# Operation Shanela in Atteridgeville and Laudium resulted in the arrest of 320 suspects over the weekend. They were apprehended for various criminal offences including murder, armed robbery, rape and gender-based violence. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 27 undocumented individuals were also detained and are currently awaiting legal processing for deportation:
# Save South Africa Civic Movement says the lack of visible policing in settlements in Gauteng is leading to more crime. This comes after five community patrollers were shot dead, and seven others injured, in an attack in the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve at the weekend. The movement’s spokesperson, Tebogo Mashilompane, says this […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta sê die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, se moedige veldtog teen puttoilette gaan nie ongemerk verby nie. Die sperdatum van 31 Maart 2025 waarop alle puttoilette vervang moet wees, kom nader. Die minister het vroeër die maand onthul 93-persent van die puttoilette in die land is reeds vervang. Makaneta […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Gesondheidsdepartement het sy toewyding bevestig om tuberkulose uit te wis deur middel van beter voorkoming, vroeë opsporing en versterkte ondersteuning. Dit is vandag Wêreld-tuberkulose-dag wat ʼn geleentheid bied om voortgesette pogings en sterker toewyding op plaaslike, nasionale en internasionale vlak aan te moedig om TB uit te wis. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid […]
# In its draft budget, the City of Cape Town’s Department of Safety and Security has proposed dedicated Metro Police area teams. In terms of the proposal, every ward in Cape Town will receive its own dedicated group of qualified and equipped Metro Police officers. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the teams […]
# eThekwini se burgemeester, Cyril Xaba, beklemtoon die dringende behoefte aan proaktiewe rampbestuur. Die onlangse reën in die munisipaliteit het 16 lewens geëis en omvattende skade aan een-duisend-452 privaat eiendomme veroorsaak. Lamontville, KwaMakutha, Adams Mission, Isiphingo, Pinetown en Inanda is die swaarste getref. Xaba sê hulle gaan meer hulpbronne belê om die metro te help […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube’s courageous crusade against pit latrines has not gone unnoticed. The 31st March 2025 deadline for the eradication of all pit latrines looms as per the Sanitation Appropriate for Education initiative. Earlier this month, the minister revealed that 93-percent of pit toilets have already […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Department of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to ending tuberculosis through enhanced prevention, early detection and strengthened adherence support. Today is World TB Day, offering an opportunity to reflect on ongoing efforts and encourage stronger commitment at local, national and international levels to end TB. Mayoral committee member for […]
# eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba, has emphasised the urgent need for proactive disaster management. The recent rains in the municipality claimed the lives of 16 people and caused extensive damage to one-thousand-452 private properties. Lamontville, KwaMakhutha, Adams Mission, Isiphingo, Pinetown and Inanda were the worst-hit areas. Xaba says they are going to invest more resources to […]
