# A total of 325 suspects were arrested for various offences in Hercules and Pretoria West during Operation Shanela over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder, rape, assault, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related offences. He says a roadblock held in Hercules resulted in the […]
# Today marks the end of the National Burns Awareness Week, which was observed under the theme, Protect, Prevent, Heal. The campaign focused on educating the public about the dangers of unsafe heating practices and promoting preventative and responsive actions to reduce burn injuries. The Gauteng Health Department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says one-thousand-296 children were […]
# The ANC Study Group on Communication and Digital says it is concerned about the ongoing discussions regarding the regulation to decentralise ICT procurement powers from the State Information Technology Agency. This comes against the backdrop of a litany of complaints by departments about delivery delays and failures by the troubled SITA. The ANC’s Imraan […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on the City of Cape Town to come clean about its involvement with the Cape Town Funny Festival. The party’s, Roscoe Palm, says that they have been made aware that the DA Cape Town Metro Region is hosting a fundraiser at the Funny Festival on the 5th of June. […]
# The DA is demanding that the Defence and Military Veterans minister, Angie Motshekga, appoint the permanent director-general of the Department of Military Veterans, with immediate effect. The position, which was left vacant after the resignation of Irene Mpolweni, was advertised last year. However, to date, the post is yet to be filled. The DA’s […]
# Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye says they are waiting on a police report on the real cause of the deadly accident along the R71 road near Phalaborwa JCI mine on Saturday. According to preliminary reports, the driver of a VW Polo lost control of the vehicle after what appeared to be a […]
# ActionSA says it has written to Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, to renew its appeal for the retrieval of the remains of the three Lily Mine workers in Mpumalanga. This year marks exactly nine years since Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda were trapped in a container underground at the mine […]
# The UDM Women’s Organisation says South Africans deserve to know the legal basis for controversial Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso’s continued presence in the country. Omotoso, who was recently acquitted on a string of sexual assault and human trafficking charges, was arrested in East London over the weekend for contravening the Immigration Act. UDM’s Thandi Nontenja says […]
# The ANC Study Group on Standing Committee on Auditor-General says the MK Party’s request for an investigation into the expenditure related to the postponement of the 2025 national budget is frivolous. The MK Party has accused the government of mismanaging millions of rands on the preparations for the national budget speech, which was postponed […]
