# The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court has postponed the inquest into Anele Tembe’s death to 7 September due to the presiding magistrate’s medical emergency. The inquest comes five years after Tembe’s fatal fall from the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel. Six witnesses are expected to testify as the court examines the circumstances surrounding her […]
# ActionSA says it is concerned that the Gauteng Department of Health has budgeted more than 612-million-rand this financial year for the salaries of foreign healthcare professionals, while many qualified South African doctors and nurses remain unemployed. The party’s Mongezi Ntsebenze says the department employs 551 foreign nationals and calls for a plan to prioritise […]
# Johannesburg Metro Police announced that a technical fault has temporarily disrupted its main emergency call-taking and dispatch line. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the disruption has affected the service since Friday. Residents are urged to use the alternative landline and WhatsApp contact details available on the JMPD website to report emergencies, traffic incidents, and by-law […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police warns motorists to avoid parts of Pimville and Dlamini in Soweto due to ongoing service delivery protests. Residents have barricaded several roads in protest over electricity outages, causing major traffic disruptions. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says diversions are in place and motorists should use alternative routes, including Koma Road, Elias […]
# A total of 383 suspects were arrested for various offences in Mamelodi and Silverton during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Marinda Austin says the suspects were arrested for crime ranging from murder, attempted murder, assault and rape. She says a total of 67 undocumented foreign nationals were detained and handed over to immigration […]
# Gauteng police arrested one-thousand-15 suspects during Operation Shanela II conducted across the province over the weekend. Those arrested include 84 motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and 124 undocumented foreign nationals for immigration offences. Police arrested suspects for tampering with essential infrastructure, drug-related crimes, and illegal liquor trading. Spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, is appealing to operators who have applied for operating licences, particularly minibus and scholar transport operators, to collect them. This follows significant progress made in improving internal operational capacity and streamlining administrative processes to improve turnaround times. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says over 400 valid operating […]
# ActionSA in Johannesburg says the refuse collection crisis is no longer an inconvenience. The party’s Nandi Ndaba says as Pickitup faces the prospect of an unprotected strike amid ongoing labour disputes, staff shortages and operational instability, thousands of households have been left wondering when, or if, their refuse will be collected. She says across […]
# Die Tshwane-metropolisiedepartement het ʼn bedrieër vasgetrek wat hom as ʼn elektrisiteitskontrakteur van die stad voorgedoen en kragtoevoer teen ‘n fooi gekoppel het in Soshanguve. Woordvoerder Puleng Motholo sê hulle het ʼn wenk oor onwettige verbindings van oplettende inwoners ontvang. Sy sê die lede het ʼn man gevind wat besig was om kragtoevoer te herkoppel […]
