Former Ipid head, Robert McBride, has detailed a system of patronage in the police service. He’s told the State Capture Inquiry that staff are promoted so they can please their seniors. McBride says unless patronage is dealt with, the exploitation of the police will continue unabated. “They have the willingness,[…]
Ahead of the Easter weekend rush, staff of Comair affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have issued their employer with a 48-hour notice to strike. In a statement on Tuesday, the union said workers were downing tools over wage disparities at the airline. They want the[…]
The State on Tuesday questioned Rob Packham’s commitment to finding his missing wife and, after her body was found, keeping up to date with police’s efforts to find the perpetrators. During his second day on the stand, prosecutor Susan Galloway continued her cross-examination of his testimony on where he went[…]
With almost 195 burglaries and 55 robberies occurring in commercial spaces daily, as we approach Easter holidays, cash volumes are expected to rise, making retailers vulnerable to such crimes. Security experts met with various stakeholders in Sandton on Tuesday to discuss the latest statistics and trends in retail cash crime.[…]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has ordered the Democratic Alliance (DA) to desist from saying that Good Party leader Patricia de Lille was fired as Cape Town Mayor. It has ordered the party to publicly apologise to De Lille within three days. The IEC ruled in her favour after she[…]
Pertinent issues relating to Muslim death and burial challenges were raised at a broad stakeholders meeting hosted by the Western Cape Muslim Undertakers Forum at the weekend. Held at the Darul Islam Boys campus in Surrey Estate, the conference brought together Muslim cemetery boards, undertakers, death registrars, burial societies, ghasiels[…]
By Anees Teladia Most Capetonians are well familiarised with the controversies surrounding the developmental vision for District Six and the efforts being put into formulating a solution which would allow claimants restitution. In what has been commented on by some as a questionable and poor choice for a keynote speaker,[…]
ANC veteran and community activist Achmat Semaar passed away at the age of 72 on Monday. Western Cape ANC spokesperson Dennis Cruywagen announced Semaar’s passing in a statement on Monday night. “It is with great sadness that we wish to announce the passing of one of our most dedicated, respected[…]
Australian motivational speaker Ustadh Wahaj Tarin has touched down in the city for the Cape Town leg of his first South African tour. Ustadh Wahaj will deliver a live talk from Masjidul Furqaan (Islamia) after Esha on Tuesday evening, to be broadcast live on VOC and ITV. Ustadh Wahaj graduated[…]
Religious organisations who have been calling on the ANC to impose a boycott and sanctions campaign have welcomed the announcement of the downgrading of diplomatic ties with the state of Israel. In a statement, the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa lauded the move announced by the International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu,[…]
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