# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie se hoof van Interne Sake, Elmarie de Beer, het ernstige bedryfsuitdagings uitgelig voor die Madlanga-kommissie, Sy sê daar is slegs 38 personeellede, wat nie genoeg is om die werklas doeltreffend te hanteer nie. De Beer sê ondersoeke duur dikwels langer om te voltooi weens beperkte ondersoekvermoë, veral dié wat met wangedrag […]
# Action Society says delays in processing forensic evidence could prevent police from identifying repeat offenders and stopping further killings. The warning comes after the bodies of six women were found in the Kempton Park area in about two months. The organisation’s Juanita du Preez says the cases have worrying similarities, but police have not […]
# ‘n Projek van sewe-miljoen-rand, gesteun deur Brittanje, gaan bekostigbare digitale verbindings in swak-bediende landelike en dorpsgemeenskappe in KwaZulu-Natal uitbrei. Die projek sal 25 plaaslike gemeenskaps-netwerkoperateurs ondersteun, 250 openbare Wi-Fi-brandpunte verskaf, en 150 openbare geriewe en een-duisend-500 huise verbind. Die waarnemende Britse hoëkommissaris, Lisa Weedon, sê gemeenskaps-operateurs kan help om verbindings uit te brei terwyl […]
# The head of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department’s Internal Affairs, Superintendent Elmarie de Beer, has told the Madlanga Commission that some informants linked to JMPD members may be facilitating criminal activity. De Beer says these are not conventional informants who provide information to help police arrest criminals. She says some are civilians working for […]
# Die geskorste misdaadintelligensie-lid, sersant Fannie Nkosi, wil hê die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag moet die aanklagte teen hom heroorweeg. Hy het vlugtig in die Landdroshof in Pretoria-Noord voorgekom waar hy teregstaan op aanklagte in verband met vuurwapens en regsverydeling ná ‘n polisieklopjag op sy woning in April. Nkosi word ook daarvan beskuldig dat hy homself as […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the discovery of the bodies of six women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, since July shows the need for stronger action against violent crime. According to Hill-Lewis, government must improve investigations and ensure those responsible for violent crimes are brought to justice. He calls for more visible law enforcement, better lighting […]
# ‘n Verslag deur AfriForum ná die ondersoek na 47 gewelddadige plaasaanvalle tussen 2019 en 2025, dui op ‘n herhalende patroon van marteling. Daarvolgens is slagoffers gebrand, gesteek, verwurg en seksueel mishandel. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum sê plaasaanvalle kom in al nege provinsies voor, en vra die regering om dit te erken as ‘n misdaad […]
# National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has called on men to stand up against violence against women. Addressing the media, Mathe condemned the latest spike in women’s killings after a sixth body was discovered in KwaThema, Springs, Ekurhuleni this morning. Mathe says investigators are considering several theories, including whether one perpetrator, multiple suspects or copycat […]
# South African petrochemicals group Sasol has signed a fuel supply agreement with Antarctic expedition company White Desert, supporting flights to the remote continent. Sasol says the deal will provide aviation fuel for White Desert’s specialised polar operations which transport scientists, tourists and support teams to Antarctica. The fuel includes sustainable aviation fuel, produced by […]
