Border Management Authority officials. 1 minute Police union, SAPU, says the use of new technology to curb illegal border crossings will also enhance efficiencies at points of entry. The Border Management Authority (BMA) unveiled four high-tech drones and 40 cameras to be deployed across various points of entry this Easter period. SAPU spokesperson Lesiba Thobakgale…
[File Image]: Car parts on the road following a crash. 1 minute Residents living along the R37 road between Burgersfort and Polokwane are calling for increased police presence during the Easter season. They are concerned about car crashes involving pedestrians. They say the collisions are caused by speeding motorists. Nine deaths were recorded on the…
A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. 1 minute A 58-year-old Limpopo man accused of raping a 13-year-old learner will be back in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday next week. He appeared in court on Friday when the matter was postponed. The teacher faces charges of rape and child sexual grooming….
Empty classroom 2 minutes Around 600 learners at the Hendrik Kanise Combined School in Alicedale in the Eastern Cape were prevented from attending classes after angry parents blocked the school gates this week. The parents say the dilapidated school poses a danger to their children. School Governing Chairperson Body Mxoleli Mshweshwe says they have reached…
File Image: Court gavel and a cone. 1 minute A Northern Cape woman has started serving her prison sentence for defrauding two municipalities of over R900 000 in 2021. The Kimberley Specialized Commercial Crimes Court found Simangele Sangweni guilty of fraud, forgery and money laundering and sentenced them to 10 years in jail. Sangweni submitted…
Due to the rapid increase of inflows into the #VaalDam, a fifth sluice gate has been opened at 10h00 this morning to manage water levels that have increased overnight as a result of the ongoing rainfall in the Vaal River catchment. 1 minute The Vaal River Corridor Tourism Association has warned that floods in the…
Stolen copper cables 1 minute The Gauteng government has called law enforcement officers to work with Johannesburg’s city power to fight cable theft. The power utility says it spends about R1 billion annually on replacing its vandalised infrastructure. It says it’s concerned about the way law enforcement officers are handling the escalating incidents of cable…
[File image] Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa says a full report regarding the continued use of poisonous organophosphates by some spaza shop operators and farmers will soon be sent to parliament to declare the substance illegal. It is alleged that many…
GBVF protest 1 minute Anti GBVF Movement Women for Change is urging government to declare Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) a national disaster. The organisation staged a demonstration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria where it handed over a petition with more than 150 000 signatures. This comes amid a surge in GBVF cases, sparking…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu speaks at an event. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, says the South African Police Service (SAPS) has secured a partnership with the private sector to begin digitizing case dockets, as well as to upgrade five police stations. The identified police stations are in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Western Cape….
