# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has instructed the South African National Roads Agency to investigate the Moriel Infrastructure Group. This comes after a director of the company, Lawrence Mudzinganyama, was caught on video threatening a group of women inside the ladies’ bathroom at the Vlamo restaurant in Sandton. He has apologised. Moriel has received […]
# IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party’s local government election manifesto is not a list of empty promises, but it is a commitment to deliver services on time. He launched the manifesto at the Kwamashu’s Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban yesterday. Hlabisa says the manifesto has five priorities: creating meaningful jobs; fast-tracking service delivery […]
# South African Police Service’s Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have been called up to assist with the investigation into the Ekurhuleni murders. A high-level, multidisciplinary team has been tasked with investigating the murders of nine women, while a 400-thousand-rand reward has been offered for information that could help […]
# Acting minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has confirmed that three suspects have been taken in for questioning in connection with the murders of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over the past two months. Of the nine recovered bodies, one remains with no missing person case reported. Authorities have warned against speculation and unverified claims […]
# Die Forum for South Africa het sy nasionale leier en president, Tebogo Mashilompane, as burgemeesterskandidaat vir die Madibeng-plaaslike munisipaliteit in Noordwes aangekondig. Die party sê die benoeming weerspieël sy verbintenis tot verantwoordbare en deursigtige plaaslike regering. Mashilompane se veldtog sal konsentreer op verbeterde dienslewering, skoon bestuur, verantwoordelike aanwending van openbare hulpbronne en ekonomiese geleenthede. […]
# Forum for South Africa has announced its national leader and president, Tebogo Mashilompane, as its mayoral candidate for Madibeng Local Municipality in the North West. The party says the nomination reflects its commitment to accountable and transparent local government. Mashilompane is expected to campaign on improved service delivery, clean governance, responsible management of public […]
# The Security Personnel Party of South Africa is calling on municipalities to clear overgrown bushes and fix broken street lights nationally as neglected areas provide cover for criminals. The party’s president and founder, Sello Mashula, says this is particularly concerning following bodies found in overgrown areas in Ekurhuleni. Mashula also called for the state […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee is calling for urgent action following a rise in kidnappings. Kempton Park recorded 76 cases between April and June, up 58.3-percent from the same period last year. Gauteng recorded two-thousand-367 cases, more than half the national total. Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says intensified policing, intelligence-led investigations and targeted […]
# Small-scale fishing cooperatives and businesses on the Cape West Coast are receiving a boost through a SANParks skills development initiative. Twenty fishermen from Saldanha Bay and surrounding communities have completed training in skippers’ competency and business planning. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the programme supports sustainable livelihoods under its Vision 2040 programme. SANParks has […]
