Human trafficking Deputy Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development, Andries Nel says the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is designed to help end the trafficking of human beings. This year’s event will be observed globally under the theme “Human Trafficking is Organised Crime, End the Exploitation.” To mark this day tomorrow, the Department will…
EPWP workers on site Activist and citizens forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem has described the alleged use of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funding for inflated salaries of former councilors at Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State as a disgrace. Bloem says poor people who depend on the programme to put bread on the table are…
FILE | Inside the Pretoria City Hall. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is opposed to the possible sale or lease of the Pretoria City Hall to the Iranian Embassy. This follows reports that the City of Tshwane received a letter from the embassy expressing interest to acquire a municipal building or land for the establishment of…
FILE | Summer McIntosh of Canada celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Canada’s Summer McIntosh claimed her second title in two days at the world championships in Singapore with victory in the women’s 200 metres individual medley on Monday, while Chinese 12-year-old sensation Yu Zidi just missed out on a medal….
KwaZulu-Natal police say they cannot rule out the possibility of more arrests in connection with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) secretary-general, Sindiso Magaqa. Former Umzimkhulu municipal manager, Zweliphansi Skhosana was arrested in connection with Magaqa’s murder in 2017. Skhosana was arrested in Durban and appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrates’ Court…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. The Constitutional Court will today hear an urgent application lodged by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party to have President Cyril Ramaphosa reverse his decisions to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, appoint Firoz Cachalia to act on his behalf, and establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. The…
Reservoir in the City of Tshwane The City of Tshwane says it’s investigating possible water contamination at its Montana reservoir, north of Pretoria. It says residents have complained about smelly and discoloured water. The reservoir is supplied by the Roodeplaat Water Treatment Works and it supplies water to areas such as Montana, Sinoville, Wonderboom, Annlin…
[File photo] A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand Global youth empowerment movement ‘Count Me In’ has called for an urgent and complete overhaul of the country’s current spaza shop regulatory framework. The movement advocates for reforms in the spaza shops industry. It has…
Suspected drug smuggler A 25-year-old alleged drug trafficker has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport. The suspect was arrested on arrival from São Paulo, Brazil, via Doha and was found with cocaine bullets worth over R4.5 million. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the suspect was also examined to check if any drug-filled pellets…
FILE | Burning tyres during a protest The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Northern Cape says it is committed to addressing the concerns of protesting residents. The response follows the barricading of roads by residents from a number of informal settlements in Kimberley who burned tyres and used rocks to close off roads. Residents are complaining…
