# Tshwane deputy mayor Eugene Modise says illegal water connections place great strain on the metro’s water infrastructure and deprive paying residents of fair access. On Monday, as part of the special service delivery operation, teams disconnected illegal water connections in Mamelodi and Nelmapius. Modise says they will continue taking firm action to protect the metro’s resources […]
# Police arrested 15-thousand-350 suspected criminals as part of nationwide Shanela operations in the past week. Among the arrests are 176 murder suspects and 155 for attempted murder. The Eastern Cape saw the highest number of murder arrests, at 60, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, at 43. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk, says nationally, contraband goods to […]
# Wetstoepassingsagentskappe van die Stad Kaapstad het die afgelope week 197 mense in hegtenis geneem, insluitend drie maal soveel vir dronkbestuur as die vorige keer. Verkeersbeamptes het 38 mense vasgetrek vir bestuur onder die invloed van alkohol, teenoor 13 die vorige week. Altesaam 183 openbare vervoervoertuie is geskut en eenduisend-159 dagvaardings is uitgereik. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid […]
# SECTION27, representing the Teddy Bear Foundation, has approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking an order against several departments to maintain and implement the National Child Protection Register. This matter stems from a 2022 case involving a learner who was raped by a caretaker at a school in the North West. SECTION27’s Zeenat Sujee […]
# Durban University of Technology postgraduate librarian, Nonsikelelo Patricia Badenhorst, has been named as the Research Support Librarian of the Year by the Library and Information Association of South Africa. This prestigious national award recognises librarians who go above and beyond in advancing research support, empowering researchers, curating knowledge, and integrating innovation within academic library […]
# In the past week, the City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies made 197 arrests, including a near three-fold increase in arrests for drunk driving. Traffic officers arrested 38 motorists for driving under the influence, compared to 13 the previous week. A total of 183 public transport vehicles were impounded and one-thousand-159 warrants of arrest […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng eis ‘n omvattende plan van aksie om die toenemende geweldsmisdaad in die provinsie aan te spreek, insluitend verbeterde intelligensie-insameling en sigbare polisiëringsoperasies in hoërisiko-gebiede. Dit volg op die moord Sondag op vyf mense in ‘n taverne in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit. Zwelithini Mtshali van ActionSA sê die jongste tragedie lê weer eens die […]
# Die Gautengse regering het ‘n News24-artikel veroordeel wat suggereer dat die premier, Panyaza Lesufi se onlangs aangekondigde energieprojek van 64-miljoen-rand deel vorm van die Valke se korrupsie-ondersoek. Die artikel voer aan aan dat Lesufi se transformatorvervangingsprojek, wat aan die vooraand van die verkiesings in Mei 2024 bekendgestel is om dorpe en stedelike gebiede van […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng is demanding a comprehensive plan of action to address the escalating violent crime in the province, including improved intelligence gathering and visible policing operations in high-risk areas. This follows the killing of five people at a tavern in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, on Sunday. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali says this latest tragedy once again exposes […]
