It’s a network, culture and lucrative business. And to keep profits high, Cape Town’s gangs run highly organised, militant operations where only the smartest and most strategic is given a seat at the table, former high-ranking gang member Safwaan* said. The boys lured into gangsterism are predominantly from troubled or[…]
The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Elvis Jula, has been removed from his position and has been appointed as Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal from August 1. National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla John Sitole, made the announcement on Monday morning. Sitole[…]
Nedbank Group is in talks with about 1,500 employees over potential job cuts at the South African lender’s retail and business-banking division to cope with a struggling economy and increased competition. The company forecasts that “between 50 and 100 employees are at risk of not being placed in a role,”[…]
A six-year-old child was one of the casualties in two separate shootings in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain on Saturday morning, Western Cape police said. The little boy was wounded in Lagonda Crescent when he was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs at about 09:30, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè[…]
Intimidation and bullying of journalists by authorities – including the Hawks – is on the rise prompting an outcry from the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF). In a statement on Friday, SANEF said a number of incidents have taken place at a time when the forum was trying to[…]
Vodacom and MTN’s long wait for the auction of new spectrum in South Africa is set to continue after the government made clear the priority is to increase opportunities for smaller companies. The telecommunications ministry said Friday that more than 400 operators with no access to spectrum should be allowed[…]
Thirty years since the deaths of two young Cape Town anti-apartheid activists, their families are still seeking justice. The families want the National Prosecuting Authority to properly investigate the cases. Coline Williams and Robbie Waterwitch are alleged to have accidentally detonated a bomb they were planning to plant at a[…]
The signing of the Presidential Health Compact was officiated by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Tshwane today. In the president’s speech, he highlighted that the Health Compact being signed today is a pinnacle point of a process brought by effective consultation and collaboration between various stakeholders and aimed at strengthening the healthcare system[…]
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane may have her name scratched from the roll of advocates, as the Legal Practice Council (LPC) of South Africa delivers a judgement on her competence later on Friday. This deliberation comes in the wake of numerous crushing courtroom defeats for the embattled Mkhwebane, the most damning of which,[…]
The National Assembly has voted to re-establish an ad-hoc committee to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. A similar committee was set up in the fifth parliament shortly before the elections but was not able to sit. The new committee will[…]
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