The Western Cape government plans to focus on inclusivity and accessibilty as the country observes Disability Awareness Month from the 3rd of November The Western Cape Department of Social Development says Mossel Bay Municipality, in partnership with their department, local organisations, and businesses, is working to become South Africa’s first disability-friendly town. The country will…
Police tape at a crime scene. The mother of a toddler who survived the mass shooting at Reiger Park, in Ekurhuleni, says while she is heartbroken, she is also proud of her late partner, who died protecting their child. Harldene Naidoo’s partner is among the six people killed in the shooting. The child sustained minor injuries….
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi speaking at a government engagement. Parliament, in partnership with the Department of Health and the South African National AIDS Council, hosted the relaunch of the South African Tuberculosis (TB) Caucus this past week. Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest yet most preventable and curable diseases. Over the past year, South…
The protection of giraffes on the African continent, concluded with a public private partnership between government and the University of the Free State. The University has officially launched the Giraffe research center at the private game reserve, Amanzi in order to conduct further studies on species that face extinction. Various studies, including Cop18 in 2019,…
Kaaiman’s Pass is closed in both directions after a truck collision. Traffic on the N2 is backed up for kilometres following a major crash on the Kaaimans Pass near Wilderness in the Western Cape, where two trucks have been involved in a head-on collision. Motorists have been urged to be patient, as there are no…
murder investigation The Reiger Park community in the Ekurhuleni metro has been left reeling after a drive-by shooting on Saturday night claimed six lives and left three others injured. Police say the suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire indiscriminately before fleeing the scene. Community members are demanding increased police visibility, saying this is but…
National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fanie Masemola is expected to visit Reiger Park, East of Johannesburg, on Sunday afternoon. This after six people were fatally shot and three others were injured on Saturday. Police say the suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire indiscriminately before fleeing the scene….
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Police are on the hunt for suspects behind a drive-by shooting incident in Reiger Park, East of Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of six people and left three others injured on Saturday evening. Police say suspects driving in two vehicles came to the…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng, Major General Fred Kekana has mobilised resources following a drive-by shooting incident in Reiger Park, which claimed the lives of six people and left three injured. It is reported that two vehicles, a silver…
Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki says more than thirty years into democracy, the country finds itself in need of urgent intervention amidst ongoing poor governance issues and a number of crises. Mbeki was speaking at the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha during the launch of the National Dialogue in the Eastern Cape…
