand-665 fines this past week. Among those arrested were four men who had allegedly stolen a car in Khayelitsha in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says stolen […]
# The Forum for South Africa says South Africans are not interested only in comparisons of costs at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme; they want to see tangible results. The total outstanding debt burden across the post-school education system stands at 59-billion-rand, of which NSFAS-funded students account for 29-billion-rand. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says […]
