# AfriForum says the newly announced partnership between the South African National Defence Force and the Mangaung Traffic Department in the Free State risks militarising civilian law enforcement. The organisation warns that military training for traffic officers could undermine public trust and shift policing away from community-based methods. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk has called for clarity […]
# Die DA het die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste veroordeel ná onthullings dat verskeie gevaarlike gevangenes uit aanhouding ontsnap het – insluitend die veroordeelde moordenaar Xolani du Preez. Nicholas Gotsell van die DA sê die ontsnappings openbaar ’n ernstige mislukking in die stelsel en ’n ineenstorting van leierskap. Gotsell vra dringende parlementêre toesig nadat minister […]
# EFF member of parliament Sihle Lonzi has welcomed the withdrawal of controversial SETA board appointments. Lonzi was removed from a parliamentary meeting after questioning the appointment of Gwede Mantashe’s son, Buyambo Mantashe, to a SETA board. Lonzi stated that the withdrawal is a positive step. He emphasised that the EFF will closely monitor future […]
# The DA has called for urgent intervention after another underground drug lab was discovered at Rooikoppen in Standerton, Mpumalanga. This comes four weeks after a similar lab with equipment worth 28-million-rand was uncovered. The DA’s Angel Khanyile says this signals a growing drug network threatening youth and community safety. She urges the SAPS to […]
# South African National Parks has launched its vision 2040 strategy at the Africa Travel Indaba in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The plan focuses on making conservation more inclusive and beneficial to local communities. Thirteen small tourism businesses were given a platform to promote their services. A key partnership was signed with Mpumalanga Parks, with more deals […]
# The DA has slammed the Correctional Services Department following revelations of multiple dangerous inmates escaping custody, including convicted murderer Xolani du Preez. The DA’s Nicholas Gotsell says the escapes expose a deep systemic failure and leadership collapse. Gotsell is calling for urgent parliamentary oversight after minister Pieter Groenewald admitted he was unaware of the […]
# Die Parlement se komitee vir Justisie en Grondwetlike Sake het die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag ondervra oor die hantering van die saak teen die Nigeriese tele-evangelis Timothy Omotoso. Die komitee is bekommerd omdat hy en sy medebeskuldigdes onskuldig bevind is op 32 aanklagte, insluitend verkragting en mensehandel, ná ‘n verhoor wat jare-lank voortgesleep het. Die komitee […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie het ’n onvoorwaardelike openbare verskoning van die voormalige DA-parlementslid Renaldo Gouws verwelkom oor ’n video van 2010 wat rassistiese taal teen swart burgers bevat het. Wisani Baloyi van die kommissie sê die saak is opgelos deur die liggaam se alternatiewe geskilbeslegtingsproses. Hy sê Gouws het erken dat hy skade berokken het, […]
# Rugby: Eben Etzebeth het vinnig herstel en sal môre vir die Haaie speel in hul laaste Verenigde Rugbykampioenskaps-ligawedstryd teen Scarlets in Durban. Die Springbok-slot het van die veld gehinkepink tydens verlede naweek se oorwinning oor Ospreys, maar dit blyk dit was slegs ’n stamp teen die been. Emile van Heerden sal saam met Etzebeth […]
