# Police are urging consumers to be vigilant and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their valuables during Black Friday sales. Increased retail activity during this period often results in large crowds at shopping centres and ATMs, creating opportunities for criminals to target unsuspecting shoppers. Police spokesperson Cherelle Ehlers says people are encouraged […]
# New research by the University of the Western Cape has found a link between gum disease and pre-eclampsia, which is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that reduces blood flow and oxygen to the unborn baby. The study involved 294 pregnant women, with 141 diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and 153 women with normal blood pressure. UWC lecturer […]
# The National Council of Provinces Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration is calling on newly elected councillors to prioritise service delivery and stability. There are over 100 hung municipalities following the local government elections, which will require the formation of coalition governments. Committee chairperson Mxolisi Kaunda says the new councillors have an […]
# Die Oostelike en Suider-Afrikaanse Dwelmkommissie beywer hom vir praktiese alternatiewe vir mense wat skuldig bevind word aan dwelmgebruik en minder ernstige dwelmbesit. Suid-Afrika is ʼn deurgangsroete en gebruik- en produksie-middelpunt vir onwettige dwelms. Talle reuse-metamfetamien-fabrieke wat vermoedelik bande met Mexikaanse kartelle het, is onlangs in die land ontdek. Die kommissie se voorsitter, oudpresident Kgalema […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has launched the first phase of the Digital Asylum System today, which aims to speed up asylum applications, strengthen identity verification, and eliminate the scope for corruption. The platform requires asylum applicants to submit biometric information, which Home Affairs will use to verify their identities and establish whether they […]
# Union federation COSATU has welcomed the resumption of the Madlanga Commission’s hearings, particularly the planned appearance of key witnesses, including individuals accused of serious criminal offences. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says the hearings are crucial in exposing the full extent of state capture and corruption within law enforcement agencies. He says high levels of […]
# The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs is pushing for practical alternatives to imprisonment for people convicted of drug use and minor possession offences. South Africa is a transit, consumption and production hub of illicit drugs, with several massive methamphetamine factories with alleged links to Mexican cartels recently being uncovered in the country. […]
# Die EFF se leier, Julius Malema, het ‘n formele regseis ingestel teen die DA se federale voorsitter, Helen Zille, oor ‘n onderhoud met eNCA. Sy het beweer hy het besluite in die Stad Johannesburg dikteer, City Power gekaap, die vloottender tot sy en sy frontmaatskappye se voordeel beïnvloed, en gelas dat Shadrack Sibiya aangestel […]
# Forum for South Africa verwelkom die Madlanga-kommissie se aankondiging dat verskeie hooggeplaaste getuies gedagvaar is om in die komende weke te getuig. Dit sluit die geskorste minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, KwaZulu-Natal se polisiekommissaris Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, en die afdelingskommissaris van Misdaadintelligensie, Dumisani Khumalo, in. FORUM4SA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê Mchunu sal kan antwoord […]
