# Union federation SAFTU says thousands of abandoned, derelict and inadequately secured mines have become death traps, environmental hazards and breeding grounds for organised criminal syndicates. A rockfall at a mine at Nkaneng near Rustenburg in North West killed 14 illegal miners yesterday, most of them from Lesotho. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says this tragedy once […]
# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says organised illegal mining, violence, trafficking and the illicit trade in minerals require an effective State response. Cabinet has decided to advance the General Mining Laws Amendment Bill, which government says is intended to strengthen the legislative response to illicit mining. MACUA’s Christopher Rutledge says it is […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded three-thousand-384 calls for assistance over the long weekend, including nearly 150 motor vehicle accidents. The centre also logged 174 cases of physical assault, 93 domestic violence incidents and 148 road accidents, 33 involving pedestrians. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says […]
# Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, has strongly condemned the burning of school furniture and disruption of teaching and learning at Eastbank High School in Alexandra. Four desks and two chairs were destroyed by a fire on the school premises yesterday. The department’s spokesperson, Onwabile Lubhelwana, says the school illustrates the significant capacity pressures confronting […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says the progress report on the disciplinary process against the metro’s former Chief Information Officer, Moloko Monyepao, has not provided any real answers. He was dismissed recently after spending more than a year on precautionary suspension. Monyepao was accused of serious mismanagement related to financial losses incurred by […]
# Nationwide high-density Shanela Two operations resulted in the arrest of 20-thousand-211 arrests, including 275 alleged sexual offenders, this past week. Among those arrested were 90 people wanted for rape, who were traced and apprehended in different parts of the country. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says compliance inspections aimed at businesses and activities linked […]
# A 23-year-old alleged gangster is set to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng today, on two counts of murder and possession of unlicensed firearms. He was arrested in connection with the killing of four people, including two Anti-Gang Unit members, in Reiger Park over the weekend. Hawks spokesperson, Katlego Mogale, says the […]
# The City of Cape Town says municipalities carry the operational responsibility for waste management and should be included in key planning, funding and decision-making processes. The nationally implemented Extended Producer Responsibility is expected to play an increasingly important role in reducing waste at source. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says […]
# Union federation SAFTU says mass unemployment destroys human potential, deepens poverty, and drives social crises. The unemployment rate rose to 33.6-percent in the second quarter, from 32.7-percent in the first. According to the latest quarterly labour force survey, there was an increase of 345-thousand unemployed persons to 8.5-million. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the country’s […]
