# Three Chapter 9 institutions have established a joint inquiry into the criminal justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. The Commission for Gender Equality, the Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission seek to identify weaknesses in reporting, investigation and victim support. Commission for Gender Equality’s Javu Baloyi says the first phase […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed Transnet’s call for private sector partners to redevelop and operate a key multi-purpose terminal at the port of Cape Town. This will be done under a 25-year concession. This follows recent calls for private sector proposals to operate the liquid bulk terminal and cold storage terminal. Hill-Lewis […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to grant the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a final forfeiture order. This is for the seizure of assets worth 326-million-rand from corruption-accused businessman Hangwani Maumela. Investigators say the assets were acquired through contracts linked to Tembisa Hospital, where […]
# The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda will have to complete a health questionnaire before travelling, due to the Ebola virus outbreak. The outbreak, which is the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record, has claimed the lives of 930 people in […]
# The Social Movement for Advocacy, Rights and Transformation calls on the South African Revenue Service to urgently act on the findings and recommendations of the Public Protector’s report into the regulation of spaza shops. Movement spokesperson, Lehlogonolo Muthevhuli says SARS much launch a comprehensive tax compliance and revenue collection programme targeting businesses operating outside […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling on suspended Crime Intelligence deputy boss, Feroz Khan, once he has sufficiently recovered, to testify before the Madlanga Commission. Khan was discharged from hospital on Friday after he was shot outside his Houghton home in Johannesburg earlier this month. FOSA leader Tebogo Mashilompane noted the confirmation by […]
# Limpopo premier, Phophi Ramathuba says the provincial government will continue working closely with law enforcement agencies and all road safety stakeholders to strengthen efforts aimed at reducing road fatalities. This follows a deadly weekend on the provincial roads, where two separate accidents claimed the lives of 14 people while six others were injured. Limpopo […]
# The GOOD Party in Stellenbosch says it is deeply concerned about the ongoing conditions at MESCO farm, a site that was originally established as a temporary relocation arrangement under state supervision. The farm currently accommodates approximately 60 people, including children and elderly residents. GOOD’s Robin Hendrikse says the site continues to face challenges relating […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is reviewing the Public Protector’s preliminary findings on the enforcement of food safety regulations at spaza shops in Gauteng. The investigation was prompted after numerous food poisoning incidents in late 2024. The findings highlighted that municipalities in the province failed to impose food safety regulations. Mayoral committee member […]
