Madlanga Commission hears how company linked to ANC member won tender
Tshwane African National Congress (ANC) Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise. The Madlanga Commission has heard how…
Madlanga Commission hears how company linked to ANC member won tender
Tshwane African National Congress (ANC) Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise. The Madlanga Commission has heard how Triotic Protection Services was one of the companies outsourced for guarding services in the City of Tshwane. This has been confirmed by suspended Director for Asset Protection Services the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Tshukudu Malatji. The company is linked…
Presidency committee to await ConCourt ruling on Phala-Phala
The Chairperson of the newly established oversight committee in the Presidency, Dorris Mpapane, says they will take a decision on the outcomes of the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala-Phala case after it is delivered. The Court has confirmed that its decision on the Phala Phala scandal will be delivered within a month. Mpapane briefed…
Two killed, two wounded in Ormonde shooting incident
Bullet fired from a handgun. Two people have been killed and two others wounded after a shooting incident in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, this afternoon. Gauteng Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident. “According to information at hand, three vehicles with unknown number of…
Atletico Madrid storm Camp Nou with 2-0 win over 10-man Barcelona
Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring their first goal. Atletico Madrid took a firm grip on their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday as goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth earned a 2-0 first-leg victory over 10-man Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Barcelona dominated proceedings, but Atletico’s rock-solid defence combined with swift counter-attacks paid off…
Inquest into death of Anele Tembe postponed to July 13
File: Anele Tembe The matter probing the death of Anele Tembe has been postponed to the 13th of July in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Tembe was the fiancé of rapper AKA, Kiernan Forbes at the time. The 22-year-old died nearly five-years ago, after she fell from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel…
Archbishop Makgoba calls for crackdown on gambling ads
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on the government to introduce stricter regulations on gambling advertisements. His call comes amid growing concern over the impact of gambling on vulnerable communities. The National Gambling Board has reported that some people are using social grants, wages and student allowances for gambling and online…
Six year old girl shot and wounded in the head in Cape Flats
Barrier tape and gun cartridges. A six-year-old girl was shot and wounded in the head in Valhalla Park on the Cape Flats when she was caught in the crossfire between rival gangs on Thursday morning. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the perpetrators fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. He says, “Upon arrival…
One dead after a collision between ambulance and light vehicle in FS
One person died in a collision on the N8 near Mandela View One person has died following a collision between a Free State Department of Health patient vehicle and a light motor vehicle along the N8 near Mandela View. Provincial Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says the Mangaung Fire and Rescue team used the…
Court asked to legalise assisted dying
A hospital room. Dignity SA has launched a legal challenge in the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to decriminalise medical assistance in dying. The organisation, along with other parties, is asking the Constitutional Court to declare current laws prohibiting assisted dying unconstitutional and invalid. The group announced at a media briefing in Cape Town. Co-founder…
CAF President Motsepe visits Senegal amid fallout from AFCON
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe is in Dakar, Senegal Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe visits Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday. Although the Confederation has not released many details about the purpose of the trip. The visit comes against the backdrop of the CAF Appeals Board stripping Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations…
