# A three-meter crocodile has been spotted in the Vaal River, prompting authorities to discourage swimming and water activities until it is captured. Water Policing team’s Charles Van Der Merwe says a set capture cage is in place. The crocodile, likely a West African slender-snouted species, is not aggressive but poses a safety concern. He […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development wasted more than 20.6-million-rand on 211 events between 2022 and 2026, while farmers continue to struggle for support. The DA’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says the spending was revealed in a response to questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. She says the department should prioritise […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Korrektiewe Dienste het kommer uitgespreek oor bewerings by die Kgosi Mampuru-tronk in Pretoria. Gevangenes beweer hulle moet 240-rand betaal vir toegang tot ʼn stapelbed. Dié wat nie kan betaal nie, moet op die sementvloer slaap in selle wat oorvol en vuil is. Die komitee sê hy is ook bekommerd oor […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Correctional Services has expressed concern over allegations at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria. Inmates alleged they are being forced to pay 240-rand for access to a bunk bed, with those unable to pay allegedly left sleeping on concrete floors in overcrowded and unsanitary cells. The committee says it […]
# Die Gautengse LUR vir Onderwys, Lebogang Maile, is bekommerd oor die uitwerking van voortslepende bende-geweld op leerders, onderwysers en die groter skoolgemeenskap van Westbury. Vier mense is die afgelope naweek doodgeskiet en een gewond. Dit sluit ʼn leerder van die Sekondêre Skool RW Fick in. Woordvoerder Onwabile Lubhelwana sê hulle gaan leerders wat hul […]
# Gauteng MEC for Education, Lebogang Maile, has expressed concern about the impact of ongoing gang-related gun violence in Westbury on learners, educators and the broader school community. Four people were shot dead, and one was injured over the weekend. One of those shot is a learner from R.W. Fick Secondary School. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# Die Spesiale Tribunaal het toestemming gegee dat ʼn Ferrari SF90 Stradale verkoop mag word wat aan die MHR Maumela-familietrust en met sakeman Hangwani Morgan Maumela verbind word. Dit hou verband met die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid se ondersoek na vermeende korrupsie en wanadministrasie by die Tembisa-hospitaal, waar ongeveer twee-miljard-rand deur onregmatige verkrygingsprosesse geplunder is. Maumela word […]
# The Special Tribunal has authorised the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale belonging to the MHR Maumela Family Trust, linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela. This is in connection with the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into alleged corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital, where about two-billion-rand was looted through irregular procurement processes. Maumela is […]
# The DA says 41 City of Johannesburg ambulances, worth more than 16-million-rand, have been standing unused for six years while residents face long waits for emergency services. The party is calling for an independent audit to establish the condition and value of the ambulances. The DA’s Alan Fuchs blames poor planning after the Gauteng […]
