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File image| Protestors lie down during a moment of silence in honour of those who lost their lives through GBV. The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) has called on police to prioritise cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in Limpopo. The league led a march to the offices of the provincial police and the National…

MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe seen during the Ad Hoc Committee’s meeting in Pretoria. The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party has repeated its call to provide the Members of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town with security, saying they are dealing with sensitive matters involving highly resourceful and well-connected individuals. The call follows an alleged kidnapping…

A man walks next to the boarding gates at the OR Tambo International Airport. Four people who were taken in for questioning at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday are expected to appear in court on Monday.  They are facing charges related to the Foreign Military Assistance Regulation Act. One of them is a senior…

Tributes continue to pour in for the late former Chief of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), David Tembe. Tembe has been hailed as a diligent and hard-working officer. He died this week after he was found unresponsive in his home. The exact cause of death is still not known. During his funeral service on…

A newborn laying in a crib. Researchers at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) say a study has found that rising survival rates among extremely low-birth-weight babies are driving an increase in a blinding eye disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (R.O.P). The study shows that tiny infants are the most at risk. Researchers also…