# AfriForum has warned the City of Tshwane that it will pursue contempt of court action if schools continue to have their electricity cut off over unpaid property rates. A court order issued last month bars the municipality from cutting power to schools. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says another school was briefly cut off this week, […]
# Statistics South Africa says electricity production fell by nine-percent in April , while consumption dropped by five-percent. On a monthly basis, generation declined by 1.7-percent, continuing a downward trend over recent months. Electricity use also fell by 1.3-percent from March, although it showed a slight increase over the past three months. Stats SA’s Tsholofelo […]
# Action Society says the forensic DNA system is in crisis, with 97-percent of samples missing legal deadlines and more than 175-thousand cases delayed. The organisation warns that the backlogs are delaying prosecutions, weakening court cases, and leaving families of victims waiting for answers. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez says Parliament has also raised concern […]
# The DA is calling for a national audit of the DNA backlog, alongside a full turnaround plan to fix serious staffing shortages, equipment failures and laboratory constraints in the forensic system. This follows new findings that reveal major delays in forensic testing. The party’s Ian Cameron says about 175-thousand DNA cases have exceeded prescribed […]
# Soccer: World governing body FIFA has banned spectators from taking re-usable water bottles to World Cup games for safety reasons. Cups, jars and cans are also prohibited. FIFA says this is to lower the risk of fans throwing missiles onto the playing field. It says it is committed to the protection of the health […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het die Nulane-korrupsiesaak weer by die Bloemfonteinse Landdroshof in die Vrystaat registreer. Die saak hou verband met die beweerde onreëlmatige toekenning van ‘n kontrak van byna 25-miljoen-rand vir die provinsiale Landboudepartement aan die Gupta-gekoppelde Nulane Investments. Die woordvoerder van die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie, Henry Mamothame, sê die saak sal in September […]
# Die DA vra vir ‘n nasionale oudit van die DNS-agterstand, asook ‘n volledige omkeerplan om ernstige personeeltekorte, toerustingmislukkings en laboratoriumbeperkings in die forensiese stelsel reg te stel. Dit volg op nuwe bevindinge wat groot vertragings in forensiese toetse ontbloot het. Ian Cameron van die party sê sowat 175-duisend DNS-gevalle het voorgeskrewe tydlyne oorskry, ondersoeke […]
# Action Society sê die forensiese DNS-stelsel is in ‘n krisis, met 97-persent van monsters wat wetlike sperdatums mis en meer as 175-duisend sake wat vertraag is. Die organisasie waarsku die agterstande vertraag vervolgings, verswak hofsake, en families van slagoffers moet wag vir antwoorde. Juanita du Preez van Action Society sê die Parlement het ook […]
# Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê elektrisiteitsproduksie het in April met nege-persent gedaal, terwyl verbruik met vyf-persent gedaal het. Op ‘n maandelikse basis het opwekking met 1,7-persent gedaal, wat die afwaartse neiging van die afgelope maande voortsit. Elektrisiteitsverbruik het ook met 1,3-persent gedaal vanaf Maart, hoewel dit ‘n effense toename oor die afgelope drie maande getoon het. […]
