# AfriForum says the recent theft of military weapons at the Lyttelton Military Base in Pretoria has once again highlighted the failure of state institutions to secure weapons. At least three R4 rifles and a grenade launcher were stolen when criminals gained entrance to the premises by cutting a hole in the perimeter fence. AfriForum’s […]
# Die DA sê die tugstappe teen die Tshwane-onderburgemeester en burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Eugene Modise, is onvoldoende. Hy is beboet met die ekwivalent van twee maande se salaris nadat bevind is dat hy finansieel voordeel getrek het uit ‘n munisipale sekuriteitskontrak. Die betrokke kontrak is toegeken aan 22 verskillende maatskappye, insluitend een wat deur Modise […]
# The DA says the sanction imposed on Tshwane deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, is inadequate. He has been fined the equivalent of two months’ salary after it was found that he financially benefited from a municipal security contract. The contract in question was awarded to 22 different companies, including […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has uncovered a major land fraud case in Ekurhuleni involving the illegal sale of 221 municipal properties in Villa Liza, valued at around 58-million-rand. News24 reports over 200 cases have been referred to the National Prosecuting Authority, with additional referrals to the Legal Practice Council, South African Revenue Service and […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Education has misled the public about electricity cuts at schools. The party claims that while the department has publicly stated that no schools have experienced power disconnections, its own official reply in the provincial legislature confirms that several schools in Ekurhuleni have been affected. The DA’s Michael […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has arrested 252 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol in a single week, as part of intensified road safety operations across the city. The arrests were made during roadblocks and stop-and-search operations across Johannesburg, Sandton, Soweto and Midrand. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla has reiterated the department’s zero-tolerance […]
# Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het ‘n groot saak van bedrog in Ekurhuleni ontbloot oor die onwettige verkoop van 221 munisipale eiendomme in Villa Liza, ter waarde van ongeveer 58-miljoen-rand. News24 berig meer as 200 sake is vir verdere ondersoek na die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag verwys, met bykomende verwysings na die Regspraktykraad, die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens en die […]
# Die DA sê die Gautengse Departement van Onderwys het die publiek mislei oor elektrisiteitsonderbrekings by skole. Die party sê hoewel die departement in die openbaar verklaar het skole het geen kragonderbrekings ervaar nie, bevestig sy eie amptelike antwoord in die provinsiale wetgewer dat verskeie skole in Ekurhuleni geraak is. Michael Waters van die DA […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie het 252 motoriste binne ‘n enkele week in hegtenis geneem vir bestuur onder die invloed van alkohol, as deel van verskerpte padveiligheidsoperasies regoor die stad. Die arrestasies is gemaak by padblokkades en stop-en-deursoek-operasies in Johannesburg, Sandton, Soweto en Midrand. Die woordvoerder van die JMPD, Xolani Fihla, het die departement se nultoleransie-houding […]
