CIT vehicle bombed in Newlands, KZN

Scene of the CIT heist A cash-in-transit (CIT) van has been blown up by robbers near the Midway Mall in Durban’s Newlands West. ALS Paramedics who have responded to the scene, asked motorists to avoid the area. It is not known at this stage if anyone was injured in the robbery. Following the release of…

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Mkhwanazi’s contract renewed: KZN Premier confirms

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s contract as the provincial police commissioner has been renewed. Ntuli announced this at a crime imbizo in the Pietermaritzburg area. He earlier expressed concern about a lack of clarity in the status of Mkhwanazi’s contract, as it was to expire at the…

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Cartrack fined R5 million after consumer complaints

Vehicles travel in heavy traffic on a freeway. The National Consumer Tribunal has confirmed a settlement agreement between the National Consumer Commission (NCC) and Cartrack. The agreement follows 210 complaints from consumers who alleged that Cartrack failed to provide adequate remedies. The NCC investigated the complaints and found that some of Cartrack’s sale agreement terms…

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Joburg City Parks to halt cremations over Easter holidays

Multiple booked cremations have since been turned away, leaving families to make alternate arrangements at their own cost. Cremation services will be suspended in Johannesburg on Good Friday and Easter Monday because of the public holidays. City Parks has apologised to residents and funeral directors for the inconvenience caused. The entity’s Jenny Moodley says Muslim…

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Joburg City Parks halts cremations over Easter holidays

Multiple booked cremations have since been turned away, leaving families to make alternate arrangements at their own cost. Cremation services will be suspended in Johannesburg on Good Friday and Easter Monday because of the public holidays. City Parks has apologised to residents and funeral directors for the inconvenience caused. The entity’s Jenny Moodley says Muslim…

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Tshwane MMC Morodi removed after Madlanga Commission concerns

Removed MMC Kholofelo Morodi The MMC for Corporate and Shared Services in the City of Tshwane, Councillor Kholofelo Morodi, has been removed from her position following concerns raised during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Morodi was suspended last week following allegations of tender fraud​. The executive mayor of Tshwane’s decision to remove her comes after…

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