# Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has dismissed allegations that he was involved in cable theft in the Vaal Triangle, describing the claims as “pure lies”. Speaking before the Madlanga Commission, Mkhwanazi said he had submitted evidence showing the recovered cables were linked to an operation in Mpumalanga involving stolen infrastructure […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg het die eerste regshindernis oorkom in ‘n geskil oor sy verhoogde wateraanvraag-bestuursheffing. Die Hooggeregshof het AfriForum se dringende aansoek teen die heffing van die hand gewys omdat die organisasie nie dringendheid kon bewys nie. Die stad se woordvoerder, Nombuso Shabalala, sê AfriForum het sedert Mei geweet die heffing gaan op 1 […]
# Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says municipalities have achieved a 98-percent submission rate of financial statements, marking a major milestone in compliance. Briefing Parliament’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee, she says only two municipalities failed to submit compared to ten last year. Maluleke warns improvements remain limited due to persistent disclaimer audit findings and weak […]
# Drie burgers van Lesotho is aangekeer in verband met die massaskietery in die Jumpers-informele nedersetting in Cleveland, Johannesburg, vroeër die maand waarin 13 mense dood en 14 beseer is. Hulle is in die KwaMaiMai-informele nedersetting in hegtenis geneem ná ‘n intensiewe ondersoek waarby verskeie spesialis-wetstoepassingseenhede betrokke was. Polisiewoordvoerder Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi sê die drie mans […]
# ‘n Skeepsvaartkenner, John Ingpen, sê wêreldwye markonsekerheid hou olietenkskepe langer op see, aangesien operateurs reageer op wisselende oliepryse en die veranderende vraag. Hy sê verskeie vaartuie wag tans naby Kaapstad, met sommige wat stadig vaar of dryf terwyl hulle op aanwysings wag. Ingpen sê bestemmings kan tydens ‘n vaart verskeie kere verander namate handelaars […]
# Three Lesotho nationals have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting at Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, earlier this month that left 13 people dead and 14 others injured. They were arrested at the KwaMaiMai informal settlement following an intensive investigation involving several specialised law enforcement units. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says […]
# Vyf vermeende ontvoerders is in hegtenis geneem in ‘n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie wat ontvoeringsindikate in Gauteng geteiken het. Die inhegtenisnemings spruit uit die ontvoering van ‘n vrou in Edenvale verlede Woensdag, waarna ‘n losprys van twee-miljoen-rand by haar man geëis is. Die polisie het twee voertuie opgespoor en die verdagtes vasgetrek tydens ‘n beplande oorhandiging. […]
# Die Vrystaatse LUR vir Landbou, Landelike Ontwikkeling en Omgewingsake, Elsabé Rockman, sê die provinsie het die mylpaal van ‘n miljoen diere verbygesteek wat teen bek-en-klouseer ingeënt is. Dis deel van Suid-Afrika se breër poging om uitbrekings te beheer en die veebedryf te beskerm deur die nasionale verspreiding van entstof teen die siekte. Rockman het […]
# Shipping expert John Ingpen says global market uncertainty is keeping oil tankers at sea for longer periods as operators respond to shifting oil prices and changing demand. He says several vessels are currently waiting offshore near Cape Town, with some slow-steaming or drifting while awaiting instructions. Ingpen explains that destinations can change multiple times […]
