Showdown looming between Masuku & SIU

Masuku called on law enforcement agencies not to substitute principles for populism. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku. Picture: @BandileMasuku/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – A showdown is looming between axed Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Gauteng Premier David Makhura fired Masuku on Friday after the findings of an investigation by the SIU […]

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Zane Killian’s bail application to be moved to another court

Western Cape Regional Court Judge President, Bruce Langa, is set to appoint a different court where Killian’s bail application will be heard. The lawyers representing the accused in the Charl Kinnear murder case arrive at the Bishop Lavis court on Friday, 25 September 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN CAPE TOWN – The bail application of the […]

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Bheki Cele to visit Brendin Horner’s family in FS after farm killing

Twenty-two-year-old Horner’s body was found tied to a pole last week in the area. Minister of Police Bheki Cele. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – With anger mounting in the Free State farming community after the killing of farm manager Brendin Horner, Police Minster Bheki Cele will visit the town of Senekal next week. Twenty-two-year-old Horner’s body […]

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Geoff Makhubo blames Mashaba for failing to adequately train JMPD officers

Geoff Makhubo blames Mashaba for failing to adequately train JMPD officers Mayoral spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase claimed that Mashaba allowed the trainees to work without being fully equipped for the job. Geoff Makhubo. Picture: Twitter/@Geoff_Makhubo JOHANNESBURG – Joburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo’s office blamed the city’s previous administration for failing to adequately train over 1,000 metro officers […]

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Man sentenced to 20 years for raping mentally ill teenager in EC

It’s believed the teenager was headed to a shop when she came across 29-year-old Ncedo Nyathela. Picture: SAPS. CAPE TOWN – A man was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment at the Mount Fletcher Magistrates Court after raping a mentally ill teenager. The rape happened in the area in June 2017 when the girl was 17-years-old. […]

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DA in Gauteng warns Makhura not to reinstate Bandile Masuku

Premier David Makhura said he won’t appoint anyone to replace him until the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) finalises its probe. Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Bandile Masuku visit the Diepsloot screening and testing site on 8 May 2020. The visit followed a health worker testing positive for COVID-19 in the area and has […]

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Several people march to Union Buildings to protest farm murders

This is the second demonstration under the banner “Unite Against Farm Murders” in as many months. FILE: Farming communities protested against farm murders on 30 October 2017 under the banner ‘genoeg is genoeg’ (enough is enough). Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Several people marched to the Union Buildings on Saturday to protest farm murders in […]

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660 homeless people in eThekwini have stopped using drugs, say municipality

At the beginning of the had lockdown in March, the city was forced to find shelter for more than 2,000 people living on the streets. DURBAN/CAPE TOWN – As the world commemorates World Homeless Day, officials in eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal said 660 homeless people in the municipality have stopped using drugs because of the lockdown. […]

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