# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says there has been measurable progress in clamping down on extortion and intimidation in the construction industry. The industry estimates that 180 public infrastructure projects worth 63-billion-rand have been delayed as a result of extortion, intimidation, or violence. KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Eastern Cape have been […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof het ‘n uitspraak van die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof gehandhaaf wat sekere bepalings van die Wet op Vlugtelinge ongrondwetlik en ongeldig bevind het. Die saak is aanhangig gemaak deur die Scalabrini-sentrum van Kaapstad, Regslui vir Menseregte en ander organisasies. Die hof het bevind dat enige persoon wat asiel soek, nie toegang tot die […]
# Gauteng police arrested over 217 suspected illegal miners at Losberg Kloof Mine in Westonaria yesterday as part of Operation Prosper. This multi-agency operation forms part of an ongoing national campaign to dismantle illegal mining syndicates and transnational criminal networks operating across South Africa’s mining regions. Gauteng deputy police commissioner, Fred Kekana, says most of […]
# The Constitutional Court upheld a ruling by the Western Cape High Court that found certain provisions of the Refugee Act unconstitutional and invalid. The case was brought by the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights and other organisations. The court found that any person seeking asylum cannot be denied access to […]
# The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has condemned an alleged assassination plot targeting a senior official who was reportedly working to stop corruption involving the illegal sale of government-subsidised houses. The department says two suspects, including one of its administrative clerks, have been arrested by the Hawks. The department’s Tahir Sema says housing allocations […]
# Action Society says the 292 births recorded among girls aged 10- to 14-years in the Western Cape between April and December last year should each trigger a criminal investigation. The organisation says every child pregnancy must be treated as a child protection case to determine whether sexual abuse or exploitation occurred. Action Society’s Juanita […]
# Municipal union Samwu says underfunding, corruption and failing infrastructure have pushed local government and the water sector into crisis. The union will on Thursday march to the National Treasury and other government departments in Tshwane. It expects a written response to its memorandum within 14 working days. Samwu general-secretary Dumisane Magagula says the union […]
# Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Ivan Meyer says strong local leadership is key to growing the economy and creating jobs. Speaking at a local government training workshop in Paarl, Meyer said councillors play an important role in attracting investment, supporting businesses and driving development. The workshop, attended by more than […]
# The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness warns residents not to eat wild mushrooms following a rise in deadly mushroom poisoning cases. The department says even one bite of a Death Cap mushroom can cause liver failure and death. The Tygerberg Poisons Information Director, Carine Marks, advises anyone who has eaten a wild […]
