Ekurhuleni Metro Police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The City of Ekurhuleni council is expected to decide on the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi’s future on Thursday. The council must decide whether to place Mkhwanazi on precautionary suspension or not. This comes after council members tabled an urgent motion to place Mkhwanazi on…
FILE: learner was shot and killed in Samora Machel, Cape Town A man from Samora Machell in Philippi on the Cape Flats had been shot and killed. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the man was walking down the street when a gunman opened fire on him last night. “An unknown gunman opened fire on a…
Cocaine found at a farm in Midrand. Police say criminal syndicates are increasingly using farms and plots for illegal activities, including drug operations, human trafficking and illegal mining. This comes after police seized cocaine worth more than R20 million during a raid at a plot in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Officers embarked on a multi-disciplinary…
A broken windscreen. Eight people have been killed in a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck on the N3 highway between Van Reenen’s Pass and Montrose in the Free State. The N3 Toll Route is currently closed near Swinburne in the Free State following an earlier fatal crash between a minibus taxi and…
File image | A man in handcuffs. Police have confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the killing of two people in Westbury, Johannesburg, earlier this month. They say they made the arrest at a high school in Diepkloof yesterday afternoon, following a tip-off. A total of seven teenagers were shot in…
A house in Gauteng. The Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng has revealed that it is in the process of reforming its housing delivery system due to delays. The department says it will remove underperforming contractors, among others. The department’s spokesperson, Tahir Sema, says they will also recover delayed housing projects across the province by…
A house in Gauteng. The Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng has revealed that it is in the process of reforming its housing delivery system due to delays. The department says it will remove underperforming contractors, among others. The department’s spokesperson, Tahir Sema, says they will also recover delayed housing projects across the province by…
A picture illustrating a Numsa-led march. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is expected to march to the National Treasury in Pretoria on Friday. The union is demanding government stop conducting business with private security companies that are reportedly not complying with collective agreements. Numsa’s Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace…
Heavy rain The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services remains on high alert as heavy rains continue across the city. Emergency teams are monitoring all seven regions of the city for possible flooding and other weather-related incidents. City of Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi has urged motorists to exercise caution when driving on wet roads…
Anti-retroviral drugs. The family of a 67-year-old diabetic man from Botshabelo in the Free State say they are devastated, after their father’s health deteriorated from consuming anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) by mistake. His son, Mokhethi Mokoqo says he realised weeks later when his father fell ill, that he had consumed ARVs. The elderly man was mistakenly…
