# Die geskorste Nasionale Adjunk-Polisiekommissaris Shadrack Sibiya sê politieke moorde in Suid-Afrika het afgeneem danksy die taakspan vir politieke moorde. Sibiya voer aan die taakspan se kundigheid sal nou opgeneem word in die Moord- en Roofeenheid vir landwye ontplooiing. Sibiya beklemtoon hulpbronne moet aangewend word op breër ernstige en geweldsmisdade om permanente, goed verspreide strukture […]
# Die Streekhof in Kroonstad in die Vrystaat het Mandau Sejani en Daniel Mosiuwa Motaung tot lewenslange tronkstraf gevonnis vir die moord op ‘n boer, Eric David Wessels. Die mans het Wessels op 24 Oktober 2020 aangeval, hom met ‘n plastieksak versmoor en besittings gesteel. Mojalefa Senokoatsane van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het die uitspraak as […]
# Retired deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has granted limited media access at the ongoing inquiry in Pretoria as five secret witnesses prepare to testify. The agreement between the commission, News24 and Daily Maverick allows remote, off-camera testimony to protect witnesses’ identities while ensuring public access. Chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson says the arrangement balances […]
# Parliament Portfolio Committee on Education chairperson Joy Maimela has criticised the Afrikaans and English language policy in some Free State schools for discriminating against African languages. During visits to Lejweleputswa schools, she also highlighted a shortage of black African teachers at Orion Special, infrastructure challenges, vandalism, drug abuse, and unreliable scholar transport. The committee […]
# The South African Independent Power Producer Association will meet with Eskom later this month to discuss concerns that planned renewable projects may bypass existing grid-access rules applied to independent producers. The association has also alerted the Competition Commission of potential market-dominance risks. Chairperson Leoné Human says Eskom must compete on equal terms, warning that […]
# Die UDM se jeugorganisasie eis dat die regering ‘n plan moet skep om die voortdurende toename in tiener- en kinderswangerskappe in Suid-Afrika aan te pak. Die woordvoerder, Zintombi Sododile sê volgens onlangse verslae het 31-duisend meisies tussen 10- en 19-jaar-oud die afgelope jaar in KwaZulu-Natal geboorte gegee en meer as 23-duisend tienerswangerskappe is in […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson and UK minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Chris Bryant, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in London to strengthen South Africa’s infrastructure delivery. The partnership provides ten- million-rand in technical expertise for Project Capstone, Project Speed, and Infrastructure South Africa’s Adopt-a-Municipality programme. Macpherson says the […]
# Statistics South Africa says mining production fell slightly by 0.2-percent in August. The biggest declines were seen in platinum group metals, gold, and manganese ore, while coal was the only major positive performer, rising by just over four-percent. Stats SA’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche says despite lower output, mineral sales surged by 23-percent year-on-year, driven mainly […]
# The Kroonstad Regional Court in the Free State has sentenced Mandau Sejani and Daniel Mosiuwa Motaung, to life imprisonment for the murder of farmer Eric David Wessels. The men attacked Wessels on 24 October 2020, suffocating him with a plastic bag and stealing property. The NPA’s Mojalefa Senokoatsane, hailed the ruling as a firm […]
