# Die Afrika Mayibuye Beweging se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Giyani, Papa Penny, sê hy het die MK-party verlaat en uit die Parlement bedank om te fokus op die uitdagings van inwoners van Giyani in Limpopo. Papa Penny het in ‘n onderhoud met MDN News gesê binnegevegte in die MK-party het sy besluit beïnvloed. Papa Penny sê […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Landbou-inisiatief sê die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, stel ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat privaat inenting teen bek-en-klouseer toelaat, verkeerd voor. Die organisasie beskuldig Steenhuisen hy skep verwarring en vertraag samewerking tydens ‘n veesiektekrisis. Die hof het bevind daar is geen wettige verbod op boere en privaat eienaars wat […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander has denied any involvement in alleged drug thefts, telling the Madlanga Commission he was on leave when both the drug seizure and subsequent theft occurred in Port Shepstone. He also revealed that he had previously undergone a polygraph test during an investigation into the alleged theft of his […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander has told the Madlanga Commission that fumes from large quantities of seized Mandrax tablets can pose serious health risks. Sander explained that police exhibit bags contain micro-perforations that allow substances to breathe, potentially releasing fumes into surrounding areas. He said officers and customs officials involved in a major […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie het tydens ‘n weeklange padveiligheidsaksie tussen 25 en 31 Mei, 161 motoriste in hegtenis geneem vir bestuur onder die invloed van alkohol. Die woordvoerder, Xolani Fihla sê die arrestasies volg op strategiese padversperrings en mobiele stop-en-deursoek-operasies regoor Johannesburg. Hy sê die syfers beklemtoon die gevare van dronkbestuur en waarsku dat oortreders […]
# Die gesin van die vermoorde verklikker en getuie, Marius van der Merwe, bekend as Getuie D voor die Madlanga-kommissie, verwelkom die weiering van borgtog aan die beskuldigde, Matipandile Sotheni. Die Landdroshof in Brakpan, Gauteng, is bekommerd dat Sotheni ‘n vlugrisiko kan wees en ‘n moontlike bedreiging inhou vir getuies. Van der Merwe is in […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê die nasionale regering is vervreemd van die werklikhede waarmee bende-geteisterde gemeenskappe te kampe het. Dit volg na die naweek se skietvoorvalle in Fisantekraal en Soutrivier in Kaapstad waarin drie mense dood en drie gewond is. Benedicta van Minnen van die DA het adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile gekritiseer omdat hy […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen is misrepresenting a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria, allowing private vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease. The organisation accuses Steenhuisen of creating confusion and delaying cooperation during a livestock disease crisis. The court found there was no lawful prohibition on farmers and private owners […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says national government remains disconnected from the realities facing communities plagued by gang violence. This follows deadly weekend shootings in Fisantekraal and Salt River that left three people dead and three others wounded. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen criticised deputy president Paul Mashatile for failing to engage directly […]
