# Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed the appointment of advocate Samkelo Callaway Mtwana as director of Public Prosecutions for the Eastern Cape Division. Mtwana, who has served as acting DPP since April, brings extensive prosecution experience, including work at Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit. Kubayi says the appointment […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Government has condemned the killing of two SAPS Anti-Gang Unit officers and two civilians during a shooting in Reiger Park, Boksburg, yesterday evening. Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the attack is a declaration of war against the state and communities. Police have activated law enforcement to find the perpetrators. Lesufi spokesperson […]
# Midvaal Local Municipality in Gauteng has launched Women’s Month with an event supporting survivors of gender-based violence. SAPS, healthcare professionals, non-governmental organisations, the local Business Chamber and skills development centre joined the initiative, providing survivors with healthcare advice, motivational support and empowerment opportunities. Mayor Peter Teixeira reaffirmed the municipality’s commitment to ending GBV, saying […]
# Die burgerregtebeweging Not In My Name International sê die dood van die 17-jarige Cameron Waldeck-Cooks en die 19-jarige Ethan Coetzee werp weereens die kollig op geslagsgeweld en toksiese manlikheid. Voorlopige bevindinge dui daarop dat die graad 11-leerder aan die St Stithians Girls’ College in Johannesburg verwurg en versmoor is, terwyl Coetzee moontlik sy eie […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het die vonnisoplegging van die 25-jarige Mosambiekse burger Joaquim Armando Pacula verwelkom vir die moord op die mediapersoonlikheid Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock in die Johannesburgse middestad verlede Desember. Die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg het Pacula ook gevonnis vir die onwettige besit van vuurwapens en ammunisie en ‘n oortreding van die Immigrasiewet. Sy […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg het die Mosambiekse burger Armindo Pacula tot 25 jaar tronkstraf gevonnis vir die huurmoord in Desember verlede jaar in die Johannesburgse middestad op die mediapersoonlikheid Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Pacula het skuldig gepleit ingevolge ‘n pleitooreenkoms en erken hy is 25-duisend-rand betaal is om DJ Warras dood te skiet. Hy […]
# Die Johannesburg Metropolisiedepartement het motoriste gewaarsku oor groot verkeersontwrigtings rondom die Orlando-stadion in Soweto voor vandag se MTN8-botsing tussen Orlando Pirates en Durban City. Paaie sal van 10-uur vanoggend af gesluit word, met belangrike roetes soos die N17, Soweto-snelweg, Klipspruit Valleyweg, Mookistraat en Martha Louwstraat wat geraak word. JMPD-woordvoerder Xolani Fihla doen ‘n beroep […]
# Not In My Name International says the deaths of 17-year-old Cameron Waldeck-Cooks and 19-year-old Ethan Coetzee highlights gender-based violence and toxic masculinity. This after preliminary findings indicate that the Grade 11 learner at St Stithians Girls’ College in Johannesburg, died from strangulation and suffocation, while Coetzee may have taken his own life. Their bodies […]
# Trade union Solidarity says workers at Premier Foods have been left with more questions than answers over the possible closure of the canning factory in Tulbagh in the Western Cape. The union’s Gideon du Plessis fears the first consultation process facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration may be a formality, as […]
