Source: Reuters. It was sad to hear of Tito Mboweni’s unexpected passing over the weekend, and condolences go to his family. Mboweni was a formidable leader, with deep economic insights that greatly shaped SA’s post-apartheid policies and structures, such as the Sarb, labour law and Nedlac. His roles over the years ranged from Labour Minister…
Police in Gauteng have shot and killed a wanted suspect, linked to the killing of a school principal in KwaZulu-Natal. Officers say the suspect was wanted for several other cases, including hijacking and possession of an unlicensed firearm. The South African Police Service (SAPS) National Intervention Unit (NIU) traced him to Soweto. National Police Spokesperson…
A suspect being placed under arrest. 1 minute The man suspected of abducting and raping two nurses from Ga-Chuene clinic in Limpopo has been arrested, according to Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba. The Premier together with the Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe briefed the media earlier today on the developments in the case. An armed…
Suspended EMPD boss Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has told the Ad Hoc Committee that he did not know Witness D. Witness D, whose real name was Marius van der Merwe, was gunned down outside his house in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni last month. Weeks before his death, Van der Merwe testified…
Mamelodi Sundowns FC players celebrate after scoring a goal. 2 minutes Former Mamelodi Sundowns captain, Hlompho Kekana, has tipped the Pretoria-based club to reach another CAF Champions League semi-final – this time at the expense of Tunisian giants, Esperance. The two teams will clash in a second leg quarterfinal match in Tunis on Tuesday evening….
A prepaid electricity meter box. 3 minutes With less than two days left for the deadline for prepaid electricity users to recode their meter numbers, some residents in the rural town of Ngqeleni in Eastern Cape are calling for power utility Eskom to extend the deadline. The villagers say they were given short notice, while…
Prisoners behind bars A Free State barber, who preyed on young boys, has been sentenced to four life terms behind bars. The Wesselsbron Regional Court found him guilty of raping four boys aged between 12 and 15 at his shack, which also operates as a salon in Malebogo Township near Hertzogville. The assaults happened…
A huge flock of Egyptian Geese takes off from a wetland area of the Nuwejaars River on the Agulhas Plain Deputy Minister for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh says the wetlands at Cape Agulhas has been declared a World Heritage site by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Singh was speaking…
Proteas players celebrate after getting a wicket. South Africa have bowled themselves back into the contest on day two of the first cricket test against India in Kolkata. India, who resumed their first innings on 37 for one in reply to the Proteas‘ first innings total of 159 all out, were bowled out for 189…
Graphic representing an arrest and court appearance Over 200 suspects across the five districts in the Northern Cape have been arrested for various crimes during Operation Shanela. The operation resulted in the confiscation of dangerous weapons, drugs, alcohol and cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Molefi Shemane, says compliance inspections…
