# Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is reportedly facing imminent arrest. Police have apparently arrived at his home in Centurion, Gauteng, this morning to detain him on charges of defeating the ends of justice. His lawyer, Ian Levitt, says they’ve not been informed of the exact charges. Sibiya was suspended by national commissioner […]
# Die nasionale polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola, sê die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens is onder geweldige druk namate misdaad aanhou styg terwyl hulpbronne steeds beperk is. Hy het getuig voor die Parlement se ad hoc-komitee wat politieke inmenging in polisie-sake ondersoek. Masemola sê wetstoepassing het meer ingewikkeld geword sedert die Covid-19-pandemie, met werkloosheid en maatskaplike uitdagings wat misdaad […]
# Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources deputy director-general Tseliso Maqubela says significant progress is being made toward rolling out South Africa’s new cadastral system. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Joburg Mining Indaba Maqubela insisted on creating an enabling environment for mining opportunities. He emphasised that the system will improve transparency, efficiency, and […]
# Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid doen ‘n klopjag by die huis van ‘n vooraanstaande sakemagnaat in Sandton, Johannesburg, wat betrek word by die jarelange ondersoek na korrupsie by die Tembisa-hospitaal in Gauteng. Volgens SABC News het die sakeman na bewering oor ‘n tydperk van twee jaar 820-miljoen-rand herlei deur middel van bedrieglike kontrakte deur die gebruik […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says the South African Police Service is under immense pressure as crime continues to rise while resources remain limited. Testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating political interference, Masemola said policing has become more complex since the Covid-19 pandemic, with unemployment and social challenges driving crime. He acknowledged internal […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is unacceptable that developing countries pay higher debt costs than developed nations, calling it a driver of global inequality. Speaking on reforming international financial institutions at the European Union global gateway forum in Brussels, Belgium, Ramaphosa revealed that South Africa has established a G20 committee to address wealth inequality. […]
# Action Society is teleurgesteld dat die uitspraak in die Bloulig-Mafia-saak tot 6 November uitgestel is nadat die landdros van die Randburg-landdroshof siek geword het. Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile se agt BBP-beskermingsoffisiere, wat aangekla is van ‘n wrede aanval op burgerlikes in 2023 op die N1 Johannesburghoofweg, het aansoek gedoen om vrygelaat te word onder Artikel […]
# Mining leaders say partnerships and collaboration are key to growing South Africa’s mining industry. Speaking at the 13th annual Joburg Indaba in Sandton, the indaba’s chairperson, Bernard Swanepoel, called for a renewed sense of purpose in addressing the sector’s challenges. Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad warned that policy uncertainty and weak exploration support have […]
# The Special Investigating Unit is raiding the home of a prominent business tycoon in Sandton, Johannesburg, following a three-year probe into corruption at the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng. According to SABC News, the businessman allegedly siphoned 820-million-rand over two years through fraudulent contracts using 41 companies. The SIU has since identified three major syndicates […]
