# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Gevangenesorganisasie vir Menseregte ondersteun die MK-party se oproep dat buitelandse burgers wat vonnisse in Suid-Afrikaanse gevangenisse uitdien, gerepatrieer moet word. Die party beweer die byna 28-duisend buitelandse gevangenes kos belastingbetalers jaarliks meer as vier-miljard-rand. Die party voer aan daardie fondse kan eerder Suid-Afrikaners ondersteun. Die organisasie se woordvoerder, Golden Miles Bhudu, sê […]
# Die voormalige burgemeester van Newcastle, Ntuthuko Mahlaba, word vandag tydens ‘n amptelike provinsiale begrafnis in die dorpie Nkande in eNquthu, KwaZulu-Natal ter ruste gelê. Mahlaba is dood nadat hy Sondag deur ‘n voertuig getref is terwyl hy in sy tuisdorp gedraf het. As ‘n voormalige LUR en lid van die ANC se provinsiale taakspan […]
# Die afgetrede SAPD-generaal-majoor Jeremy Vearey het die bekendstelling van die Ombud vir die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie verwelkom, en vra vir ‘n hersiening van sy bedrywighede. Afgetrede regter Takalani Raulinga is aangestel as die eerste Ombud, met die taak om klagtes van magsmisbruik en wanadministrasie te ondersoek. Dit volg op getuienis voor die Madlanga-kommissie wat […]
# Die stigter en voorsitter van Public Interest South Africa, Tebogo Khaas, sê getuienis wat by die Madlanga-kommissie gelewer is deur die afgetrede Valke-ondersoeker Kolonel Kobus Roelofse, Valke-kaptein Mark McLean en ander, was waardevol. Die kommissie het getuienis aangehoor oor bewerings dat die hoof van die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie, Andrea Johnson, ingemeng het in die […]
# Farmers in Mpumalanga have raised concerns over delays in the rollout of Foot and Mouth disease vaccines, warning the current pace is too slow. The Red Meat Producers Organisation says only 33-thousand-500 cattle have been vaccinated from 61-thousand doses received. The Gert Sibande District remains the hardest hit by the outbreak. Provincial manager Hennie […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the establishment of the IDAC Ombuds Office. FOSA says the independent office will strengthen accountability, transparency, and public confidence in the Independent Directorate Against Corruption. The organisation spokesperson Tebogo Mashilompane believes oversight is essential for all anti-corruption institutions, stating that the Ombuds Office will provide the public […]
# Former Newcastle mayor Ntuthuko Mahlaba is being laid to rest today at an official provincial funeral in Nkande Village, eNquthu, KwaZulu-Natal. Mahlaba died after being struck by a vehicle while jogging in his hometown last Sunday. A former MEC and ANC Provincial Task Team member, he also held several senior leadership positions within the […]
# The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations of extortion and corruption against senior investigator of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Suneel Bellochun. The investigator was recently involved in businessman Vusimusi Matlala’s plea deal on the SAPS-Medicare24 tender. Bellochun allegedly demanded regular protection payments from undocumented Pakistani spaza shop owners in the Eastern Cape. Witness N submitted […]
# Interpol en die Eenheid vir Georganiseerde Misdaad het ‘n Zimbabwies-Britse burger, Mkhanyisi Tshuma, in hegtenis geneem. Hy word deur die Britse owerhede gesoek vir die beweerde moord van sy vrou en twee dogters. Die polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê die 45-jarige is opgespoor na ‘n Interpol-rooi kennisgewing en hy is vyf dae na hy Suid-Afrika […]
