# The DA has accused Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya of jeopardising the metro’s finances by keeping mayoral committee member for Finance Eugene Modise in his position. Modise, who holds the top position on the ANC’s proportional candidate list for the local government elections, was found guilty of breaching the councillors’ code of conduct. He failed […]
# Tshwane police arrested 356 suspects during a multidisciplinary Operation Shanela in Soshanguve and Loate over the weekend, as the crackdown on serious and organised crime continues. The suspects were apprehended for criminal offences including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and gender-based violence. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says 41 undocumented foreign nationals were also […]
# The MK Party’s Strategic Presidential Team says the Western Cape High Court ruling, ordering it to reinstate two party members, is not merely a legal dispute between individuals. Leader Jacob Zuma expelled Pumlani Kubukeli and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala from the party and Parliament last month, accusing them of conduct that undermined the reputation, unity and […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says the future of South Africa will depend on whether public institutions can turn policy, public resources into visible improvements in people’s lives. She addressed the 25th South African Association of Public Administration and Management Conference in Durban yesterday. Simelane stressed that human settlements must be developed around the […]
# Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi and his deputy Joe Phaahla have escalated allegations of inflated National Health Insurance advertising contracts to the Special Investigating Unit, the Auditor‑General, and the Public Protector. According to News24, contracts for NHI marketing and health communications originally worth a little more than one-thousand-rand, ballooned to a combined 182-million-rand. The money […]
# ActionSA has condemned the mass shooting in Lwandle, near Strand in Cape Town in the early hours of yesterday morning. Ten people were shot dead and eleven others wounded after gunmen opened fire at an entertainment venue. Four people were also killed in a separate shooting in Khayelitsha. Western Cape police have established a […]
# The national inquiry into the reporting, victim support, investigation and pre-trial functioning of the criminal justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide has been extended. The Commission for Gender Equality, the South African Human Rights Commission, and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities are […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is calling for the creation of a broad national movement to disarm criminal gangs and reclaim communities from violence. This comes after two mass shootings in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend claimed the lives of 27 people and left 26 wounded. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani […]
# The DA is calling for an immediate multidisciplinary operation bringing together Crime Intelligence, specialised detectives, the Hawks, firearm tracing and forensic capacity, to identify and dismantle the networks behind mass shootings, gangsterism and extortion. This follows mass shootings that claimed 27 lives in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. The DA’s Lisa […]
