# As South Africa marks Youth Month, the Police Ministry is shining the spotlight on the commitment, innovation and leadership of its young members through its national campaign, SAPS Youth – Leading the Reset Agenda. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk says through the theme: My Blood is Blue, SAPS is sharing the stories of young […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is planning further mass training sessions in the coming weeks to expand the rollout of its Smart App for neighbourhood watches and reach as many potential users as possible. To date, 270 groups came on board through structured training sessions, comprising nearly one-thousand-400 individuals. Mayoral committee member for […]
# The Free State police is shocked and deeply concerned by a tragic shooting incident in which a 47-year-old member stationed in Hennenman as a Rural Safety Coordinator allegedly shot five people, resulting in three fatalities and two injuries, before taking his own life. Police spokesperson, Thandi Mbambo says the member reported for duty yesterday. […]
# Hawks seized approximately 90 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of 36-million-rand at the Durban Harbour in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Hawks spokesperson, Katlego Mogale says they were informed about suspected cocaine concealed within an excavator that had arrived at the Q and R Car Terminal aboard the vessel Neptune Ace Tokyo from […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will this evening address the nation on the government’s management approach to illegal migration and the recent surge in protests against foreign nationals. Anti-immigration organisers threatened to initiate a nationwide shutdown if the government failed to remove undocumented foreigners. The organisers had set a deadline of June 30 for undocumented immigrants […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour maintains that South Africans are not xenophobic, framing the ongoing nationwide protests as grievances regarding illegal immigration. The department’s spokesperson, Teboho Thejane says the country has a group of formations that are protesting the presence of undocumented illegal foreigners in the country. They are accused of contributing to crime, impacting […]
# The ANC in Cape Town notes with serious concern reports of coordinated search-andseizure operations conducted by law enforcement authorities at the residence of Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, the homes of City officials, and municipal offices. ANC spokesperson, Judy-Ann Stevens says investigators seized 21 cellphones and nine laptops as part of an […]
# Eskom has announced that average unplanned outages declined to nine-thousand-252-megawatts in a week. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mowena says this is a significant reduction of five-thousand-655-megawatss from the 14-thousand-907-megawatts recorded over the same period last year, equivalent to more than the nominal capacity of Kusile Power Station. She says this improvement is also reflected in […]
# The City of Tshwane continues to strengthen frontline service delivery through strategic investment in its municipal fleet while improving oversight and management of municipal assets. One-hundred-fifteen of the 118 fleet units procured during the current financial year have already been delivered and deployed across various departments. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, […]