# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says it rejects the attempt by Correctional Services minister, Pieter Groenewald, to reintroduce rank insignia and advance the backdoor militarisation of the department, without proper consultation with organised labour. The minister stated that this is aimed at enhancing discipline and restoring structural hierarchy. POPCRU spokesperson, Richard Mamabolo, says […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir e-Regering, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, vra alle belanghebbendes om die kringtelevisie-projekte te ondersteun wat daarop gemik is om die provinsie veiliger te maak. Volgens die DA het die provinsiale regering meer as 124-miljoen-rand bestee aan die oprigting van kringtelevisiekameras, maar sowat 28-persent van die netwerk is tans buite werking. Die departement se […]
# The City of Tshwane is urging residents to prioritise fire safety and comply fully with the winter no-burn regulations, as colder temperatures increase the risk of fires, injuries and loss of life. Winter historically sees a sharp increase in residential fires due to the widespread use of paraffin stoves, heaters, braziers and open flames. […]
# A total of 382 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Loate and Mabopane, Tshwane, yesterday. They were apprehended for crimes including murder, attempted murder and armed robbery. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says during compliance inspections, 57 undocumented individuals were detained and handed over to immigration […]
# Gauteng MEC of e-Government, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, is urging all stakeholders to support Closed Circuit Television camera project initiatives aimed at making the province safer. The DA claims that the provincial government spent more than 124-million-rand installing CCTV cameras, yet approximately 28-percent of the CCTV network is currently not working. The department’s spokesperson, Neo Goba, says the […]
# Die EFF-jeugbevel vra die Departement van Basiese Onderwys om dringend ondersoek in te stel na die voorval van seksuele aanranding by Laerskool Adelaide in die Oos-Kaap. ʼn Mansonderwyser by die skool het volgens berigte twee leerders seksueel aangerand. Die EFF-jeugbevel se woordvoerder, Phumelelani Mshumi, sê die Onderwys-LUR, Fundile Gade, het versuim om leierskap te toon of […]
# Die burgemeester van Kaapstad Geordin Hill-Lewis het aan die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, en die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, geskryf om dringend sekerheid oor befondsing vir die MyCiTi-busdiens te kry. Dit volg na die uitfasering van die Nasionale Vervoernetwerk-toelaag. MyCiTi voorsien in 42-persent van nasionale passasiervervoer op die snelvervoerdiens. Hill-Lewis sê onsekerheid […]
# Die Tshwane-metropolisiedepartement het ʼn interne ondersoek begin na bewerings dat werknemers omkoopgeld van ses ongedokumenteerde immigrante ontvang het wat onlangse tydens ʼn operasie in Winterveldt vasgetrek is. Die departement sê voorlopige bevindings dui daarop dat een-duisend-rand vrywillig vir veilige bewaring aan beamptes oorhandig is en behoorlik in amptelike polisieregisters aangeteken is. Hy sê op […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has warned against the use of unverified and unregulated injectable substances for body enhancement and sexual performance purposes. This follows two cases in Ekurhuleni where patients suffered severe complications, including organ failure, after allegedly using unregulated products obtained through informal channels. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says both cases […]
