Gun violence is rocking Cape Town’s Cape Flats. Organisations working on the ground say they remain steadfast in their efforts to empower and protect young people. Balls Not Guns, an organisation working in the area, has described the near-daily shootings as critical. The project aims to provide young people with alternative experiences – ball games, dance…
MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela engaging with Gauteng SANTACO leadership and taxi operators in Ekurhuleni Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says a meeting with the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has paved the way for minibus taxi services in Ekurhuleni to resume. SANTACO halted operations Thursday afternoon in most areas, including Germiston, Vosloorus, Katlehong and Kempton…
The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organization The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) board following reports of financial mismanagement. Reports suggest that artists are not receiving their royalties and that some board members…
[File image] Stop GBV The family of a victim of gender-based violence Zenande Tshazibane says it’s disappointing for the family that there’s been no arrest for her murder. 25-year-old Tshazibane was allegedly raped and killed in her Nyanga home (on the Cape Flats) in June this year. Her family says the murder happened just days…
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba reveals the truth behind the stalled Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The ambitious industrialisation programme, initiated in 2014, was meant to create over 20 000 jobs for the people of the province. Although the project was identified as key for the province’s economic development and…
National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says illegal firearms remain a huge concern across the world. He was speaking at the 27th Interpol Regional Conference in Cape Town, which wrapped up on Friday. The three-day gathering brought together high-ranking officials from the International Criminal Police Organisation, senior police officers from Southern Africa and security analysts….
Taxis parked at a taxi rank. The E-hailing Council in KwaZulu-Natal says an agreement has been reached with the KwaDabeka Taxi Association to regularly meet in future to deal with problems as they occur. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department set up the meeting with the two bodies after an incident earlier this week when taxi drivers…
Passengers pass their fares to minibus taxi driver Zakes Hadebe as they commute from Soweto township to central Johannesburg February 21, 2014. The Gauteng MEC for Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says a settlement has been reached with the taxi industry in the City of Ekurhuleni bringing the two days strike to an end. Commuters in Katlehong,…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested a 35-year-old Constable linked to the murder of the Gauteng Crime Warden, Chesnay Kepler. The officer, who is attached to the Crime Prevention Unit at the Eldorado Park Police Station, is accused of attempted…
Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the ministry will fast-track land reform claims to restore the dignity of communities that were dispossessed of land during Apartheid. He was speaking after handing over title deeds to communities in the Richtersveld and areas of the Namaqualand in the Northern Cape on Friday. Northern Cape…
