# The National Prosecuting Authority maintains it still has a strong case against seven accused in a multimillion-rand electricity fraud scheme involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng. Despite the state opposing bail, they were granted 20-thousand-rand bail each by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court. The NPA says the accused face charges including fraud, theft of […]
# The National Shelter Movement says there is an urgent need to strengthen the already overstretched network of shelters for women and safe spaces for gender-based violence and femicide survivors. The Department of Social Development is hosting the sixth National Shelter indaba in Benoni, Gauteng, this week to strengthen responses to the crisis. NSMSA’s Greer […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie verwelkom die polisie en spesialis-wetstoepassings-eenhede se suksesse teen dwelmhandelaars die afgelope week. Die Wes-Kaapse polisie het beslag gelê op 57-duisend Mandrax-tablette en vyf kilogram kokaïen van ongeveer 5,85-miljoen-rand. ‘n Vermeende dwelmlaboratorium met ‘n waarde van sowat 100-miljoen-rand is in Erasmia, Tshwane, ontdek. Voorsitter Ian Cameron sê hierdie welslae is […]
# Die ANC se nasionale voorsitter, Gwede Mantashe, sê die vakbondfederasie COSATU moet tydens sy 15de nasionale kongres werk aan oplossings vir sy interne probleme. Die kongres in Midrand, Johannesburg, het gister in chaos verval na die skorsing van adjunkpresident Mike Shingange. NEHAWU het sy steun onttrek vir Shingange, wat sy president is, terwyl NUM, […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police has welcomed the successes by SAPS and the specialised law-enforcement units against the drug trade in the past week. In the Western Cape, police intercepted 57-thousand mandrax tablets and five kilograms of cocaine worth approximately 5.85-million-rand. An alleged drug laboratory valued at 100-million-rand was uncovered in Erasmia, Tshwane. Committee […]
# ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says union federation COSATU must work to resolve its internal matters at it’s 15th national congress. The congress descended into chaos in Midrand, Johannesburg, yesterday due to infighting and the suspension of deputy president Mike Shingange. NEHAWU withdrew its support for Shingange despite being the union’s president, while NUM, […]
# Die Forum for South Africa het kommer uitgespreek oor die ontdekking van die liggame van vyf vroue in Kemptonpark, Ekurhuleni, en sê die lewens van vroue moenie statistiek word nie. Die polisie het ‘n multidissiplinêre span saamgestel om moontlike skakels tussen die gevalle te ondersoek. Die leier van die forum, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê wetstoepassingagentskappe […]
# Die DA in Tshwane sê hy is gekant teen die omskep van bestaande gemeenskapgeriewe vir sport en ontspannning in ‘n hervestigingkamp. ‘n Uitspraak van die Appèlhof het die weg gebaan vir die uitsetting van die inwoners van die Melgisedek-gebou. Die Stad Tshwane beplan om die informele inwoners in ‘n tydelike tentekamp in Gezina te […]
# The Forum for South Africa has expressed concern at the discovery of the bodies of five women in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, saying the lives of women cannot become statistics. Police have deployed a multidisciplinary team to investigate possible links between the cases. The forum’s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says law enforcement agencies need to strengthen […]
