# Union federation COSATU in Gauteng is calling for urgent action against illegal firearms, organised crime and illegal mining-related violence in the West Rand. This comes after 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Carletonville, on Saturday evening. No arrests have been made yet. COSATU’s Gauteng chairperson, Amos Monyela, calls for stronger police […]
# The City of Tshwane’s coalition government has thanked Sarah Mabotsa for her service to residents. The GOOD Party terminated her membership over breaches of its constitution, and has called for her removal as a councillor, which would also end her tenure as the metro’s mayoral committee member for Economic Development. Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad van Kerke sê die onlangse massaskietvoorvalle in die land is nie meer net ʼn reeks geïsoleerde tragedies nie, maar ʼn nasionale krisis. Agtien mense is die naweek by ʼn taverne in Wedela, Gauteng, doodgeskiet, en tien mense is by ʼn vermaaklikheidsplek in Lwandle, Kaapstad, dood. Verlede week in KwaMakhutha, KwaZulu-Natal, is […]
# Die polisie in Gauteng sê ‘n man wat verdink word van die moord op ‘n 23-jarige vrou gisteroggend in Tembisa, is dood aangetref in sy voertuig in Midrand. Boitumelo Gift Mashita is tydens ‘n beweerde rooftog doodgeskiet, terwyl sy op pad werk toe was. Polisiewoordvoerder Brenda Muridili sê die man is Mashita se vervreemde […]
# The South African Council of Churches says the recent mass shootings in the country are no longer a series of isolated tragedies, but a national crisis. Over the weekend, 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Gauteng, while ten people were killed at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, Cape Town. Meanwhile, […]
# Gauteng police say a man suspected of being responsible for the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Tembisa yesterday morning was found dead inside his vehicle in Midrand. Boitumelo Gift Mashita was shot dead while on her way to work in an alleged robbery. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says investigators linked the man, who was […]
# Die EFF vra dat ʼn gespesialiseerde nasionale taakspan aangestel word om massaskietvoorvalle en vuurwapengeweld te ondersoek. Dit volg na die onlangse massaskietvoorvalle in Gauteng, die Wes-Kaap en KwaZulu-Natal, waarin meer as 40 mense dood is. Die EFF sê hierdie voorvalle weerspieël die dodelike verband tussen onwettige mynbedrywighede, georganiseerde misdaad en die toename in onwettige […]
# The EFF is calling for the establishment of a specialised national task force against mass shootings and organised gun violence. This follows the recent deadly mass shootings in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, which left over 40 people dead. The EFF says these incidents demonstrate the deadly intersection between illegal mining, organised criminality, and […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has welcomed the payment of September salaries to all employees at Zululand District Municipality. This follows an intervention by his department. The MEC had ordered the municipality to resolve the matter urgently. The department’s Siboniso Mngadi says municipalities must pay workers on time and honour […]
