# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling for stronger police accountability after the Independent Police Investigating Directorate recorded five-thousand-259 alleged misconduct cases in 2025/26. These include 332 cases of gender-based violence and femicide. The movement says IPID’s independence must be protected and resources strengthened to ensure thorough investigations, particularly into rape, sexual violence […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training has called on the National Skills Fund to take responsibility for its own inadequate project management of its funded skills development programmes. The original Phila Jordan Capital project was approved at over 300-million-rand, with the aim of training 800 beneficiaries under the Artisan Development Programme. However, […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit says the critical load transfers and interconnection process is 95-percent complete, following an explosion at the Waltloo Substation that left a transformer at the Njala Infeed Substation damaged. The incident happened on Tuesday, leaving parts of the metro without power. The metro’s spokesperson, Selby Bokaba, […]
# The DA in the Northern Cape government must address environmental and infrastructure risks that leave women vulnerable. The party cites recent cases, including the discovery of a woman’s body in a shallow grave inside a shack in Lerato Park, Kimberley, and the gang rape of a 62-year-old pensioner in Pampierstad. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling […]
# Tshwane District police arrested 395 suspects during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Atteridgeville and Laudium yesterday. The suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences, including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and rape. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says 80 undocumented migrants were also detained and handed over to immigration officials, while four people […]
# City Power has temporarily withdrawn its repair teams and a service provider from Kliptown Golf Course, citing safety concerns that have interrupted work to restore electricity. This follows intimidation and protest action by residents yesterday. A power outage believed to be caused by a faulty cable termination has affected Kliptown Golf Course and Pimville […]
# Forum for South Africa is calling for stronger oversight and faster action against police officers accused of misconduct. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate recorded five-thousand-259 misconduct cases in 2025/2026, including 332 linked to gender-based violence and femicide. Forum4SA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says 116 rape allegations involved police officers, 72 of them while on duty. […]
# The Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League is calling for an independent Women’s Ombud for Policing in South Africa. This follows the discovery of the bodies of eleven women in and around Ekurhuleni in the past few months. Abahlali baseMjondolo’s Snenhlanhla Mncanyana says the Ombud should have powers to inspect police stations, access records and investigate […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the province is strengthening specialised law enforcement to tackle drug trafficking and organised crime. The Stellenbosch Municipality’s K9 Unit was launched yesterday, as areas like Kayamandi and Cloetesville record increased levels of gang-related and organised crime. Winde says through the Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety, the provincial […]
