# The Tshwane Metro Police Department arrested 44 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during targeted weekend operations. The operations were conducted in Sinoville, Winternest, Mamelodi and Atteridgeville. TMPD spokesperson, Puleng Motholo, says the number of drivers caught driving under the influence of alcohol is concerning, as this irresponsible behaviour can lead to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says officials from various departments of the Tshwane Metro’s contempt for residents’ petitions regarding service delivery problems is a slap in the face of residents who faithfully meet their financial obligations. The party says this is despite enduring deteriorating infrastructure and poor service delivery daily. The FF Plus’s Anne-Marie Sparg […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape government wastes billions of rands on a meaningless safety plan, instead of discharging its responsibilities to oversee the transformation of apartheid-imposed conditions of hopelessness on the Cape Flats. It has been reported that over 30 people have been killed in gang-related shootings since the deployment of the […]
# The Western Cape has received an additional 50-thousand vaccine doses to fight against the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Since the start of the vaccination effort, over 155-thousand doses have been administered across 629 sites, supported by 29 private veterinarians. Premier Alan Winde says this latest shipment will further bolster the drive to vaccinate the […]
# The ANC says it is concerned about recent media reports purporting to reflect the outcomes of the Special National Executive Committee meeting regarding the resolution of the South African Communist Party to contest elections independently. According to the Sunday Times, the special NEC meeting resolved to invoke the sections of the party’s constitution that […]
# ActionSA leader and Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Herman Mashaba, has expressed concern at the credit rating outlook downgrade of the City of Johannesburg. The Global Credit Rating Company cited material uncertainty in the metro’s audit process, after failing to publish its annual financial statements. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Omogolo Taunyane, says earlier this month, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has urged all stakeholders to support ongoing efforts to combat the illegal exploitation of South Africa’s marine resources. This follows the arrest of nine suspects for attempting to harvest marine resources within the Robben Island marine protected area in Cape Town. Aucamp says his department collaborates with relevant […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the trade restrictions imposed by Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique on South African agricultural exports jeopardise the country’s agricultural sector and undermine regional trade and economic stability in Southern Africa. Approximately 17-percent of South Africa’s agricultural exports headed for the Southern African Customs Union region last year. The FF Plus’s Jaco […]
# An intelligence-driven operation led Gauteng police to uncover a suspected drug laboratory at a property in Sandton. This led to the seizure of chemicals, equipment and suspected finished drug products valued at an estimated 1.5-million-rand. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says a case of manufacturing of suspected drugs has been opened for further investigation:
