# The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has completed preparations for its provincial congress this weekend. Delegates will meet in Durban to elect new leadership ahead of the local government elections set for November 4th. At least ten candidates are vying for deputy chair, aiming to stabilise the province. Current deputy Speaker in the provincial Legislature Mmabatho […]
# The South African Police Service is mourning two Tactical Response Team sergeants who died in a single-vehicle accident in Witbank, Mpumalanga, last night. The members were travelling to Pretoria to testify in court cases when they reportedly lost control. SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says both officers were deployed in Kwa-Zulu Natal’s eManguzi Task Team. […]
# GOOD says the Western Cape government under Premier Alan Winde, delaying decisive action on police resource allocation, arguing that seven years of reliance on a “good faith” approach with the national government failed to deliver results. The party’s Brett Herron criticises ongoing discussions as ineffective amid rising violent crime. He says the province should […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, het die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag versoek om op te tree nadat die polisie sy ondersoek na die gebouramp in George voltooi het. Vier-en-dertig mense is dood en 28 beseer toe die gebou ingetuimel het. Macpherson het op die tweede herdenking van die tragedie gesê dit bly […]
# Oorstromings het reeds drie mense se lewens geëis terwyl swaar reën oor die land voortduur. Die Nasionale Rampbestuursentrum sê twee liggame is in die Noord-Kaap gevind na die dood van ‘n 12-jarige in Taung, Noordwes. ‘n Oranje vlak agt-waarskuwing bly van krag met gesamentlike bedryfsentrums landwyd aktief. Infrastruktuurskade is in Noordwes en die Noord-Kaap […]
# Three suspects have been shot dead by SAPS National Intervention Unit officers following an ATM bombing in Zeerust, North West, this morning. Police spokesperson Athlene Mathe says the police traced the suspects to a safe house in Magogoe, Mahikeng, where a shootout ensued. The suspects were cornered during the operation. She says the investigation […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s poor governance and substandard administration have led to some serious consequences. The National Treasury has threatened to stop allocating grants to the metro. FF Plus’s Mark Surgeon says at first glance, the proposed policy on the prevention of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, appears […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has called on the National Prosecuting Authority to act after police completed their investigation into the George building collapse. The disaster killed 34 people and injured 28 others. Marking the second anniversary, Macpherson says the tragedy remains a painful reminder of the need for accountability in the […]
# Flooding has left three people dead as heavy rains continue across South Africa. The National Disaster Management Centre says two bodies were recovered in the Northern Cape following the death of a 12-year-old in Taung, North West. An orange level eight warning remains in effect with joint operations centres active nationwide. Infrastructure damage has […]
