# Die sekuriteitsontleder Andy Mashaile sê die ontdekking van ‘n vermoedelike Mandrax-laboratorium ter waarde van miljoene rande naby Hartbeespoortdam in Noordwes laat kommer ontstaan oor Suid-Afrika wat as ‘n toegangklike basis deur internasionale dwelmvervaardigers beskou word. Die polisie het vier verdagtes in hegtenis geneem ná gister se klopjag. Mashaile sê leemtes in die strafregstelsel skep […]
# Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has sought to clarify a damning recording played in court where he is heard threatening the father of a 16-year-old he allegedly groomed. Sibiya is appearing in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng for his bail application. He faces charges including rape, sexual grooming and trafficking. Sibiya’s […]
# AfriForum se privaat vervolgingseenheid sê president Cyril Ramaphosa se herstelplan vir geslagsgeweld onthul jare lange mislukkings van die polisie. Die eenheid het in korrespondensie met die waarnemende nasionale kommissaris, Puleng Dimpane, ses sake uitgewys waarin onder meer beweerde verkragters en moordenaars tot vyf jaar lank los rondloop. Barry Bateman van AfriForum sê die polisie […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid waarsku begunstigdes teen onnodige of gereelde veranderinge aan betaalmetodes. Die woordvoerder, Andile Tshona sê herhaaldelike veranderinge kan toelaes in gevaar stel en lei tot vertragings en betalings wat teruggestuur word weens foute of onbevestigde rekeninge. Hy sê bestendige bankverhoudings help om ononderbroke betalings te verseker en ontwikkel ‘n […]
# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, het ‘n nuwe Artikel 34-bepaling aangekondig om bykomende elektrisiteitsopwekkings-vermoë tussen vanjaar en 2037 te ondersteun. Dit sluit wind-, son-, batterybergings- en gas-tot-krag-tegnologie in. Ramokgopa het in Pretoria gesê ‘n meerjarige verkrygingspyplyn sal groter sekerheid aan die mark bied. Hy het ook die staatsgeleide kragparke-program bekendgestel. Dis […]
# AfriForum’s private prosecution unit says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s gender-based violence recovery plan reveals long-standing policing failures. In correspondence with acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane, the unit flagged six cases where suspects, including alleged rapists and murderers, have been at large for up to five years. AfriForum’s Barry Bateman says police use the word […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced a new Section 34 Determination to support additional electricity generation capacity between this year and 2037. The plan includes wind, solar, battery storage and gas-to-power technologies. Speaking in Pretoria, Ramokgopa said a multi-year procurement pipeline will provide the market with greater certainty. He has also introduced […]
# Build One South Africa expects a strong performance in Johannesburg and Tshwane in the November 4 local government elections. Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane told the SABC that Gauteng has become a key part of the party’s footprint, with progress also recorded in Limpopo and Cape Town. He emphasised that BOSA will build one South […]
# Die Vereniging vir Kleinmynbouers sê hy steun strenger wetgewing teen onwettige mynbou en georganiseerde misdaad. ‘n Nuwe wetsontwerp wat voor die Parlement dien, stel voor dat strawwe vir mynbou sonder ‘n lisensie verhoog word tot soveel as 30 jaar tronkstraf en ‘n boete van tot een-honderd-miljoen-rand. Die woordvoerder van die vereniging, Zethu Hlatshwayo sê […]
