# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says he clashed with Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, over a plan to immediately disband the political killings task team. Masemola testified yesterday at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that Sibiya presented a proposal for the abrupt shutdown, but he rejected it. He said he advocated […]
# Suspended Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been linked to tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala during a testimony at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. National police commissioner Fannie Masemola told the commission that a concerned individual raised allegations that Sibiya was close to Matlala, who faces attempted murder charges. Masemola testified that […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education says school admissions are based on home address and siblings, not citizenship, responding to Operation Dudula’s campaign in Soweto. The department urges schools to stay safe and continue learning uninterrupted. The department’s Steve Mabona says the province is increasing placements for learners with special needs, fixing mobile classrooms, and […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department is warning the public about a recruitment scam circulating on WhatsApp. Fraudsters are inviting job seekers to a fake ‘last chance physical assessment’ at Ruimsig stadium in Roodepoort, demanding payments of up to seven-thousand-rand to skip recruitment stages. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the internal affairs unit is investigating […]
# The FNB House Price Index rose to 4.5-percent year-on-year in August, its fastest growth in more than three years and the fourth consecutive month of real house price increases. FNB Property Economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi says the Western Cape continues to lead, however Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal show renewed momentum. He emphasised that while demand and prices […]
# Die Departement van Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovering bied die derde G20 Navorsing en Innovering Werkgroep en Ministeriële vergadering in Pretoria aan. Die sessies lei tot die G20 Ministeriële vergadering môre waar die Tshwane-verklaring aanvaar sal word. Die hoofdirekteur van die Departement se Multilaterale en Afrika-betrokkenheid, Mmampei Chaba, sê die afgevaardigdes sal vordering hersien, uitkomste […]
# Die nasionale polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola sê dreigemente wat gemaak is teen polisiebeamptes wat die moord op ‘n ingenieur van Vereeniging, Armand Swart, ondersoek, die verkleining van die span van vyf na twee lede tot gevolg gehad het. Swart, ‘n ingenieur van Q-Tech Engineering, is te midde van ‘n ondersoek na tenderbedrog by Transnet vermoor. […]
# The Science, Technology and Innovation Department is hosting the third G20 Research and Innovation Working Group and Ministerial meeting in Pretoria. The sessions lead up to the G20 Ministerial Meeting tomorrow, where the Tshwane Declaration will be adopted. The Department’s Multilateral and Africa Engagements chief director, Mmampei Chaba, says the delegates will review progress, […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisiedepartement het bevestig daar is ‘n interne ondersoek aan die gang na ‘n beampte van die honde-eenheid, Johannes Makgatle, nadat bewerings by die Madlanga-kommissie van ondersoek gemaak is. Die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi het verlede week getuig Makgatle het polisiestelsels misbruik en lisensies vir die moordbeskuldigde Katiso “KT” Molefe hernu in ruil […]