Illicit cigarettes and drugs confiscated by JMPD. Former Johannesburg Metro Police Department(JMPD) police chief and current advisor to the MMC for Public Safety in the City of Johannesburg, David Tembe, says the department will look into allegations that a drug syndicate operating in Gauteng has infiltrated the judiciary, SAPS and the Metro Police. These claims…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. 1 minute Stellenbosch Business School Economist, Professor Andre Roux, has cautioned about the risk of a trade war between the United States and China as Donald Trump is sworn in as…
[File image] 1 minute Two Eastern Cape healthcare workers were shot dead in Lusikisiki on Wednesday night. According to reports, the couple was stationed at St Elizabeth Hospital. The details about the incident are still sketchy at this point. Eastern Cape health MEC Ntandokazi Capa has expressed shock at the incident and called for an…
[FILE IMAGE]: An injection. The health department says South Africa will soon manufacture its first vaccine from scratch in over 50 years. Plans are for the vaccine to be for cholera prevention. Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi accompanied by Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, will lead the official launch, on Tuesday. The…
Crime Scene. 1 minute Two people have been killed and several others wounded in what appears to be a taxi-related violence incident at Zonkizizwe, in Ekurhuleni. Security guards and a female scholar transporter are among the wounded. Police say the incident happened at a local taxi rank this morning.
2 minutes The Masilonyana municipal manager in the Free State Mojalefa Matlole has denied allegations that he demolished part of a municipal building classified as a heritage site in Theunissen without council approval. Mayor Dimakatso Modise says Matlole failed to follow the prescripts of the National Heritage Resources Act which stipulates that no building older…
CHAIRPERSON of a Harare-based youth empowerment co-operative has appeared in court on a US$40 000 fraud charge. CHAIRPERSON of a Harare-based youth empowerment co-operative has appeared in court on a US$40 000 fraud charge. The accused, Lydia Dzvova (37) of Mabvuku high -density suburb, was granted US$100 bail on Monday when she appeared before magistrate…
An illicit Crystal Meth consignment confiscated at OR Tambo International Airport. 1 minute National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola has applauded the police stationed at OR Tambo international airport for their R6 million drug bust. Police pounced on an illicit Crystal Meth consignment at a warehouse at OR Tambo International Airport. The drugs were stashed inside…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chairing Cabinet Lekgotla at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. 2 minutes Parliament is set to become stronger in its oversight role, with the establishment of a portfolio committee to oversee the Presidency. The National Assembly Rules Committee announced the decision to establish the committee, which was…
Speaking during a two-day workshop on HIV research held under the theme, Accelerating 95-95-95 HIV targets among children, Health and Child Care ministry’s national paediatric HIV care and treatment co-ordinator Angela Mushavi said children account for only 4% of all individuals living with HIV, yet they face a staggering 15% mortality rate from Aids-related illnesses….
