[FILE IMAGE]: Seized firearms and ammunition. 2 minutes The Central Firearm Registry remains a concern, even though improvements have been made. That is according to South African Police Service’s Lieutenant General Maropeng Mamotheti. The police’s top brass appeared before Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee to explain how technology is being used to fight crime and to…
Police at a crime scene. 2 minutes Police in Gauteng have announced that crime across the province has decreased by 7.9% during the first three months of the year. However, Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni says kidnapping and cash-in-transit cases have increased by 0.4% and 15.8% respectively. He was briefing the Gauteng Provincial…
[File image]: An informal settlement in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa cannot achieve true reconciliation while inequality persists, and that the pursuit of inclusive economic growth and job creation are essential in achieving that goal. He says the National Dialogue that South Africa has embarked on will help bring all South Africans…
Mine retrieval operations at Stilfontein 2 minutes The families of some of the illegal miners are pleading with the government to retrieve their loved ones from shaft 11 in Stilfontein in North West. They made the plea during a media briefing organised by civic and labour organisations. Some families say their loved ones are in…
1 minute It was another difficult session for Team South Africa at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday. Only Rebecca Meder and Ruard Van Reenen managed to qualify for their respective semi-finals. Meder will be hoping for a medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke final Thursday evening. Rebecca Meder is…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) regional elective conference in the Norman Mashabane region in Mopane in Limpopo has been postponed to next weekend due to unresolved branch disputes. Nineteen disputes have been escalated to the National Dispute Resolution Committee of…
Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp A second worker has lost a finger in an accident at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory in Germiston, according to the Simunye Workers’ Forum, as the strike by permanent workers enters its 11th week. Workers say the company will not move…
Water droplet. 2 minutes The inconsistent water supply in parts of Komani, Eastern Cape, has affected the delivery of services. The crisis has been ongoing since November last year leading to frustrations from locals. The water levels of the dam supplying the area are critically low. 14 wards out of 34 in the Enoch Mgijima Local…
Road block with Johannesburg Metro Police Department members stopping traffic under the Road Traffic Infringement Agency. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says the constant postponements in the roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto), proves that the system is unworkable in its current form. The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, has…
Gun bullets seen on top of a table. Western Cape police have launched a manhunt after three men were shot dead in Gordon’s Bay. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the incident is believed to be gang-related. She says unknown gunmen opened fire on the victims in the parking lot of the Gordon’s Bay Mall. Two…
