# The South African Local Government Association, through its National Women’s Commission, has condemned the continued and brutal murder of women in Kempton Park and across the country. This follows the discovery of six women’s bodies in the Kempton Park area over a two-month period. SALGA’s Nomvuyo Mposelwa is calling for urgent, decisive and coordinated […]
# Die Gautengse polisie het bevestig die liggaam van ‘n sesde vrou is vanoggend aan die Oos-rand gevind. Die omstandighede rondom haar dood is nog onduidelik. Die jongste ontdekking in KwaThema volg op die dood van vyf vroue wie se liggame sedert Julie in Kemptonpark ontdek is, insluitend dié van ‘n vrou gister in Olifantsfontein. […]
# Gauteng police have confirmed the discovery of a sixth woman’s body on the East Rand this morning. The circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear. The latest discovery in KwaThema follows the deaths of five women whose bodies have been found in Kempton Park since July, including a woman discovered in Olifantsfontein yesterday. Some victims […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority maintains it still has a strong case against seven accused in a multimillion-rand electricity fraud scheme involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng. Despite the state opposing bail, they were granted 20-thousand-rand bail each by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court. The NPA says the accused face charges including fraud, theft of […]
# The National Shelter Movement says there is an urgent need to strengthen the already overstretched network of shelters for women and safe spaces for gender-based violence and femicide survivors. The Department of Social Development is hosting the sixth National Shelter indaba in Benoni, Gauteng, this week to strengthen responses to the crisis. NSMSA’s Greer […]
# Die ANC se nasionale voorsitter, Gwede Mantashe, sê die vakbondfederasie COSATU moet tydens sy 15de nasionale kongres werk aan oplossings vir sy interne probleme. Die kongres in Midrand, Johannesburg, het gister in chaos verval na die skorsing van adjunkpresident Mike Shingange. NEHAWU het sy steun onttrek vir Shingange, wat sy president is, terwyl NUM, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, waarsku inwoners om vandag voor te berei vir erge weer in dele van die provinsie. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n vlak-twee-waarskuwing uitgereik vir hewige donderstorms, swaar neerslae en sterk wind. Die departement se woordvoerder, Siboniso Mngadi, sê Buthelezi het die provinsiale rampbestuursentrum geaktiveer […]
# Die vakbondfederasie SAFTU sê die naweek se noodlottige motorongelukke is ‘n herinnering aan die voortgesette nasionale padsterfte-krisis. ‘n Botsing tussen drie voertuie op die N1 tussen Prins Albertweg en Leeu-Gamka in die Wes-Kaap het 21 lewens geëis, terwyl agt mense dood is in ‘n botsing op die N17-tolpad naby Ermelo in Mpumalanga. Asive Dyani […]
# ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says union federation COSATU must work to resolve its internal matters at it’s 15th national congress. The congress descended into chaos in Midrand, Johannesburg, yesterday due to infighting and the suspension of deputy president Mike Shingange. NEHAWU withdrew its support for Shingange despite being the union’s president, while NUM, […]
