‘Police to probing allegations of brutality in Westbury’
‘Police to probing allegations of brutality in Westbury’
September 2025
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‘Police to probing allegations of brutality in Westbury’
FILE | Burning tyres during a protest. Gauteng police say all allegations of police brutality in Westbury in Johannesburg, where residents are embarking on a second day of protests, will be investigated. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Mavela Masondo, has urged those who say they have been wrongly treated by the police to open cases against them….
Hawks rescue Ethiopian hostage, arrest 3 suspects in E Cape operation
SAPS ‘arrest’ graphic. Three suspects are in custody and an Ethiopian hostage was released in a rescue operation by the Hawks in the Eastern Cape. One person managed to escape the abduction attempt. Hawks spokesperson, Avele Fumba, says the victim was abducted during an ambush on the N2 between Qonce and Peddie. Fumba says the…
Alarm raised as Cape Town grapples with multiple shooting incidents
In this File photo Kraaifontein residents march from Bloekombos and Wallacedene to Kraaifontein to hand over a list of complaints over their living situation. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has expressed concerns over the upsurge of mass shootings in the Western Cape. Cameron confirmed another shooting victim’s body was found in…
City must address funding shortfall at Johannesburg Water: WaterCAN
FILE | Hurst Hill reservoir in Johannesburg. Community action network WaterCAN says the effective solution to the current water crisis in some parts of the City of Johannesburg is to address the funding shortfall at Johannesburg Water. The remarks follow recent violent protests by residents of Westbury and Coronationville over water shortages. Residents blocked roads…
New-look Springbok team, a chance for younger players to shine
SA Rugby Mobi-Unit coach Duane Vermeulen was confident that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected the right mix of experience and youth to fight back from last week’s defeat against the All Blacks. Springboks assistant coach, Duane Vermeulen says the new-look Springbok team will give younger players an opportunity to show their worth in pressure situations….
LIVE: Magudumana, Bester apply to interdict Netflix doccie
Convicted rapist Thabo Bester and his co-accused, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, launch an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday to halt a Netflix documentary. This is just a day before the launch of the three-part documentary series, ‘Beauty and the Bester’. LIVE STREAM:
ConCourt rules men can assume wives’ surnames, declares Act invalid
The Constitutional Court has ruled that men may assume their wives’ surnames, declaring Section 26(1)(a) to (c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional insofar as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender, by failing to afford men the right to assume the surname of women after marriage. JUSTIN: The ConCourt has confirmed that…
Three children killed as taxi crashes into Pietermaritzburg creche
Three children killed as taxi crashes into Pietermaritzburg creche
E-hailing drivers to get official operating licenses from Friday
An uber customer opens the e-hailing app. The law governing e-hailing services in South Africa is coming into effect on Friday. Under the new law, e-hailing drivers will no longer need to use charter permits and metre taxi operating licenses, and will instead receive an official e-hailing operating license. According to the National Department of…