# Agricultural organisation TLU SA is calling on government to take decisive action to address the diversion of firearms from state custody into criminal hands. It highlights the case of former police officer Christiaan Prinsloo, who was involved in a network that supplied firearms from police custody to criminals between 2007 and 2015. TLU SA’s Bennie van […]
# The IFP is demanding the immediate deployment of the KwaZulu-Natal Political Task Team to investigate the killing of two of its councillors in separate incidents. The party’s Ward 17 councillor, Khethelo Mdluli, under the uMlalazi Municipality, was shot at his home in Gingindlovu last week, and succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Ward 8 councillor […]
# Union federation COSATU has urged the Foschini Group to earnestly consider the impact of store closures on its staff and find an alternative solution. The company plans to close about 280 stores in Africa through 2029, as the retailer hones in on online sales, which are outpacing the performance of its physical operations. COSATU’s […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has launched a full-scale manhunt following an incident in Lenasia where an on-duty officer was disarmed of his service weapon. Police spokesperson, Xolani Fihla says earlier today, while performing official duties in the Lenasia area, the officer was accosted by several suspects. He says during the encounter, they managed […]
# Nearly one in seven South Africans say they have missed work, school or university because they could not afford transport. This is according to market research company Ipsos. The study shows the age group 25 to 34 reported the highest incidence of transport-related absenteeism at 23-percent. The Free State recorded the highest proportion at […]
# North West police have re-arrested a murder accused who escaped from police custody while being transported for medical treatment on Tuesday. Tshepo Lobelo was among four detainees who were transported from Pudimoe Police Station to Maganeng Clinic for medical treatment. Police spokesperson Anne Magakoe says that upon arrival at the clinic, Lobelo escaped and […]
# Pensioners of South Africa is calling on older persons, community organisations and supporters to participate in peaceful nationwide gatherings outside SASSA offices on Monday. Founder, Chef JC, says they demand that the older persons grant of two-thousand-400-rand per month be increased to five-thousand. He says this would provide a more dignified and liveable level […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum has welcomed the dismissal of Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan, saying it believes this will restore the Police Service’s integrity and credibility. His dismissal follows his failure to appear before an internal disciplinary hearing over misconduct allegations against him. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis Bloem, says it’s encouraging to see that […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is continuing its programme of strategic urban development visits, with the focus being on the Thorntree Mega Project across Regions 1 and 2 in Soshanguve. The development has already enabled the delivery of approximately 30-thousand residential units and stands. Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, says that upon […]
