# The National Prosecuting Authority maintains it still has a strong case against seven accused in a multimillion-rand electricity fraud scheme involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng. Despite the state opposing bail, they were granted 20-thousand-rand bail each by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court. The NPA says the accused face charges including fraud, theft of […]
# Motorsport: Die organiseerders van die Formule Een Spaanse Grand Prix is gereed om die nuwe Madring-renbaan vir volgende jaar te verander ná die afgelope naweek se openingswedren. Renjaers het gekla oor die gebrek aan verbysteek-geleenthede, terwyl toeskouers op sosiale media ook krities was oor toegang tot die terrein en geriewe. Die Madring se besturende […]
# The National Shelter Movement says there is an urgent need to strengthen the already overstretched network of shelters for women and safe spaces for gender-based violence and femicide survivors. The Department of Social Development is hosting the sixth National Shelter indaba in Benoni, Gauteng, this week to strengthen responses to the crisis. NSMSA’s Greer […]
# Today is the International Day of Democracy, observed under the theme “Bring Human Rights Into Focus”. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index, about 165 countries and territories have some level of democratic classification. United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has emphasised the importance of bringing together people from across societies to enrich decision-making, […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie verwelkom die polisie en spesialis-wetstoepassings-eenhede se suksesse teen dwelmhandelaars die afgelope week. Die Wes-Kaapse polisie het beslag gelê op 57-duisend Mandrax-tablette en vyf kilogram kokaïen van ongeveer 5,85-miljoen-rand. ‘n Vermeende dwelmlaboratorium met ‘n waarde van sowat 100-miljoen-rand is in Erasmia, Tshwane, ontdek. Voorsitter Ian Cameron sê hierdie welslae is […]
# Die ANC se nasionale voorsitter, Gwede Mantashe, sê die vakbondfederasie COSATU moet tydens sy 15de nasionale kongres werk aan oplossings vir sy interne probleme. Die kongres in Midrand, Johannesburg, het gister in chaos verval na die skorsing van adjunkpresident Mike Shingange. NEHAWU het sy steun onttrek vir Shingange, wat sy president is, terwyl NUM, […]
# Motorsport: The organisers of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix are prepared to make changes to the new Madring circuit for next year following this weekend’s inaugural race. Drivers complained about the lack of overtaking opportunities while spectators also criticised access to the venue and the facilities on social media. Madring managing director Luis […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police has welcomed the successes by SAPS and the specialised law-enforcement units against the drug trade in the past week. In the Western Cape, police intercepted 57-thousand mandrax tablets and five kilograms of cocaine worth approximately 5.85-million-rand. An alleged drug laboratory valued at 100-million-rand was uncovered in Erasmia, Tshwane. Committee […]
# KwaZulu-Natal se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, waarsku inwoners om vandag voor te berei vir erge weer in dele van die provinsie. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n vlak-twee-waarskuwing uitgereik vir hewige donderstorms, swaar neerslae en sterk wind. Die departement se woordvoerder, Siboniso Mngadi, sê Buthelezi het die provinsiale rampbestuursentrum geaktiveer […]
