# Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC, Violet Mathye, has expressed shock after two accidents claimed 14 lives in the Sekhukhune District on Saturday. The department’s spokesperson, Dali Tshifhiwa, says in the first accident, five people were killed on the R555 road near Stoffberg in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality. Nine more people were killed in […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable foreign nationals affected by ongoing anti-migrant protests. This comes after the Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign raised issues about the treatment of migrants and foreign nationals in South Africa, including calls for greater humanitarian support, protection for vulnerable people and […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department have deployed its officers to monitor active ongoing protest action affecting parts of Pimville and Kliptown in Soweto. Police spokesperson, Xolani Fihla says there is total closure to traffic between the Modjaji Street traffic circle and the Union Avenue traffic circle. He says local residents are protesting over prolonged […]
# The Ministry of Police have expressed their deepest condolences following the tragic loss of two South African National Defence Force members during an illegal mining operation conducted under Operation Prosper in Johannesburg yesterday. The department’s spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says SANDF members were pursuing suspected illegal miners in an underground tunnel when they fell into […]
# The Forum for South Africa is concerned about the increasing involvement of private banks in delivering Smart ID services what is fundamentally a government responsibility. The Home Affairs Department announced that more than 385-thousand Smart ID applications have already been processed through the Digital Partnership with Capitec, Standard Bank and First National Bank. FOSA […]
# The UDM has strongly condemned illegal mining and the criminal syndicates operating in South Africa that organise, finance and profit from it. This followed the death of two South African National Defence Force members after falling into an abandoned mineshaft during an operation against illegal mining at a mine in the west of Johannesburg. […]
# Police say Operation Prosper continues to record significant successes in disrupting illegal mining activities and dismantling criminal syndicates operating in abandoned and active mining areas in Gauteng. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says 20 illegal miners were arrested in the province on Friday, of whom 19 are illegal foreign nationals. She says between April and June […]
# The Western Cape Government is offering free vehicle safety checks for scholar transport and public transport vehicles from Tuesday until Thursday next week. The provincial Mobility Department spokesperson, Muneera Allie says the initiative supports safer journeys for learners and commuters by encouraging drivers and operators to proactively assess the condition of their vehicles. She […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andy Mothibi have expressed serious concerns on the developments emerging from the Madlanga Commission relating to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. This follows testimonies by witnesses, making serious allegations on the conduct of IDAC officials and its head. The department’s […]
