59 previously experienced detectives who have been re-enlisted into the SAPS. The KwaZulu-Natal police have re-enlisted the service of 59 experienced detectives to bolster crime fighting in the province. Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection Anthony Gopaul welcomed the officers at an integration session in Durban. Some of the detectives have already started work in November last year. …
The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year has been postponed until Friday by the special sitting of the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape. On Thursday, the state called a police crime scene expert as its only witness. The court…
File image: Former Minister of State Security Bongani Bongo in Parliament 2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has a strong case against former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo. Bongo has labelled the charges against him as a political witch hunt. He appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head Major-General Lesetja Senona is continuing with his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. LIVESTREAM:
President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with His Excellency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President Cyril Ramaphosa says that this afternoon he received a briefing from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peace process between Russia and Ukraine. Ramaphosa adds that Zelenskyy expressed his appreciation for South Africa’s continued support in finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict and…
South Africa’s women’s soccer team sees their upcoming two friendly internationals against Algeria as an integral part of their preparations for the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Banyana Banyana are hard at work, finalising details for the WAFCON, which will take place in Morocco on the 25th of July. The competition was postponed last…
Doctors in the Eastern Cape have also called on the government to prioritise their safety at public hospitals. 2 minutes Doctors in Eastern Cape are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages that continue to plague the Department. The public sector doctors and nurses say they are overburdened amid a shortage of staff…
1 minute The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has described Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s recently unveiled plans as comforting. The plans entail establishing 1 650 new public sector positions to tackle staffing shortages in hospitals. This response follows widespread protests from unemployed doctors calling for government intervention. General-Secretary of SAMATU, Dr Cedric Sihlangu, says the protests have paid off. “We’re quite comforted by…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing delegates at the signing ceremony in Johannesburg. South Africa has officially signed a partnership agreement with the African Export-Import Bank, commonly known as Afreximbank. The trade finance bank is a multilateral financial institution that was established in 1993 to help drive intra and extra African trade. The bank has announced a…
Chacma baboon 1 minute The National Council of SPCAs has embarked on a large-scale programme to educate children and adults about animals. This comes after the gruesome killing of Raygun the baboon, at Botleng High School in Delmas. It is alleged that learners attacked the baboon and then set it alight. NSPCA spokesperson Samanta Stelli,…
