A picture illustrating a Numsa-led march. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is expected to march to the National Treasury in Pretoria on Friday. The union is demanding government stop conducting business with private security companies that are reportedly not complying with collective agreements. Numsa’s Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace…
Heavy rain The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services remains on high alert as heavy rains continue across the city. Emergency teams are monitoring all seven regions of the city for possible flooding and other weather-related incidents. City of Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi has urged motorists to exercise caution when driving on wet roads…
Anti-retroviral drugs. The family of a 67-year-old diabetic man from Botshabelo in the Free State say they are devastated, after their father’s health deteriorated from consuming anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) by mistake. His son, Mokhethi Mokoqo says he realised weeks later when his father fell ill, that he had consumed ARVs. The elderly man was mistakenly…
R20 million worth of cocaine seized from a plot in Midrand. Police say they are increasingly uncovering large drug consignments hidden on private plots across Gauteng, a trend that’s become a growing concern for law enforcement. In the latest discovery, a R20 million worth of narcotics was found at a property in Midrand, adding to…
A case of culpable homicide has been opened after five women and two men, aged between 30 and 45, lost their lives earlier on Wednesday in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg, in a car crash. The accident occurred when a Quantum minibus taxi collided with a Ford Ranger bakkie. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Spokesperson Xolani…
Johannesburg Roads Agency workers cleaning kerb inlets in Lenasia, Johannesburg. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) says the current campaign to clean up the inner city will be maintained even after the G20 leaders’ Summit. Among others, the campaign aims to revitalise the inner city and enforce municipal bylaws. JMPD Acting Chief Eldred Fortein says…
The cocaine, weighing about 80 kilograms, was found hidden in a storage room on the premises in Blue Hills, Midrand. A crime intelligence-driven operation has led to the discovery of cocaine worth R20 million at a smallholding in Blue Hills, Midrand. Police say a multidisciplinary team led by the Crime Intelligence Head Office, together with…
FILE IMAGE | Accident scene. Seven people have lost their lives in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg, after a minibus taxi collided with a bakkie. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says multiple injuries have also been reported. Fihla says, “A fatal accident was reported along Comaro Road, between Tarentaal Avenue and Pieter Acryod…
Drugs worth R11 000 was found on a 24-year-old woman during a stop and search on 28/10 along the R26 road near Clocolan. A 24-year-old woman is set to appear in the Clocolan Magistrate’s Court in the Free State on Wednesday for the alleged possession of drugs. She was arrested during an intelligence-driven operation of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullet casings at a cordoned off crime scene. A suspect arrested in connection with the murder of two young women in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, is expected to make his first appearance in the Mamelodi Magistrates court on Wednesday. The women, Tshiamo Moramaga, 21 and Baleseng Moramaga, 22, who are said to be…
