Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying before the Madlanga Commission. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, is expected to appear before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Mkhwanazi was arrested on Saturday by the SAPS Madlanga Task Team. He will appear alongside another senior municipal official who was arrested on…
File: Former Police Minister Bheki Cele. The former Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has been accused of interfering with police investigations and attempting to use state resources for political gain. In a media briefing at Mbombela, the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner, Daphney Manamela, claimed that among the cases Cele interfered with was the murder of Hillary…
Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken. Zimbabwe plans to regulate the use of social media and digital platforms. Harare is drafting a new law that seeks to tighten oversight and combat what it calls an unchecked spread of misinformation and sharing of harmful material online….
Minister of Basic Education of South Africa, Siviwe Gwarube. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has extended by 30 days the public comment period on the draft History Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for Grades 4 to 12 due to public interest. The department says this demonstrates there are no preconceived outcomes to the process. The…
File: In another incident, a taxi driver was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a man and his son on the N1 between Louis Trichardt and Polokwane two weeks ago. A suspected road rage shooting in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, has left one man dead and two others wounded on Sunday afternoon. This follows an altercation between…
Arrest graphic. More than 500 suspects have been arrested in Northern Cape for various offences, including murder, rape, robbery, and burglary. The suspects were apprehended during the ongoing Operation Shanela in five districts. Provincial police spokesperson, Molefi Shemane, says compliance inspections were conducted at formal and informal businesses, and several unlicensed liquor outlets were shut down. “Police operations conducted…
FILE| Rain droplets seen on the image. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says there’s been localised flooding on several roads, particularly in Simon’s Town, where heavy downpours have prevented water from clearing quickly. Disaster Risk Management Spokesperson Sonica Lategan says traffic has been diverted via Soldier’s Way back onto Main Road….
A light motor vehicle and truck accident on the N12, Johannesburg. A gas tanker has caught fire on the N12 in southern Johannesburg, near the Comaro Road off-ramp, resulting in a complete shutdown of the highway in both directions. Emergency services are on scene, with the area declared highly hazardous due to the risk of…
Explosives believed to be for cash-in-transits and illegal mining. Truck driver, Edgar Maroto, arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina for allegedly smuggling explosives worth R1 million from Zimbabwe to South Africa, is expected to apply for bail on Monday. Border Management Authority (BMA) Assistant Commissioner, Nthuliseni Luvhengo, says the explosives smuggled in a truck into…
Odendaalsrus fraud suspects have been arrested for a loan scam involving documents Another senior municipal official attached to the Ekurhuleni Metro has been arrested. Police say the 40-year-old senior official was arrested on Sunday morning. BREAKING Following the arrest of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Deputy Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, yesterday, ANOTHER Ekhurhuleni Metro official has been…
