# The DA has filed a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to compel the Pollice Service and acting minister Firoz Cachalia to release the long-overdue crime statistics for the quarter between January and March. The DA’s Police spokesperson, Lisa Schickerling, says despite repeated requests and promises, the data remains withheld. She warns that […]
# Die Franse polisie het nog vyf verdagtes in hegtenis geneem in verband met die gewaagde rooftog in die Louvre-museum, insluitend die hoofverdagte wie se DNS op die toneel gevind is. Vier diewe het op 19 Oktober ‘n vragmotor met ‘n hysbak en snytoerusting gebruik om by ‘n galery op die eerste verdieping in te […]
# Getuie C het aan die Madlanga-kommissie vertel die tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala beweer hy het ongeveer 500-duisend-rand betaal vir die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, se veldtog vir die ANC-presidentskap. Hy sê Matlala het na bewering betalings deur die sakeman Brown Mogotsi gedoen om die vlugte en verblyf vir die ANC-vieringe op 8 Januarie […]
# Die president van die MK-party, Jacob Zuma, lei ‘n hoëvlak-afvaardiging na Burkina Faso om diplomatieke en politieke bande in Afrika te versterk. Zuma sal president Ibrahim Traoré ontmoet om pan-Afrika samewerking, ekonomiese ontwikkeling en weerstand teen neokoloniale invloed te bespreek. Hy het Burkina Faso geprys oor sy dapper stappe in die rigting van ware […]
# Die parlementêre ad hoc-komitee wat korrupsie in die strafregstelsel ondersoek, kan moontlik sy sperdatum van 28 November misloop. Voorsitter Soviet Lekganyane sê meer as 250 voorleggings moet nog hersien word. Getuienisleier Norman Arendse sê sommige getuies sal skriftelike verklarings indien, terwyl ander, insluitend die hoof van Misdaadintelligensie, Dumisani Khumalo, steeds nie beskikbaar is nie […]
# Witness C says businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala sought help from Police minister Senzo Mchunu after a police raid on his Pretoria home in December last year, while searching for kidnapped businessman Jerry Boshoga. Witness C told the Madlanga commission that Matlala asked Mchunu to intervene by identifying the officers involved in the raid using […]
# US President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping agreed to calm the trade war between their countries that has roiled global markets. Washington will cut some tariffs and Beijing committed to keep supplies of critical rare earths flowing. Trump called his first meeting with Xi in six years a “great success”, while the […]
# ActionSA sê sy voorgestelde grondwetlike wysiging om adjunkministers af te skaf, is weer in die Parlement geldig bewys. Matthew George van die party sê tydens die Parlementêre ad hoc-komitee se sitting Dinsdag het die adjunkminister van Polisie, Cassel Mathale, erken dat geen verantwoordelikhede gedurende die afgelope aan hom jaar toegeken is nie en dat […]
# The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the South African Medical Research Council have taken another major step in advancing genomic and precision medicine research. Deputy director-general, Kenny Tenza, says since 2016, they have collaborated on developing a national precision medicine research and innovation programme through the Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships. He says […]
