Three logistics companies have reached a deal to halt their court order against truck drivers alleged to have disrupted their business operations. The Pietermaritzburg High Court granted a draft consent order between the companies and All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa. Diraro Logistics, Logita Logistics and Nalindo had tried to get the leaders…
Handscuffs indicating an arrest made. A statement by Norman Kgosiyagofa Montjane, Attorney for the Phenya Family says Johannah Phenya, widow of the assassinated whistleblower, Marumo Eric Phenya, has confirmed that the Gauteng Provincial Office of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has advised her of the arrest of one of the alleged hitmen linked…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefing members of the media . The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will announce interventions to support the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) when he delivers his budget speech later this month. Ntshavheni spoke to SABC News after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of…
File: Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to join former President Jacob Zuma’s review application to challenge Justice Sisi Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself as Chairperson of the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry. Amongst reasons advanced, Mbeki says Khampepe applied a subjective not an objective standard on the issue of bias. Secondly that Khampepe’s argument that the Inquiry’s Terms…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has convened a meeting with the Water Task Team to lay out interventions aimed at stabilising Gauteng’s water supply. Officials say electro-mechanical failures at Rand Water pump stations, and a major pipe burst, in late January temporarily reduced bulk supply. Highlights: “To ensure water security in…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Police in Gauteng have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was allegedly killed while inside the car in Pretoria West on Wednesday. The video was circulating across all social media platforms, and police urged the public and social media users not to share, forward, or repost the video. Police say preliminary…
The Gauteng Health Department is urging STI prevention through the distribution of free condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day. As the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, on February 14th, on Saturday, the Gauteng Health Department is encouraging all residents to visit their nearest public health facility and access free male and female condoms. The department’s Maeshela Maheya…
EMPD vehicles. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officials together with a civilian allegedly stole precious stones that were valued at R14 million. Images shown at the Commission have displayed Aiden McKenzie and Kersha Lee Stols from the EMPD and Etienne van Der Walt, an ordinary civilian at…
The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala appear in the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court in Limpop on October 7, 2024. Transactions on the bank accounts of the first accused in the case of theft from President Cyril…
File: Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile says he’s eager to receive the army’s deployment to assist in combating crime in especially gang infested areas across the Cape Metro. He has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defense…
