# The Freedom Front Plus says it rejects the disciplinary report against Tshwane city manager, Johann Mettler, because it is not an administrative decision but a political hijacking. Tshwane council adopted last week a report to suspend Mettler, following allegations of serious misconduct, financial misconduct, maladministration and gross dereliction. FF Plus’s Grandi Theunissen says the […]
# A 23‑year‑old South African woman was intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, and charged with dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson, Vincent Mukhathi, says the woman, who was en route to Tokyo, was identified by Border Police following the receipt of operational information. He says she was taken for medical examination, where […]
# Police have launched a high-level investigation following the attempted assassination of Crime Intelligence deputy head, Feroz Khan. He was shot on Third Avenue in Houghton, Johannesburg, yesterday evening, and is currently in a critical condition in hospital. National Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says Acting National Police Commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, has further directed that the […]
# The South African Local Government Association has approached the High Court in Pretoria to urgently interdict the implementation of phase two of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act. The act aims to deal with traffic offences administratively, reducing the burden on courts while removing repeat offenders from the roads through a demerit […]
# An off-duty Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department officer has been arrested after allegedly shooting and killing a fellow off-duty officer in Soweto yesterday morning. Preliminary reports allege that a female JMPD officer was involved in a domestic altercation with her girlfriend before contacting a colleague and friend to assist in transporting the girlfriend away from […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police arrested two teenagers in connection with the murder of an Ethiopian shopkeeper. The 23‑year‑old was found stabbed to death inside his container tuck shop in Matiwaneskop last week. This is amid heightened tensions over immigration in the country. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says the motive of the killing is suspected to be robbery:
# The civic group Soil of Africa says the current illegal immigration crisis is the direct consequence of years of failed leadership, poor economic planning, weak border management and rampant corruption. This as anti-illegal migration groups are demanding that all undocumented foreigners leave the country by tomorrow, with planned protests across the country. Soil of […]
# A total of 337 suspects were arrested in Laudium and Atteridgeville during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation yesterday. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk says the suspects were arrested for crime ranging form murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery. He says eight establishments were closed, while three were fined for failing to comply with the […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed Parliament’s portfolio committee on Health’s vote in support of the desirability of the Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The bill seeks to tighten regulations on smoking and vaping in South Africa by, amongst other things, banning indoor smoking and vaping in public spaces and restricting sales through […]
