# Operation Shanela in Ekangala and Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane, over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 289 suspects for various criminal offences. These included attempted murder, rape, kidnapping and intimidation. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says a roadblock in Ekangala resulted in the detention of 15 undocumented foreign nationals:
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the Vergenoeg Mining Company’s school shoes drive initiative. The company recently donated over 100 pairs of school shoes to learners at the Hosea Kekana High School in Hammanskraal. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says so many children in South Africa have never owned […]
# The GOOD Party’s detailed assessment of the budget reveals that Capetonians will be asked to cough up nearly ten-percent extra on their monthly bills from the City of Cape Town. The metro’s budget will be voted on at a sitting of the council next Thursday. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the deadline for […]
# ActionSA in Johannesburg has welcomed the dismantling of illegal structures and the shutdown of unregulated scrapyards in Ward 97, Roodepoort. This comes after residents complained about suspicious activities, including the erection of an unauthorised container and the operation of illegal scrapyards, one of which was linked to cable theft. ActionSA’s Elmari Atterbury says further investigations by […]
# The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has expressed sadness and shock at the passing of ANC Women’s League deputy president, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe. She died on Saturday at the age of 65. She also served as the chairperson of the portfolio committee on tourism and was a member of the ANC’s national executive committee. Party chief whip, […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to instruct his ministers of Police and Justice to cover the legal costs of former State agents, who are appearing as accused or key witnesses in apartheid-era cases. Former police death unit chief Eugene de Kock approached the courts last week. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett […]
# The South African National Christian Forum is calling for president Cyril Ramaphosa to fire National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi. This as the National Prosecuting Authority decided not proceed with prosecution in an alleged rape case involving a seven-year old girl in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, due to insufficient evidence to conduct a successful […]
# eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba, has condemned the killing of eight people in Umlazi. An unknown number of armed assailants entered a dwelling in Umlazi U Section on Friday evening and opened fire on the victims. Eight people, six men and two women, died on the scene, while three people were wounded. Xaba has urged […]
# Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer in Vlakfontein last week. In total, five suspects have now been arrested for the murder. Gauteng Hawks spokesperson, Katlego Mogale, says information led the team to two residences in Dobsonville, Soweto, where the vehicle allegedly used by […]
