Funeral notice of the slain police officer Mpumalanga Acting Police Commissioner Zeph Mkhwanazi says those who are killing police officers are declaring war against the state. #sapsMP [FINAL SALUTE – SAPS PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN HERO] The funeral of Sergeant Lawrence Dumisani Mtshweni is underway at Schoemansdal Community Hall. The MEC for Community Safety, Security…
Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is on a drive to scale up the number of bank branches that can facilitate the application and renewal of Smart ID cards and passport applications. There are currently 30 bank branches where citizens can apply for Smart ID cards and passports. The aim is to increase this…
Money appears to be a significant motivating factor for some delegates participating in the two-day National Convention in Pretoria after misplaced expectations of financial compensation arose. This comes after it was made known that delegates would be volunteering their services and time and wouldn’t receive any compensation. According to the Eminent Person’s Group’s Bheki Ntshalintshali,…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has called on the agricultural sector in the province to transition to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in an effort to protect crops from severe weather patterns. KwaZulu-Natal’s vulnerability to extreme weather events, has in recent years, caused significant damage in the agricultural sector and loss of life. A…
Funeral notice of the slain police officer Provincial MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison in Mpumalanga Jackie Macie says those who kill the police are waging the war against the state. Macie was speaking at the funeral of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni who was fatally wounded when him and his colleagues were responding to a…
Scene of the fatal accident Two inmates who were hospitalised after Thursday’s crash on the R101 between Mokopane and Mookgopong have died, bringing the death toll to nine. This includes one police officer and eight inmates who have died. The two more inmates who had been admitted to hospital following the collision between a police…
A gavel used in the court of law Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) CEO, Motlatsi Molefe says the National Dialogue should address the moral decay within the legal system of the country. This as the LPFF launched its community outreach and engagement session at the Phillip Smith Hall in Welkom, in the Free state. The…
Gravesite of those murdered in the Marikana massacre The widows whose husbands were killed in Marikana near Brits in the North West say they still find it difficult to heal from the occurrences of that day in 2012. This is as the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) marks 13 years since police gunned…
Women seen carrying a coffin to highlight GBV victims The harsh reality of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has taken centre stage at the National Convention, which started at UNISA in Pretoria on Friday. Women for Change South Africa made a bold statement when they unveiled a symbolic coffin adorned with the faces of women from all…
FILE | Police and miners in Marikana Questions are being asked about authorities’ accountability for the Marikana massacre at the Lonmin platinum mine near Rustenburg, in the North West, 13 years ago. Preparations have been finalised for the commemoration of the anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in post-apartheid South Africa. Police gunned down…
