# Die Gautengse wetgewer se portefeuljekomitee oor Gemeenskapsveiligheid prys wetstoepassingsagentskappe wat betrokke was in die ondersoek na die naweek se skietvoorval in Reigerpark. ‘n Persoon van belang is gister vir ondervraging ingeneem in verband met die moord op twee lede van die Teen-bende-eenheid en twee burgerlikes. Die komitee se voorsitter, Bandile Masuku, sê dis veral […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum vra die regering en die Departement van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur om ‘n standbeeld van Winnie Mandela by die Uniegebou in Pretoria op te rig. Woordvoerder Dennis Bloem sê die land moet nooit haar bydrae en opofferings vergeet nie. Hy sê toe leiers se stemme deur gevangenskap, verbanning of ballingskap […]
# Cape Forum says Western Cape communities should have greater law enforcement powers to address escalating violent crime. The civil rights organisation will protest at Parliament in Cape Town today, calling for the devolution of police powers to the province. Executive chairperson Heindrich Wyngaard says residents should have a say in the matter through a […]
# Fourteen illegal miners have been found dead at an abandoned shaft near the Nkaneng informal settlement in Marikana, North West. Their bodies were discovered this morning, while several other miners were injured. Police spokesperson Athlene Mathe says the circumstances surrounding the deaths remain unclear. Provincial police commissioner Patrick Asaneng says investigations continue and emergency […]
# The Gauteng legislature’s portfolio committee on Community Safety has commended law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation into the weekend’s Reiger Park shootings. A person of interest was taken in for questioning yesterday in relation to the murder of two Anti-Gang Unit officials and two civilians. The committee’s chairperson, Bandile Masuku, says the recovery […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on government and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to erect a statue of Winnie Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the country must never forget her contribution and sacrifices. He says when leaders’ voices were silenced either by imprisonment, banishment or […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile urges learners, parents, and school communities to take precautions amid cold and wet weather across the province. The department’s spokesperson Onwabile Lubhelwana says learners are encouraged to dress warmly and attend school as normal if they are healthy and it is safe to travel. He warns learners against making […]
# Die premier van Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, is bekommerd oor die groeiende bedreiging deur georganiseerde misdaad en sê bendes, dwelmoorloë en onwettige vuurwapens is die rede vir die toenemende aantal moorde in die provinsie. Dit volg na die moord die afgelope naweek op vier mense, waaronder twee lede van die Teen-bende-eenheid, in Reigerpark, Ekurhuleni. ‘n […]
# City Power sê hy hanteer tans meer as twee-duisend kragonderbrekings in Johannesburg terwyl koue, nat weer druk op die kragnetwerk plaas. Lenasia het die grootste agterstand, gevolg deur Hursthill en Randburg. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê die koue weer laat huishoudings en sakeondernemings meer elektrisiteit gebruik, wat transformators, mini-substasies en kabels oorlaai […]
