CoGTA Minister working on finding solutions to end GBVF

Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he’ll meet with the inter-governmental committee on disaster management to discuss solutions to end gender-based violence and femicide.  On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared GBVF a national disaster.   President Cyril Ramaphosa: Here in South Africa, we have…

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Body of one missing KZN resident recovered after floods

A general view of a mudslide which destroyed several houses during flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that search and rescue teams have recovered the body of one of the three missing people in New Hanover. They were swept away on Sunday night following heavy rains in the…

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Two accused to appear in court in Tembisa Hospital case

Tembisa Hospital entrance. A Hawks member and a Tembisa Hospital official are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday facing charges of corruption. They allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer who was part of a team investigating tenders at the hospital. Earlier in the year, the Special Investigating Unit revealed that…

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Family slams government for failing to bring 17 SA citizens home

Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an armored fighting vehicle at an unknown location in eastern Ukraine A family member of one the 17 South African men trapped in Ukraine has criticised the government for failing to repatriate them.  Yesterday, former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, opened a criminal case against her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla…

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Three people missing after KZN floods

FILE PHOTO | Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. Three people are believed to be missing and several others left destitute in areas in the uMshawathi Municipality near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This is after heavy rains flooded their homes. The severe weather conditions follow a South African Weather Service’s orange level five…

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New witness to take stand in Meyiwa trial

FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. A new witness is expected to be called in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. This is after Absolom Zungu the second witness that the defence had called, concluded his…

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Batohi to continue testimony before Nkabinde Inquiry

National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, is expected to continue to testify before the Nkabinde Inquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Monday. The inquiry is looking into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew…

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