Deputy President Paul Mashatile. The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has convened a meeting with the Water Task Team to lay out interventions aimed at stabilising Gauteng’s water supply. Officials say electro-mechanical failures at Rand Water pump stations, and a major pipe burst, in late January temporarily reduced bulk supply. Highlights: “To ensure water security in…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Police in Gauteng have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was allegedly killed while inside the car in Pretoria West on Wednesday. The video was circulating across all social media platforms, and police urged the public and social media users not to share, forward, or repost the video. Police say preliminary…
The Gauteng Health Department is urging STI prevention through the distribution of free condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day. As the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, on February 14th, on Saturday, the Gauteng Health Department is encouraging all residents to visit their nearest public health facility and access free male and female condoms. The department’s Maeshela Maheya…
EMPD vehicles. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officials together with a civilian allegedly stole precious stones that were valued at R14 million. Images shown at the Commission have displayed Aiden McKenzie and Kersha Lee Stols from the EMPD and Etienne van Der Walt, an ordinary civilian at…
The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala appear in the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court in Limpop on October 7, 2024. Transactions on the bank accounts of the first accused in the case of theft from President Cyril…
File: Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile says he’s eager to receive the army’s deployment to assist in combating crime in especially gang infested areas across the Cape Metro. He has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defense…
Three EMPD officers allegedly stole a large quantity of cigarettes, in 2022 Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) assistant director Thulani Magagula has disputed a notion from the City of Ekurhuleni that it was not aware of a matter regarding three of its metro police officers being involved in the theft of cigarettes. The incident occurred…
File: Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile says he’s eager to receive the army’s deployment to assist in combating crime in especially gang infested areas across the Cape Metro. He has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defense…
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students’ luggage outside Ekhaya student residence in Cape Town on February 12, 2026. Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says he foresaw the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students’ accommodation protest two weeks ago. Manamela met with CPUT Vice Chancellor Prof Chris Nhlapo for a briefing session outside the…
FILE | SANDF soldiers on patrol Residents of Westbury is Johannesburg have welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help the police tackle gang violence. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) emphasising that police and the SANDF…
