# The GOOD Party says the City of Cape Town is stripping struggling households of any meaningful ability to manage or reduce their utility costs. The party says in the 2024/2025 financial year, the metro is projecting a profit of R5.586-billion-rand from electricity sales. The GOOD Party’s, Anton Louw says now, the metro claims to […]
# Die Gautengse LUR vir Paaie en Vervoer, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, het die onlangse nuwe vlaag taxigeweld in dele van die provinsie veroordeel. Die afgelope weke het gewelddadige voorvalle plaasgevind waar taxibestuurders en hul assistente vermoor en taxidienste ontwrig is. Die departement se woordvoerder, Lesiba Mpya, sê die gewelddadige optrede ondermyn die regering se pogings om […]
# Two suspected cash-in-transit suspects were killed in a shootout with police at Wasbank near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says the two suspects were allegedly involved in at least six cash-in-transit robberies at KwaDukuza, Verulam, Phoenix, Greytown, Nyomi and Langlaagte between 2022 and March this year. He says they followed […]
# The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has strongly condemned the recent resurgence of taxi violence across parts of the province. In recent weeks, violent incidents, including the killings of taxi drivers and marshals, have continued to take lives and disrupt services in the taxi industry. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says […]
# Die DA sê die wanfunksionele strafregstelsel laat gemeenskappe op die Kaapse Vlakte in Kaapstad in die steek, met ‘n skokkend lae skuldigbevindingskoers van vyf persent vir onwettige vuurwapensake. Volgens die party belemmer mislukkings met ondersoeke en vervolgings pogings om bendebedrywighede te beveg. Hulle beplan om die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag na die Parlement te roep. Glynnis […]
# The DA says the dysfunctional criminal justice system is failing communities on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, with a shockingly low five-percent conviction rate for illegal firearm cases. According to the party, investigative and prosecutorial failures are hampering efforts to fight gangsterism. They plan to summon the National Prosecuting Authority to Parliament. The […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority remains confident in its case against former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s personal assistant at the time, Moroadi Cholota, in the 255-million-rand asbestos corruption trial. NPA national spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga stated sufficient evidence was presented to dismiss Cholota’s special plea challenging her prosecution in the trial-within-a-trial, addressing jurisdictional concerns:
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het vertroue in sy saak teen die voormalige Vrystaatse premier, Ace Magashule, se destydse persoonlike assistent, Moroadi Cholota, in die 255-miljoen-rand asbeskorrupsieverhoor. Die NVG se nasionale woordvoerder, Mthunzi Mhaga, sê voldoende bewyse is voorgelê om Cholota se spesiale pleidooi om haar vervolging in die verhoor-binne-‘n-verhoor te betwis, van die hand te […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an urgent bail application by Phumelele Myeza, one of ten accused in the four-million-rand SASSA fraud case. Myeza approached the court claiming delays in the lower court were irregular. The State argued her bail bid was premature, as the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court had not yet ruled. NPA’s […]
