1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed criticism that the government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is hampering economic growth, calling such claims ‘unfounded’. His remarks follow renewed criticism from the Democratic Alliance – a partner in the Government of National Unity – and, more recently, the Trump administration. The BEE policy is designed to…
File Image: Broken glasses on the ground following car crash. Nine people have been killed in two separate crashes in two provinces in the past 24 hours. In the first crash, five people were killed in a collision between two vehicles in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday morning and one of the vehicles caught fire during…
DP Paul Mashatile arrives at Shunyi Centre in Beijing Deputy President Paul Mashatile has addressed the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing. Mashatile is on a working visit to China. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and economic cooperation. Mashatile says that South Africa is committed to strengthening…
Police in uniform at a crime scene. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal violence monitor, Mary de Haas, has attributed ongoing criminal impersonations of police officers to poor management in the South African Police Services. Authorities in the province have raised serious concerns over the issue. This also follows an increase in illegal activities, including robberies at homes, particularly…
An installed CCTV camera. 2 minutes National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says CCTV cameras have been rolled out in crime hotspots KwaMashu and Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal. South African Police Service (SAPS) top brass Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on using technology in crime fighting and modernising the Central Firearm Register. Masemola highlights plans for an…
Stock image of a burning house. Three children aged between two and four have tragically lost their lives after a fire broke out in a one-roomed house at Itsani village in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says firefighters found the children burnt beyond recognition after putting out the blaze. Ledwaba adds that the cause…
EFF leader Julius Malema EFF leader Julius Malema has reiterated his party’s strong support for KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He says Mkhwanazi has a place in his party if he were to be fired. Malema was speaking at the EFF’s 12th anniversary celebrations in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Young people have come out in their…
1 minute Court proceedings in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continue in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. The Investigating Officer, Captain Wesley Lombard, is testifying for the State. LIVE STREAM:
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya appearing before the Parliament’s Adhoc Committee. Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has challenged his detractors to prove that he is a rogue police officer. Sibiya is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, for the second consecutive day. The committee was established to…
The spaza shop that allegedly sold snacks to the children that led to them dying from food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto. 2 minutes The president of Together in Defence of the Township, Sipho Mthembu, has welcomed an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that a joint fund of R500 million will be established to help small…
