Senior Maruleng official arrested by Hawks for fraud

Hawks vehicle. A senior official at Maruleng Municipality in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has been arrested by the Hawks for alleged fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Hawks Spokesperson Lethunya Mmuroa says the alleged fraudulent activities were committed in 2015 when the suspect was an acting municipal manager in the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality. Mmuroa says…

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Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo expected in court

Crime Intelligence boss Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo, is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. This after the recusal of the Acting Chief Magistrate Vusi Mahlangu. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicated Mahlangu in wrongdoing when he alleged that some officers in the judiciary were colluding with…

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African jurists demand adoption of AI to protect whistleblowers

Artificial Intelligence seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. African jurists are demanding the urgent adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect whistleblowers. They have argued that algorithms can create secure, anonymous reporting channels to prevent incidents such as the killing of Gauteng Health Department official Babita Deokaran in August 2021. Founder and Head…

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Parliament Committee satisfied with SASSA biometric registrations in KZN

Person doing a biometric scan Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development says it is satisfied with the progress of the Social Security Agency (SASSA) in KwaZulu-Natal in implementing biometric registration of grant beneficiaries.   The committee is on a three-day oversight visit to the provincial offices of SASSA and the National Development Agency.   Parliamentary…

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