# The Madlanga commission has pressed Tshwane Metro Police deputy chief Umashi Dhlamini over sharing internal tender documents with suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi. Dhlamini claimed the information was public, but commissioner Sesi Baloyi rejected this, saying the document was confidential and sourced internally. Dhlamini is being cross-examined on his tender procedure involvement. Baloyi asked […]
# Suspended Tshwane Metro Police deputy chief Umashi Dhlamini has denied acting as a conduit between suspended SAPS Sergeant Fannie Nkosi and external parties in a controversial tender matter. Investigations are looking into alleged irregularities involving multi-million-rand security tenders. This follows questions from evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson at the Madlanga Commission, where WhatsApp messages were […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se Nooddienste-departement het grondeienaars en -bewoners weer gevra om wetgewing oor brande na te kom, wat insluit dat hulle brandbane op hul eiendomme maak en dit onderhou. Die departement se woordvoerder, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, sê met die droë winter wat naderkom, neem die gevaar van veld- en strukturele brande aansienlik toe. Sy […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department has renewed calls for landowners and occupiers to prioritise compliance with fire safety legislation. This is achieved by ensuring the establishment and maintenance of firebreaks on their properties. The department’s spokesperson, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, says that as the dry winter approaches, the risk of veld and structural fires increases […]
# Tshwane-polisie sê Operasie Shanela se sukses duur voort met 328 verdagtes wat die naweek in Mabopane en die Loate-gebied in hegtenis geneem is. Die operasionele spanne het hoë sigbaarheid gehandhaaf deur middel van strategiese padblokkades en stop-en-deursoekoptredes Die polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê die verdagtes is aangekeer vir misdade soos verkragting, gewapende roof, kapings, […]
# Tshwane police says Operation Shanela continues to be a success, with 328 suspects arrested in Mabopane and Loate precincts over the weekend. Operational teams maintained a high-visibility presence through a strategic roadblock and stop-and-search efforts. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences, including rape, armed robbery, hijacking, housebreaking, and defeating […]
# Die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Tshwane-metropolisie, Umashi Dhlamini, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie verduidelik dat die EFF-leier Julius Malema nie betrokke was by enige sekuriteitstenderlys vir teen-grondbesettingsoperasies nie. Dhlamini het aan die getuienisleier, Matthew Chaskalson, gesê twee individue het beweer dat hulle Malema verteenwoordig en het met die stad se hoof finansiële beampte, Gareth Mnisi, […]
# Suspended Tshwane Metro Police deputy chief Umashi Dhlamini clarified to the Madlanga Commission that EFF leader Julius Malema was not involved in any security tender list for anti-land invasion operations. Dhlamini told evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson that two individuals claimed to represent Malema and met with the City’s chief financial officer, Gareth Mnisi, pushing […]
# A University of Pretoria expert calls for cautious optimism following the launch of the South African-led HIV vaccine trial, Brilliant 011, in Cape Town. The university’s Theresa Rossouw says the study marks an important scientific step in the long and complex search for an HIV vaccine but it’s not a breakthrough or cure. Rossouw […]
