# Gauteng law-enforcement agencies impounded 69 unroadworthy minibus taxis and found 70 operating without valid licence discs during high-impact enforcement operations. The operations were conducted across Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg under the #RemoveSkorokoro campaign. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Melitah Madiba says 104 minibus taxi drivers were also found operating without valid driving licences:
# Gauteng police arrested ten suspects aged between 30 and 54 and recovered nine firearms following a shootout in Cleveland, Johannesburg, yesterday evening. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says officers were on patrol when they spotted a suspicious Hyundai H100 fitted with blue lights and a siren. She says during a pursuit, three suspects opened fire […]
# Department of Basic Education Director-General Mathanzima Mweli says his concerns about the process of lifestyle audits should not be portrayed as a refusal to account or to submit to legitimate scrutiny. His concerns were about how his audit would be conducted, including the handling of confidential and personal information. Mweli says lifestyle audits involve […]
# City Power has disconnected electricity to the Pan-African Parliament premises in Johannesburg over an outstanding municipal debt of 37.2-million-rand. The latest payment of 50-thousand-rand was made last week. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the South African government is responsible for arrangements relating to PAP’s accommodation, with the Department of Public Works historically responsible […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern at reports that the South African Social Security Agency owes millions of rands in outstanding rent for offices across the country. The unpaid rent includes 16.5-million-rand relating to the Records Management Centre, which is responsible for safeguarding sensitive organisational records. PSA’s Claude Naicker says these administrative failures […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has welcomed the arrest of a 59-year-old senior police officer on charges relating to sexual offences. He was arrested in Sandton yesterday evening. The senior officer faces charges relating to the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl between July and August 2026, as well as the alleged […]
# Police have intensified efforts to pursue those who threaten the safety and security of women, children and other vulnerable persons. This follows the recent murders of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says between 14 and 20 September, under Operation Shanela Two, 17-thousand-270 suspects were arrested for various offences, including murder […]
# The Buffalo City Municipality has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to authorise the Special Investigating Unit to probe historical projects linked to the municipality and the Buffalo City Metro Development Agency. The investigation will focus on six tenders involving the construction of swimming pools, the demolition of walls and water projects. The municipality’s spokesperson, […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, says rejection, anger, intoxication, wealth or social standing can never excuse the harassment or threatening of any woman in the country. Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama was caught on camera allegedly threatening a group of women who rejected his advances […]
