# The DA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi has failed to to curb serious violent crimes in the province. According to police crime statistics, Gauteng remains the country’s highest contributor to kidnapping, accounting for a staggering 51-percent of all reported kidnapping cases nationally between April and June this year, while one-thousand-772 attempted murders were […]
# RISE Mzansi has criticised recent police crime statistics, arguing that reported declines in contact crimes create a false sense of security while ignoring an escalating crisis of gender-based violence in the country. Between April and June this year, 305 people were murdered as a direct result of mob justice and vigilantism. RISE Mzansi’s Makashule […]
# Twelve SAPS members were injured and an unknown motorist was killed in Limpopo, after a collision on the N1 freeway near the Astron filling station last night. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the crash happened when a motorist traveling northbound on the N1 veered out of his lane and collided with a police minibus:
# South Africa has submitted a dossier to the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of failing to comply with the Court’s legally binding orders aimed at protecting Palestinians in Gaza from genocide. The Department of International Relations says the dossier was submitted on Tuesday to assist judges monitoring Israel’s compliance with the measures. More […]
# The workers’ union GIWUSA says evidence emerging from the Madlanga Commission highlights the deep penetration of organised crime syndicates into South Africa’s justice and law enforcement systems. Since the Commission commenced with its work last year, it has exposed deep-rooted corruption, political interference and criminal infiltration. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says police collusion with […]
# Five of the six South African citizens missing after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet are from KwaZulu-Natal. Transport and Human Settlements MEC, Siboniso Duma, says the other one is from KuGumpo City in the Eastern Cape. At least 270 people have reportedly died, while over one-thousand-300 are still unaccounted for. The department’s […]
# The DA says it will demand answers from the Public Investment Corporation over the loss of hundreds of millions of rands invested in Efora Energy on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund. The DA’s Andrew Bateman says according to media reports, the PIC invested 70-million-rand in the company in 2011, another 329-million-rand in […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Social Development and the National Council of Provinces’ select committee on Social Services appointed a joint sub-committee to review and process nominations for vacancies on the Central Drug Authority board. The portfolio committee’s chairperson, Bridget Masango, says the authority has been without a functional board following delays in the recruitment […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has noted the recognition by the ANC that the persistent killings and violent crime affecting communities across the province require urgent attention. The DA’s Gillion Bosman says however, recognising the problem is not enough. He is calling on ANC members of the provincial legislature to use their influence […]
