# Die burgemeester van Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya, sê aandag word geskenk aan hervestigingsplanne vir inwoners van die Plastic View-informele nedersetting ná die jongste brande in die gebied. Sy sê die stad het ‘n perseel in Pretoriuspark geïdentifiseer, maar die teenwoordigheid van talle buitelandse burgers bemoeilik die proses. Moya sê die munisipaliteit werk saam met die […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Landbou-inisiatief sê die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, stel ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat privaat inenting teen bek-en-klouseer toelaat, verkeerd voor. Die organisasie beskuldig Steenhuisen hy skep verwarring en vertraag samewerking tydens ‘n veesiektekrisis. Die hof het bevind daar is geen wettige verbod op boere en privaat eienaars wat […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie het tydens ‘n weeklange padveiligheidsaksie tussen 25 en 31 Mei, 161 motoriste in hegtenis geneem vir bestuur onder die invloed van alkohol. Die woordvoerder, Xolani Fihla sê die arrestasies volg op strategiese padversperrings en mobiele stop-en-deursoek-operasies regoor Johannesburg. Hy sê die syfers beklemtoon die gevare van dronkbestuur en waarsku dat oortreders […]
# Die gesin van die vermoorde verklikker en getuie, Marius van der Merwe, bekend as Getuie D voor die Madlanga-kommissie, verwelkom die weiering van borgtog aan die beskuldigde, Matipandile Sotheni. Die Landdroshof in Brakpan, Gauteng, is bekommerd dat Sotheni ‘n vlugrisiko kan wees en ‘n moontlike bedreiging inhou vir getuies. Van der Merwe is in […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen is misrepresenting a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria, allowing private vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease. The organisation accuses Steenhuisen of creating confusion and delaying cooperation during a livestock disease crisis. The court found there was no lawful prohibition on farmers and private owners […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department arrested 161 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during a week-long road safety crackdown conducted between 25 and 31 May. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the arrests follow strategic roadblocks and roving stop-and-search operations across Johannesburg. He says the figures highlight the dangers of drunk driving and warns […]
# The family of murdered whistleblower witness Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, has welcomed the bail denial of murder accused Matipandile Sotheni. The Brakpan Magistrate’s Court cited concerns of Sotheni as a flight risk and potential threats to witnesses. Van der Merwe was killed outside his Brakpan home […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says relocation plans for residents of the Plastic View informal settlement are ongoing following the latest fires at the area. She says the city has identified a site in Pretorius Park, but the presence of a large number of foreign nationals has complicated the process. Moya says the municipality is […]
# Die Gautengse polisie het ‘n 35-jarige man in Diepsloot in hegtenis geneem na ‘n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie deur die Teen-Narkotika-Misdaadintelligensie-eenheid en ander belanghebbendes. Woordvoerder Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi sê beamptes het ongeveer tien kilogram crystal meth met ‘n geraamde straatwaarde van drie-miljoen-rand onder ‘n matras in ‘n woning gevind. Sy sê die verdagte staan tereg op aanklag […]
