The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned violent acts the party claims was allegedly caused by the ANC during their campaign gatherings. “The ANC leadership is involved in the programme to violently disrupt EFF activities because they know the EFF appeals to the people and will defeat them in the[…]
Free speech groups and opposition parties have condemned the South African state broadcaster’s (SABC) decision to stop showing violent anti-government protests, claiming the move disregarded the right to dissent in the country. The SABC said on Thursday it will stop showing violent anti-government protests flaring up around the country, in[…]
That “continuing to promote” violent service delivery protests “might encourage other communities to do the same” is the reason the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will no longer show “footage of people burning public institutions”. The public broadcaster also made an “appeal to other South African broadcasters and the print[…]
Supporters of affordable housing in Cape Town on Thursday lodged a “racism” complaint with Mayor Patricia de Lille over comments a ratepayers group official made about a contentious site in Sea Point. The complaint centred on what David Polovin, deputy chair of the Sea Point, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay Ratepayers &[…]
Canada will be receiving the aid of 301 South African firefighters to assist the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) in the countries wildland fire suppression efforts at the province of Alberta. “CIFFC have sent a formal request for assistance to their international partners including Working on Fire,” Working on[…]
Former Nedbank chairman Reuel Khoza has ridiculed South Africa’s political leadership and President Jacob Zuma, implying that they imposed political solutions on legal matters. Khoza, who angered ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe in 2012 for calling the country’s leadership a “strange breed”, was at it again on Thursday at the Nedgroup[…]
A syndicate is suspected to be behind house robberies and kidnappings that have been taking place in Grassy Park and other areas in the southern suburbs. In the past two months, there have been at least three incidents reported in Grassy Park and Steenberg. Grassy Park Community Policing Forum chairman[…]
With local-government elections approaching, a leading criminologist says the outlook is ominous. Public order policing has been under the microscope since the killing of 34 miners at Marikana in 2012. Municipal IQ told The Times that 86% of the protests listed on its Hotspots Monitor were characterised by violence. Police[…]
Former president Thabo Mbeki is going to write a book on Africa’s history to ensure its people are no longer depicted as victims. His spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga would collaborate on the work with him, he said at an Africa Day event in Pretoria on Wednesday. “In January 2004, we were[…]
The slow South African economy may be forcing a higher rate of early retirement and, therefore, increasing the number of pensioners, according to the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI) released on Wednesday. It may also be a sign that more people are being retrenched and taking a lump sum,[…]
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