# ‘n Professor in Kriminologie aan die Universiteit van Pretoria, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, sê Suid-Afrika het 187-duisend-681 polisielede, maar slegs sowat 25-duisend operasionele beamptes is op ‘n gegewe tydstip beskikbaar. Die polisiediens het 155-duisend-231 beëdigde polisielede en 32-duisend-413 burgerlike werknemers wat nie by operasionele wetstoepassing betrokke is nie. Bezuidenhout sê ná skorsings, verlof en afwesigheid bly […]
# Die DA sê Gauteng se pogings om lugbesoedeling te bekamp, word belemmer deur personeeltekorte, beperkte befondsing en verouderde infrastruktuur. Volgens die party is slegs drie van Tshwane se 13 goedgekeurde poste vir luggehaltebeheer gevul, terwyl Johannesburg en Ekurhuleni ook probleme met moniteringstoerusting en instandhouding ervaar. Jade Miller van die DA sê swak afvalverwydering en […]
# Die Pretoriase Landdroshof het die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se vrou, Tsakane, en haar medebeskuldigdes, Claudette Masethe en Given Makofane, 20-duisend-rand borgtog elk toegestaan in ‘n huurkontrak-bedrog- en korrupsiesaak. Cat Matlala bly intussen in aanhouding in die Kgosi Mampuru-gevangenis in dieselfde saak. Die beskuldigdes word aangekla van die gebruik van bedrieglike dokumente en vervalste […]
# The DA says Gauteng’s efforts to tackle air pollution are being affected by staff shortages, limited funding and ageing infrastructure. According to the party, Tshwane has only three of its 13 approved air quality posts filled, while Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni are also facing problems with monitoring equipment and maintenance. The DA’s Jade Miller says […]
# The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has granted the wife of businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, Tsakane, and her co-accused, Claudette Masethe and Given Makofane, 20-thousand-rand bail each in a lease fraud and corruption case. Cat Matlala remains in custody at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in the same case. The accused face allegations of using fraudulent […]
# A professor in Criminology at the University of Pretoria, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, says South Africa has 187-thousand-681 police personnel, but only about 25-thousand operational officers may be available at any time. The total includes 155-thousand-231 sworn officers and 32-thousand-413 civilians who don’t do frontline policing. Speaking to 702, he says after suspensions, leave and absenteeism, […]
# Vyf mense is gisteraand dood en elf beseer in ‘n botsing op die kruising tussen Ou Pretoria-hoofweg en Maxwell-rylaan in Midrand, Gauteng. Xolani Fihla van die Johannesburgse Metro-polisie sê ‘n taxi-bestuurder wat in ‘n noordelike rigting gery het, het na bewering ‘n rooi verkeerslig veronagsaam en teen twee voertuie gebots wat in ‘n oostelike […]
# Five people were killed and eleven injured in a three-vehicle crash at Old Pretoria Main Road and Maxwell Drive in Midrand, Gauteng, last night. Johannesburg Metro Police spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the driver of a taxi travelling northbound allegedly failed to stop at a red light and hit two vehicles travelling eastbound. The taxi […]
# Die polisie het ʼn deursoekings- en -beslagleggingsoperasie uitgevoer op die geskorste minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, se privaat woning in KwaZulu-Natal en op elektroniese toestelle beslag gelê. In Oktober verlede jaar is ʼn soortgelyke operasie by sy eiendom in Midrand, Gauteng, uitgevoer. Die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiewoordvoerder, Robert Netshiunda, sê die operasie was deel van ʼn […]
