# The African Independent Congress has condemned the deadly shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg, over the weekend, saying residents deserve to live without fear. Three people were killed and two wounded in the shooting. The party’s Margaret Arnolds says Westbury and communities like it require sustained policing against gangsterism, drugs, illegal firearms and organised criminal networks:
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department says it continues to strengthen its response to drag racing by maintaining a visible regional policing presence at identified hotspots along the major route of Steve Biko Road in Gezina. This is to eliminate the dangerous act by those who disregard the law by illegally racing on public roads, […]
# The Truth and Solidarity Movement says South Africa’s water crisis must never become another opportunity for political parties to manufacture outrage during election season, and then forget the people once the votes have been counted. This comes as Parliament’s portfolio committee on Water and Sanitation kicked off its nationwide public hearings on the Water […]
# Tshwane District Police Commissioner, Samuel Thine, says that multidisciplinary operations such as Operation Shanela remain important in disrupting criminal activities across the metro. A total of 354 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Mabopane and Loate during multidisciplinary operations over the weekend. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says suspects were apprehended for […]
# ActionSA’s leader, Herman Mashaba, says South Africa must stop outsourcing functions that government is capable of performing itself. He has questioned why, when a municipality requires people to collect refuse, clean public facilities, maintain infrastructure or provide security, intermediaries must be paid to employ the people doing work that government itself requires every day. […]
# The DA has reiterated its call for regular, credible and comprehensive lifestyle audits across the Police Service. During the previous financial year, 72 cases were referred for lifestyle investigations. Six were referred for further investigation, while 30 are still in progress. Spokesperson Lisa Schickerling says despite these red flags, not a single member was […]
# Build One SA says the country’s economy is extractive in design – built on facilitating the sale of coal, platinum and other minerals to the rest of the world. South Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of platinum, gold, and chromium. BOSA’s Graham Charters says extractive economies have two fundamental challenges: they exacerbate […]
# Acting minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, has commended the multidisciplinary team led by the Hawks in the arrest of a second suspect linked to the killing of two Anti-Gang Unit members and two women in Reiger Park last week. The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended yesterday following an intensive tracing operation by the multidisciplinary team. […]
# Deputy minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Thandi Moraka, has urged the media to help promote a more informed understanding of migration and regional relations, while encouraging people entering South Africa to comply with the country’s immigration laws and regulations. This is ahead of the 46th Ordinary Southern African Development Community Summit set to […]
