# The MK Party Women’s League will be marching to the offices of the Department of Justice in Pretoria today. The league is demanding justice for all gender-based violence cases across the country. The marchers will gather at the Putco deport in Marabastad from 9am before heading to the department’s offices. They are expected to disperse at 1pm. […]
# The City of Cape Town says it has seen a continued increase in requests for safety escorts, as staff and service providers come under attack. Over seven months between September 2024 and March 2025, the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Department has facilitated one-thousand-925 safety escorts to various service departments. This is an […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, will be launching the provincial Easter Road Safety Campaign on the N12 Highway in Slovo Park, Johannesburg today. Easter weekend is one of the busiest on South Africa’s roads, often resulting in a spike in accidents and fatalities. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says they are committed to ensuring that […]
# The City of Tshwane is encouraging residents to fully utilise the Tshwane Bus Service to improve public transportation and reduce traffic congestion. Thirty-five new bus drivers have been hired. Mayoral committee member for Roads and Transport, Tlangi Mogale, says the drivers were selected through a rigours process that included a driving test, medical evaluation, criminal […]
# The Gauteng provincial committees for Community Safety and Transport are calling on the provincial government to urgently implement the recommendations of the Shongwe Commission of Inquiry. The inquiry was established to investigate the root causes and contributing factors behind the violence and instability in the taxi industry. A total of 59 taxi violence-related deaths […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is continuing with controlled water releases out of the Vaal and the Bloemhof Dam to reduce rising water levels. Water outflows have decreased to 104.96-percent at the Bloemhof Dam. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open:
# A total of 318 suspects were arrested for various offences in Silverton and Garsfontein during Operation Shaneala in the City of Tshwane over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, rape, and gender-based violence. He says 27 undocumented individuals were […]
# Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for suspects who shot and killed two females at Nkondlo Administrative Dalasile on Friday night. It is alleged that the mother and her daughter were sleeping when unknown men kicked down the door, and upon entering, they fired shots, killing both of them. Police spokesperson, Namhla Mdleleni, says […]
# The Western Cape provincial Parliament’s standing committee on Infrastructure has invited Human Settlements minister, Thembi Simelane, to appear before it and present the George building collapse report. Last week, the minister revealed the findings of the National Home Builders Regulatory Council’s investigation report into the building collapse, which resulted in the deaths of 34 […]
