# Die burgerlike organisasie Forum for South Africa is bekommerd oor die aanklagte teen die geskorste adjunk-nasionale polisiekommissaris, Shadrack Sibiya. Die 59-jarige word aangekla van die verkragting van ‘n 18-jarige vrou in ‘n hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, in Mei, en die seksuele voorbereiding van ‘n 16-jarige meisie tussen Julie en Augustus vanjaar. Die forum se […]
# Die premier van KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, sê die massaskietery in KwaMakhutha naby Durban kan verband hou met gevegte oor dwelmgebiede en onwettige vuurwapens. Die polisie soek na verdagtes nadat 11 mense, insluitend ‘n swanger vrou, in die Ziko-gebied doodgeskiet en nog drie gewond is. Ntuli sê berigte uit die gemeenskap dui op dwelmbedrywighede en […]
# Aerospace giant Airbus is seeking to expand the presence of its C295 military transport aircraft in South Africa and across Africa. The aircraft can conduct troop and cargo transport, medical evacuations and humanitarian missions, including from unpaved runways. Airbus has also signed a four-year agreement with Wits University and France’s Higher Institute of Aeronautics […]
# South Africa could need more than 129.9-billion-rand to revive two mothballed State-owned refineries and strengthen energy security. The Central Energy Fund says reviving Sapref in Durban could cost about 116.1-billion-rand, with a final investment decision targeted for 2027/28. The Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids refinery would restart in phases, with the first phase costing about 5.8-billion-rand, […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, moedig lande aan om befondsing vir die gesondheid van vroue, kinders en tieners te bevorder. Hy het ‘n hoëvlak-sitting van die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering toegespreek oor die kwessie. Lamola sê meer as 3,3-miljard mense woon in lande wat meer bestee aan rentebetalings as […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says the KwaMakhutha mass shootings in Durban could be linked to drug turf disputes and illegal firearms. Police are searching for suspects after eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and three others wounded in Ziko. Ntuli says community reports point to drugs and regular gunfire in the area. […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum says charges against suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya including grooming and rape are extremely serious because he is a senior officer. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says the courts must show no mercy to rape accused. He called it a blow to the fight against gender-based-violence. He urged investigators […]
# Rise Mzansi condemns the killing of 11 people, including a pregnant woman, and injury of three people in KwaMakhutha, KwaZulu-Natal. The party’s Mabinda Seaba says extreme violence has become too frequent and demands decisive action, accountability and fresh leadership. Seaba calls for the removal of illegal firearms, disruption of criminal networks through swift intelligence […]
# Civic organisation Forum for South Africa has expressed concern at the allegations levelled against suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. The 59-year-old is accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at a hotel in Sandton in May. He also faces allegations of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl between July and August this year. FORUM4SA […]
