# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has apologised to communities affected by water outages, saying the metro is doing everything possible to restore the system. Communities in Westbury, Ebony Park, Tsakane, and Vlaskfontein have taken to the streets demanding a reliable water supply, with some protests turning violent. In Westbury, police fired rubber bullets at residents, […]
# Die hoëprofielsaak van adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile se agt BBP-beskermingsbeamptes is vandag weer in die Randburg Streekhof in Gauteng. Die beamptes bekend as die Blouligmafia word aangekla van aanranding en opsetlike saakbeskadiging nadat ‘n video uit 2023 gewys het hoe hulle motoriste op die N1-snelweg aanval. Die verdediging sal ‘n Artikel 174-aansoek aanvoer om aanklagte […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het bevestig ‘n geregtelike doodsondersoek na die dood van die anti-apartheidsaktivis Steve Biko in 1977, sal Vrydag heropen word. Biko is dood in polisie-aanhouding in Pretoria ná beweerde marteling. Die NVG se streekswoordvoerder, Luxolo Tyali, sê die geregtelike doodsondersoek, ondersteun deur die Ministerie van Justisie, is daarop gemik om vorige ongeregtighede […]
# ‘n Mosambiekse tradisionele geneser, Aizeque Zacaria Cumbuia, het sy borgtogaanbod in die Ga-Rankuwa Landdroshof in Tshwane laat vaar. Die 26-jarige staan tereg op ‘n aanklag van die besit van menslike weefsel nadat die polisie in Augustus na bewering liggaamsdele in sy werkskamer ontdek het. Lumka Mahanjana van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê die vonds word […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum moedig die Departemente van Indiensneming en Arbeid, en Binnelandse Sake aan om meer inspeksies by maatskappye te doen om onwettige besighede vas te vat. Dit volg nadat die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg gister sewe Chinese burgers tot 20 jaar elk gevonnis het vir mensehandel en kinderarbeid. Dennis Bloem van die […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that an inquest into the 1977 death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko will reopen on Friday. Biko died in police custody in Pretoria following alleged torture. NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali says the inquest, supported by the Justice Ministry, aims to address past injustices and provide closure to […]
# The high-profile case of deputy president Paul Mashatile’s eight VIP protection officers today returns to the Randburg Regional Court in Gauteng. The officers dubbed the Blue Light Mafia face assault and damage to property charges after a 2023 video showed them attacking motorists on the N1 highway. The defence will argue a Section 174 […]
# A Mozambican traditional healer, Aizeque Zacaria Cumbuia, has abandoned his bail bid at the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court in Tshwane. The 26-year-old faces a charge of possession of human tissue after police allegedly discovered body parts in his practice room in August. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says the find was linked to a […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum has urged the Departments of Employment and Labour and Home Affairs to increase inspections at businesses and clamp down on illegal operations. This after the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20-years each in prison for human trafficking and child labour. The forum’s Dennis Bloem […]
