As criminal activity continues to impact communities, local community police forums (CPF) and neighbourhood watches are requesting funds, remuneration and escorts for additional security when conducting tasks. But, minister of community safety, Dan Plato says that the phrase, ‘we want money for what we are doing’ has surfaced in every[…]
Former Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader, Dr Pieter Mulder, says it was imperative for him to step down as the party’s head, as the party gears up for the 2019 general elections. Mulder resigned from the top post at the weekend in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg at the[…]
President Jacob Zuma wouldn’t answer any of the questions, stating instead that the report is under consideration.(REUTERS) President Jacob Zuma has refused to answer written Parliamentary questions pertaining to the State of Capture Report by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written at least 15 questions[…]
The SA Council for Educators (SACE) painted a bleak picture of the incidence of sexual offences committed by educators in schools around the country, saying there had been a sharp increase. SACE CEO Matseliso Dipholo told journalists on Monday that the council was expecting the rest of its financial year[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema says former president FW de Klerk deserves to suffer in jail instead of criticising him for calls he’s made for the appropriation of land without compensation. Malema addressed supporters outside the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday following his brief court appearance for the contravention of the[…]
Turkish jets hit 15 “targets” in the al-Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels that could foreshadow a push on ISIL’s de facto capital Raqqa, the Turkish military said. Ten defensive positions, command centres and an ammunition store used by the Islamic State in[…]
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence of high-level political connections to rhino poaching in Africa. The investigation raises serious questions about the involvement of a South African government minister and members of a Chinese presidential delegation in the illegal rhino horn trade. Of the just 25,000 remaining African rhino,[…]
Shoprite Checkers this week marked World Diabetes Day by offering FREE blood sugar tests at its in store MediRite pharmacies from November 9 – 14, 2016. According to the International Diabetes Federation, 415 million people suffer from the disease worldwide, 14 million of which within Africa, a figure that is[…]
In a bid to call attention to the scourge of substance abuse, this morning Western Cape MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz, led a door-to-door substance abuse awareness campaign through the streets of Mitchells Plain. As a leading province showing an increase in substance abuse, Western Cape communities have in[…]
US president-elect Donald Trump said he planned to immediately deport or jail as many as three million undocumented immigrants, as he set out his priorities in the first television interview since his election. The interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” is to be broadcast on Sunday with millions expected to tune[…]
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