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More arrests, unlicensed firearms recovered during Operation Shanela

Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Mthombeni led yet another successful multidisciplinary high-density Operation Shanela earlier tonight on the Golden Highway, Orange Farm where at a roadblock, a hijacked vehicle was recovered, two unlicensed firearms recovered with three suspects aged between 30 and 40 arrested. Gauteng police have arrested over 1000 suspects and recovered more than 20…

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Calls for six-month supply of ARVs

Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs sit on a shelf in the pharmacy at the Ubuntu clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 1 minute Treatment Action Campaign members and people living with HIV/AIDS are calling on the South African National AIDS Council chairperson, Paul Mashatile, to implement the six-month supply of antiretroviral for people who are stable on HIV…

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EFF leader in Mpumalanga lauds Mabuza’s leadership

[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. Economic Freedom Fighters leader in Mpumalanga, Collen Sedibe, has urged political leaders in the province to take a leaf from former Deputy President David Mabuza’s book and imitate his leadership. Sedibe is one of the mourners attending the Category 2…

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Calls for firm measures to police political party funding

Election results board at IEC results operations centre 3 minutes An independent entity must be established to police compliance with the Political Party Funding Act. This is according to some political parties that are opposing a bid by the NGO – My Vote Counts – which is seeking an overhaul of the Political Party Funding…

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Manufacturing production declines by 2.6%

Workers assemble a vehicle. 2 minutes Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that manufacturing production declined by 2.6% in November 2024 compared with November 2023. The largest negative contributions came from motor vehicles, basic iron and steel, metal products and machinery, wood and wood products as well as textiles and clothing. An Independent Economist,…

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