# Die voormalige waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Khomotso Phahlane, sê die bedrog- en korrupsie-aanklagte teen hom is ongegrond. Die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie het die saak teen hom en sy mede-beskuldigdes teruggetrek hangende ‘n hersiening. Dit hou verband met ‘n kontrak van 191-miljoen-rand vir noodwaarskuwingstoerusting vir die Polisiediens. Sowat 65-miljoen-rand is aan die diensverskaffer, Instrumentation for Traffic […]
# Police arrested 14-thousand-581 suspects nationwide in the latest seven-day Operation Shanela crackdown on serious crime and gender-based violence and femicide. One-thousand-811 wanted suspects were traced by detectives. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the arrests also include 174 rape suspects, 140 murder suspects and 130 accused of attempted murder:
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die presidensiële Een-miljard-bome-veldtog kan klein- en grootskaalse ekonomiese bedrywighede bevorder en werk skep. Die veldtog is deel van die bestaande Nasionale Vergroeningsprogram wat oor die volgende vyf jaar ʼn miljard bome wil plant. Ramaphosa sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief die hantering en oorkoming van ongelykhede vereis dat die Vergroeningsprogram ook […]
# Union federation COSATU and its affiliates will mark World Day for Decent Work tomorrow, with nationwide marches and pickets to highlight the plight of workers. Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says workers are under siege from rampant retrenchments, non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage, increasing casualisation of jobs, and escalating attacks on collective bargaining rights. She […]
# Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says the fraud and corruption charges against him were fabricated. The Investigating Directorate against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the case against him and his co-accused over a 191-million-rand Police Service emergency warning equipment contract, pending a review. About 65-million-rand was paid to the service provider, Instrumentation for […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling on government to urgently reinstate a temporary fuel levy reduction as fuel prices are set to soar tomorrow. Petrol prices will go up by up to three-rand-33-cents per litre, diesel prices by between two-rand-84-cents and three-rand-24-cents a litre, and illuminating paraffin prices by four-rand-77-cents. MISA spokesperson Phakamile […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Presidential One Billion Trees Campaign has the potential to catalyse both small- and large-scale economic activity and job creation. The campaign, which is part of the existing National Greening Programme, aims to plant one billion trees over the next five years. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says addressing and overcoming the […]
# Die meeste stemgeregtigde Suid-Afrikaners gaan nie aan volgende maand se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing deelneem nie weens ontnugtering onder jongmense, wantroue en verbreekte politieke beloftes. Volgens Daily Maverick toon inligting deur die marknavorsingsfirma Ipsos dat 47-persent van deelnemers voel geen politieke party verteenwoordig hul standpunte nie, en 38-persent het geen belangstelling in politiek of verkiesings nie. […]
# Most eligible South African voters will be opting out of the November local government elections, driven by youth disillusionment, distrust and broken political promises. This is according to the Daily Maverick. Polling data from market research company Ipsos found that 47-percent of respondents felt no political party represented their views, and 38-percent had no […]
