# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlahla Mkhwanazi has tasked the police’s Murder and Robbery Unit to investigate the killing of eleven people who were shot and killed at Ziko area in KwaMakhutha, Durban, on Tuesday night. Fourteen people were inside a house when three armed men opened fire. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says ten victims died […]
# Standard Bank says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points comes at a difficult time, with farmers already facing higher fuel, fertiliser and other input costs. The rate increase is aimed at keeping inflation under control. Standard Bank’s Brendan Jacobs says continued uncertainty in global oil markets and the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the killing of nine people in Sydenham in October 2021. Six people were shot and killed at a house at Palmiet Road Informal Settlement in Sydenham in 2021. A short distance from the scene, three more people were shot and killed in two separate […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum calls on the Independent Directorate against Corruption to provide clarity on whether former member of Parliament, Vincent Smith, was unfairly singled out in the Bosasa corruption case. He was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in March, on charges including fraud and corruption linked to receiving kickbacks from the facilities management […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says construction mafias are not only holding up infrastructure projects, but also stealing jobs, investment and opportunity from communities. Seven incidents of extortion, 14 of intimidation and seven of violence have been recorded on provincial government infrastructure projects between 2021 and last month. The DA’s Dirk Wessels says […]
# The MK Party is demanding that president Cyril Ramaphosa immediately lift the suspension of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. This follows the formal withdrawal of charges against him earlier this week. Masemola faced four charges for violation of the Public Finance Management Act in connection with a health services tender awarded to Vusimuzi “Cat” […]
# The City of Tshwane says it continues to work across departments and municipal entities to ensure that housing developments receive the infrastructure and services needed to become functional communities. This comes as the metro has commissioned new traffic lights at the Townlands Social Housing Development in Marabastad. Tshwane’s Human Settlements Department spokesperson, Doreen Mokgolo, […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has moved to reassure the public that Emergency Medical Services operations remain uninterrupted despite disciplinary action against 21 employees. The officials have been issued with charge sheets for alleged dereliction of duty after failing to complete their scheduled working hours. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says that, contrary to reports, there […]
The GOOD Party has criticised the City of Cape Town for using special funds earmarked to build homes for poor people to pay for a piece of land in Milnerton, which it is now selling for a 71-million-rand profit to a private developer. The land was paid for with Urban Settlement Development Grant money. GOOD […]
