# Suspended head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesetja Senona, has told the Madlanga Commission that serious allegations against Warrant Officer Karl Sander justified his temporary reassignment. Senona said allegations included that Sander and others were involved in the theft of cocaine form ports and supplying drugs to a gang. Senona stressed that Sander was […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed 12 babies have been born at a makeshift migrant camp in Sherwood, Durban, where thousands of Malawian nationals have been sheltering since earlier this month. Authorities say most occupants are undocumented migrants, and a voluntary repatriation programme is underway with support from the Malawian government. Humanitarian concerns […]
# Suspended KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona has told the Madlanga Commission that his instruction was for Warrant Officer Karl Sander to return to the Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit. Responding to questions from Commissioner Sesi Baloyi, Senona explained that the unit consists of several sub-units, including the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau. He suggested […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit vra die regering om dringend te reageer op Amerika se eise ná berigte oor die staking van die befondsing vir die President se Noodplan vir Vigsverligting. Die vakbond voer aan voortgesette vertragings om Amerika se bekommernisse op te los, insluitend oor landelike veiligheid, eiendomsregte, rasgegronde wetgewing en buitelandse beleid, kan tot […]
# Die Landdroshof in Pretoria het die forensiese deskundige Laurance Makgotloe borgtog van 15-duisend-rand toegestaan. Hy word aangekla van die manipulering van belangrike bewyse in hoëprofiel-moordondersoeke. Dit sluit in die verwydering van bewysstukke en die wysiging van verslae oor die moord op die ingenieur Armand Swart in Vereeniging in 2024. Landdros Johannes Kruger het bevind […]
# Trade union Solidarity calls on government to urgently respond to US demands following the reported discontinuation of funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief programme. The union argues continued delays in resolving issues raised by the US, including concerns over rural safety, property rights, race-based legislation and foreign policy, could lead to […]
# The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has granted police forensic expert Laurance Makgotloe 15-thousand-rand bail after being charged with tampering with crucial evidence in high-profile murder investigations. These include removing exhibits and altering reports on the 2024 assignation of engineer Armand Swart in Vereeniging. Magistrate Johannes Kruger found concerns raised by the state could be addressed […]
# Die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie en die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het vergader om verskeie voortgesette bestuurskwessies op te los in verband met die fonds se beleggingsbesluite en prestasie. Die korporasie, wat die pensioenspaargeld van 1,3-miljoen staatsamptenare bestuur, het ernstige bestuursoortredings en finansiële verliese verduur weens beleggingsbesluite wat dikwels persone met politieke verbintenisse behels. Die […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has rallied support behind the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in several provinces today. The union says workers, including police officers, correctional officials and traffic officers, are struggling with soaring food prices, transport, electricity and healthcare costs. POPCRU […]
