[FILE] Flooded roads. The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has raised concerns about the safety and well-being of persons with disabilities as severe weather conditions continue across parts of the country. The department says heavy rains, flooding and strong winds pose a disproportionate risk to persons with disabilities, many of whom face…
Traffic is expected to be disrupted in Durban as lobby group “March and March” stages a demonstration in the central business district. The march is expected to begin at King Dinuzulu Park and proceed towards South Beach Point. Durban Metro Police say they became aware of the march through social media. Spokesperson Boysie Zungu says…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. A 39-year old woman was shot and killed in a crossfire when two groups of suspects travelling in separate vehicles opened fire on each other in Epping Avenue near Elsies River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Ndakhe Gwala, says a stray bullet hit the deceased. Gwala…
FILE| ANC flags seen at the party’s January 8 Statement Rally in North West. A high-level delegation from the African National Congress (ANC) has visited Gqeberha to assess service delivery at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The visit forms part of a nationwide programme aimed at monitoring service delivery progress across metropolitan municipalities. ANC National…
An ANC flag The African National Congress (ANC) in Mangaung says it is awaiting a decision from its national and provincial executive committees on when it can reconvene its regional conference. The conference was nullified due to voting irregularities. Convener of the ANC regional task team, Lawrence Mathae, says, “four votes did not have any…
[FILE] Home Affairs offices. The Hawks have arrested two Home Affairs officials in Mpumalanga for allegedly issuing South African Identity Documents to foreign nationals. It is alleged that the employees issued IDs to four Zimbabwean nationals and one Mozambican. Hawks spokesperson Magonseni Nkosi says the suspects were stationed at the Home Affairs offices in Secunda….
File: SAPS crime scene graphic. A Johannesburg City Power security officer, Thulasizwe Gasa, has been fatally shot at Shalazile Informal Settlement in Denver, Johannesburg. Gasa was found lying on a path between the shacks inside the informal settlement over the weekend. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the killing highlights the extreme risk faced by…
National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader, Fadiel Adams in a police van National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader, Fadiel Adams’ lawyer Bruce Hendricks says Adams is likely to appear in court on Thursday, as he has not yet been formally charged. Earlier reports indicated that he was expected to appear in a Durban court on Wednesday, but…
FILE| Raindrops The Western Cape disaster officials are closely monitoring the rain in the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions as a level 8 storm makes landfall. Between 100 and 200 mm of rain is predicted for Wednesday, as well as gale-force winds and high sea swells. Disaster officials are on standby for flash flooding,…
FILE | National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams. National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams has been arrested after allegedly delaying to hand himself over to the police. Police had called on him to report to the nearest police station after an arrest warrant was issued by the…
