The SA Police Service on Sunday said it had dismissed 1 442 policemen in the past three financial years. The officers were dismissed for various criminal and departmental decisions, said National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega. “To date there are 270 SAPS members that are on suspension – 85 with remuneration and[…]
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service has impounded more than 500 public transport vehicles during operations in the first six months of 2015. The operations conducted by the department’s Technical Services Division focused on minibus-taxis, sedan taxis and scholar transport vehicles. A total of 31 operations were conducted across the[…]
Three inmates at the Pollsmoor prison in Cape Town who opened a Facebook page and posted images of themselves in jail, will face disciplinary action soon, the Department of Correctional Services said on Friday. “An investigation has been opened, and a joint operation, comprising correctional services and other law enforcement[…]
Social rights group Black Sash have hailed a momentous ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which has nullified emolument attachment orders (EAO) issued against 15 farmworkers. Wednesday’s ruling, made by Judge Seraj Desai, is expected to set a precedent which could help curb the abuse of EAO’s by loan[…]
A small crowd of protesters gathered outside Parliament on Friday calling for an end to the occupation of Palestine. Around the world similar protests were happening as the last Friday of Ramadan is marked as International Al Quds day. Back in Cape Town the turnout this was significantly less with[…]
Retail giant Woolworths has reportedly been dealt a R7.8-million financial loss over the past year; a result of an on-going Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the company. The figure is based on an independent research study conducted by Wits University, surveying how the almost year-long boycott has impacted[…]
There was excitement on VOC on Friday as Al Baraka bank announced the winner of its annual Hajj Investment Competition on Friday. Walied Sydow from Lentegeur in Mitchell’s Plain was revealed as the lucky individual, who will embark on the journey of a lifetime, to fulfill the final pillar of[…]
Dozens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayers in the al-Aqsa mosque despite Israeli restrictions on entering Jerusalem City. Thousands of Palestinians headed to al-Aqsa from Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to pray. Women less than 30 years of age and men under 50 were prevented from[…]
A request by the media to visit President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence, with parliamentary committee members, has been denied. Media24 made a special request to the parliamentary ad hoc committee on Nkandla for permission to accompany it when it visits the president’s house on July 22. The committee’s inspection of[…]
President Jacob Zuma’s response to a meeting requested by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng regarding attacks on the judiciary is “farcical”, the DA said on Thursday. It was “bizarre considering his term in office has been marred by the flagrant contempt he and his executive have demonstrated for our judiciary”, Democratic[…]
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