Thabo Bester during a court appearance. Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester wants the High Court in Pretoria to declare the Department of Correctional Services decision to transfer him from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre to one of the country’s tightest prisons, eBongweni in Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal, unconstitutional and invalid. He is set to challenge his…
FILE | Protestors in Johannesburg called on Glencore to stop exporting coal to Israel. An activist from the Malaysia Global Sumud Flotilla Nadir Al-Nuri has called for an immediate halt to Glencore’s coal exports to Israel. He and other pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Glencore’s offices in Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, condemning the company’s ongoing shipments….
FILE | The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 USD at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm Accused number one in the Phala Phala farm theft trial has received funds amounting to R9 million between the 3rd and the 31st of May 2020. This is…
Closed water taps. Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero says work is under way to build four more reservoirs to increase water supply capacity in Midrand and surrounding areas. Frustrated residents in the area have been living with dry taps since Saturday. Rand Water has identified a major leak at its Klipfontein Reservoir that supplies water…
A JMPD roadblock The Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is clamping down on lawlessness and non-compliance on the roads within the province. In January, they ran a stop-and-search operations on key routes including the City of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane, focusing on public and scholar transport hotspots. They impounded…
Image of scholar transport. The Free State Department of Education has introduced an electronic survey system to monitor learner transport operators across the province. The system allows school principals to submit weekly reports on punctuality, vehicle compliance, permits and safety issues such as overcrowding and speeding. With over 150 operators transporting nearly 10 000 thousand…
[File photo] Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester is expected to challenge his transfer from the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in the Pretoria High Court next week. This after the Department of Correctional Services last week confirmed that Bester was moved to eBhongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad,…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Gauteng Department of Education says it is aware of the challenges affecting the Scholar Transport Programme. It resulted in some service providers suspending operations on Monday and disrupting learner attendance at affected schools. Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says they are engaging with the affected service providers to address outstanding payment issues….
Doornfontein building explosion in Johannesburg CBD The City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, says a full investigation will be conducted into Monday’s explosion in Doornfontein in the Johannesburg CBD. The explosion of a transformer in a storage room in a student accommodation building led to the…
Bombed CIT vehicle The N2 northbound from the M7 in Durban has been closed due to a cash in transit (CIT) heist near Chesterville. Emergency services are on the scene after a CIT vehicle was bombed twice. A security guard was injured and has been transported to a nearby hospital. ALS Paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson…
