# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the national Department of Water and Sanitation has investigated its complaint on the pollution of the Brits Dam by the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works north of Pretoria. The party’s Willie Spies says the department’s investigation has identified possible violations of the National Water Act by the metro. […]
# Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court granting the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a final order, permanently seizing 326-million-rand in assets linked to corruption-accused businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela. The seizure is tied to the Tembisa Hospital tender fraud and the 2021 assassination of whistleblower Babita Deokaran. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for the intervention of the Political Killings Task Team alongside law enforcement to urgently investigate the case of slain Emfuleni Municipality employee, Martha Mani Rantsofu. It was revealed in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court yesterday that the 16-million-rand fleet tender fraud case involving the troubled Emfuleni Municipality originated from a complaint lodged […]
# Police arrested 17-thousand-583 suspects for various criminal offences during nationwide Shanela operations last week. One-thousand-777 wanted criminals linked to violent offences were apprehended, including murder, attempted murder, rape, carjackings, illegal possession of firearms, and house and business robberies. Police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi says confiscations and recoveries included 138 unlicensed firearms, including handguns, shotguns, and […]
# Three Chapter 9 institutions have established a joint inquiry into the criminal justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. The Commission for Gender Equality, the Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission seek to identify weaknesses in reporting, investigation and victim support. Commission for Gender Equality’s Javu Baloyi says the first phase […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed Transnet’s call for private sector partners to redevelop and operate a key multi-purpose terminal at the port of Cape Town. This will be done under a 25-year concession. This follows recent calls for private sector proposals to operate the liquid bulk terminal and cold storage terminal. Hill-Lewis […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to grant the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a final forfeiture order. This is for the seizure of assets worth 326-million-rand from corruption-accused businessman Hangwani Maumela. Investigators say the assets were acquired through contracts linked to Tembisa Hospital, where […]
# The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda will have to complete a health questionnaire before travelling, due to the Ebola virus outbreak. The outbreak, which is the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record, has claimed the lives of 930 people in […]
# The Social Movement for Advocacy, Rights and Transformation calls on the South African Revenue Service to urgently act on the findings and recommendations of the Public Protector’s report into the regulation of spaza shops. Movement spokesperson, Lehlogonolo Muthevhuli says SARS much launch a comprehensive tax compliance and revenue collection programme targeting businesses operating outside […]
