# The GOOD Party says the National Prosecuting Authority must proceed with urgency to prosecute the Truth and Reconciliation Commission-recommended cases it still can. President Cyril Ramaphosa will set up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, referred by the TRC to […]
# The EFF in Gauteng says it has resolved to embark on a march to the white-Afrikaner only settlement of Kleinfontein near Pretoria today. Last year, the Gauteng High Court declared Kleinfontein to be an illegal settlement that was not compliant with the Tshwane Municipality’s land use regulations. The EFF’s, Dumisani Baleni, says this march […]
# The UDM is calling on municipalities to stop being a source of frustration to communities and start being centres of excellence and delivery. The UDM deputy president, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, says too many municipalities are riddled with financial mismanagement, cadre deployment, and basic incompetence. He says potholes, uncollected waste, sewage spills and dry taps have become the norm for […]
# The Department of Correctional Services national commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, says the post-mortem examination concluded that inmate Quinton Fortuin died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries. On 16 February this year, Fortuin launched an unprovoked attack on correctional official Lwandile Manise at Goodwood Correctional Centre in Cape Town. Thobakgale says in response to the emergency, additional officials arrived […]
City Power has condemned the criminal acts of vandalism following the cable fire along the double decker route in Braamfontein. City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says preliminary investigations indicate that the fire may have been caused by yet another incident of suspected cable theft and vandalism, a growing trend linked to the criminal activities of […]
# Tygerberg Hospital and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in the Western Cape urges the public to be aware of the hidden dangers of potassium permanganate, a chemical still widely used in many homes and traditional medicine. They warn that swallowing potassium permanganate can cause burns, internal injuries, or even death. Tygerberg’s Carine […]
# The Department of Correctional Services national commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, says the department is planning to install more cameras at all correctional services centres across the country. The death of inmate Quinton Fortuin who was injured at Goodwood Correctional Centre in Cape Town while fighting with the correctional officials led to plans to install cameras. Thobakgale says the installation […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is alarmed by the recent revelation that an estimated 1.4-billion-rand has been stolen from South African Trusts by unscrupulous legal practitioners. The association’s Claude Naiker says this shocking figure highlights significant vulnerabilities within the trust account management system and the urgent need for comprehensive reforms. He says the fact […]
# The DA says it has introduced a Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill in Parliament to protect the rights of people with disabilities to access public and private spaces with their guide dogs and assistance animals. The party’s Wendy Alexander says this will prevent them from being denied access to places because of their animals. […]
