# Police have confirmed the recovery of another body in Ekurhuleni, bringing to eight the number of women’s bodies discovered in the metro over the past two months. The Police Ministry has offered a 400-thousand-rand reward for information that may lead to arrests. Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the murders of the eight women […]
# Government has signed a 16.2-billion-rand loan agreement with the New Development Bank to upgrade infrastructure for the Metropolitan Municipal Services. This is part of the Metro Trading Services Reform Programme, aimed at improving the governance, financial sustainability and operational performance of municipal trading services in metropolitan municipalities, particularly in water and sanitation, electricity and […]
# The ANC has condemned the senseless and brutal killings of women in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, saying this brings into sharp focus the devastating reality of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. Eight women have been found murdered across the East Rand in recent months. The ANC says police must act urgently to investigate […]
# National Director of Public Prosecution Andy Mothibi has ordered the withdrawal of charges against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was charged with contravening the Public Finance Management Act in connection with the controversial 228-million-rand Medicare24 tender involving alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. National Prosecuting Authority’s spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says Mothibi’s decision […]
# Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has expressed concern about the fear gripping communities, saying the killing of women in and around the metro has reached a crisis point. Police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of eight women in and around Kempton Park. Detectives and specialised police teams are continuing to examine possible links […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa must distinguish ambition from actual implementation in its green hydrogen programme. Addressing the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town, Ramokgopa stressed that priority status does not mean a project is under construction. He says inclusion in the National Green Hydrogen Deal Book is not […]
# The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, Ian Cameron, says he is still waiting for an investigating officer after opening a criminal case into the death of former police dog Sky. Cameron says Sky suffered severe injuries at the Roodeplaat veterinary facility in Pretoria and was later euthanised last week. He is also […]
# Trade union Solidarity has filed a complaint with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Washington, DC, against Amazon Web Services over a business development programme that requires applicants to be 100-percent black-owned. Solidarity’s Dirk Hermann says the requirement unfairly excludes businesses with any white ownership and goes beyond what South African law […]
# Gauteng Police are now investigating the deaths of seven women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. This follows confirmation that a woman whose body was found floating in a stream in Clayville, near Tembisa Mall, on 7 September, will be included in the investigation. Acting provincial police commissioner Fred Kekana says forensic teams are working to identify […]
