Nearly two months have gone by since Cape Town businessman Naushad Deshmukh was allegedly snatched from outside his Athlone business, yet there is still no trace of him. Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed that the search for him continues. On Thursday it was business as usual at Khan’s, his[…]
An investigation has been ordered into the leaking of messages from a high-level policing chat group, which has highlighted apparent fractures dividing the Western Cape’s top tier of police officers. At the centre of the probe is a leaked screengrab of WhatsApp messages between police cluster commanders, as well as[…]
Acting national police commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane says officers will monitor various malls across the country to protect shoppers during the festive season. “We made the decision that we are going to increase the police visibility and deploy officers in hotspot areas. We want to create a conducive environment for[…]
Marlon Johnson and his co-accused are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday for the murder of Metrorail train driver Piet Botha on the Netreg station platform in Bishop Lavis. Johnson, 22, was formally charged for the murder of 46-year-old Botha. Botha was killed in July[…]
Five suspects are expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrates Court in Cape Town on Thursday for the murder of a 22-year-old man. In a statement issued by the police‚ the man died after he was stabbed by the five on December 19 in Crossroads. Officers were on patrol when[…]
President Jacob Zuma said he will not sacrifice himself to “monopoly capital” by resigning. Addressing the African National Youth League’s (ANCYL) economic freedom lecture in Durban on Wednesday‚ Zuma recalled a time that he was watching the news – something he said he hardly does – when he saw a[…]
Police stations will not be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve‚ the South African Police Service (SAPS) declared on Thursday. This‚ spokesperson Brigadier Sally de Beer said‚ was in reaction to “a hoax (or so-called satirical) media report has been published online which claims‚ inter alia‚ that police[…]
President Jacob Zuma will only appoint an interim South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board after the National Assembly recommends the dissolution of the board. “Upon the dissolution of the board‚ the president is required by the Broadcasting Act to appoint an interim board consisting of three executive members of the[…]
The number of people who have died on the country’s roads since the start of December is already higher than last year, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday. “There are 845 fatalities recorded since 1- 19 December 2016, with an increase of 17% in comparison to the previous year’s[…]
Former defence minister Charles Nqakula has apologised to one of the SABC 8 journalists, Lukhanyo Calata, for not being the critical voice needed during the unfolding saga at the public broadcaster. Calata was one of four SABC journalists who testified on the violation of editorial policy at the public broadcaster[…]
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