# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action has called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to request the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to immediately investigate the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi. Spokesperson Sabelo Mguni says this follows the arrest of over 400 alleged illegal immigrants at a mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga on Friday. They believe that Operation Vala […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Soshanguve L Reservoirs are continuing to experience excessively high water consumption, which could lead to a large part of Soshanguve not having water in the coming days. Despite sufficient supply from the Rand Water line, the reservoirs’ levels are unable to move above 30-percent. The metro’s spokesperson, Selby […]
# The City of Cape Town Metro Police officers arrested four-thousand-549 suspects for various offences in the past 12 months. Over 22-thousand units of drugs and 71 firearms were confiscated, while 166-thousand-908 fines were issued for various traffic and bylaw transgressions. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says there were also 85 attacks […]
# With it being National Science Week, 33 City of Cape Town libraries will host a series of events including science demonstrations, talks and chemistry experiments. The theme for this year is Science, Technology, and Innovation are for Everyone. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says they have an exciting programme […]
# The Gauteng Department of Social Development is rolling out a game-changing electronic non-profit organisation funding management system called the grantor system. This is in a bid to improve efficiency and enhance the service delivery machinery. The department’s spokesperson, Teddy Gomba, says going forward, NPO applications for funding and submission of business plans and subsequent […]
# University of Pretoria researchers bagged five major honours at the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum-South32, often described as South Africa’s “Science Oscars”. The awards celebrate excellence in science, engineering, technology and innovation. One of the winners is professor Namrita Lall, who received the Innovation Award for SMMEs. She was recognised for her ground-breaking […]
# A total of 356 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Atteridgeville and surrounding areas as part of Operation Shanela over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder, armed robbery, possession of unlicensed firearms, perjury, and gender-based violence-related offences. He says 34 undocumented […]
# Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Xolile Nqatha, has suspended a scholar transport bus driver for failing to intervene while an 18-year-old learner was being assaulted on the bus last week. In a video, the learner from David Mama Senior Secondary School in Mdantsane can be seen being beaten by three boys on the bus, while […]
# The African Transformation Movement has condemned the abhorrent acts of child abuse and exploitation in South Africa. This follows the arrest of a 59-year-old man last week, who was found in possession of more than 56-thousand videos and images depicting child sexual abuse. The ATM’s spokesperson, Zama Ntshona, says they firmly believe that the […]
