Author: Malebogo Putu
Cabinet has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations as South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally. The changes came after meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), which received updates on the management of COVID-19 in South Africa. Based on the trajectory of the pandemic and the levels of vaccination in the country, Cabinet has decided to make changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 with immediate effect. With the new changes, those who test positive with no symptoms, do not have to isolate. The isolation period has been…
Police in Hendrina, Mpumalanga have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly dealing with dagga. According to the Police, the man was arrested for dealing with dagga after it was found in his possession during highway patrols conducted Monday, 24 January 2022. He is expected to appear before the Hendrina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 26 January 2022.The Provincial Commissioner of SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has applauded the members for their vigilance during patrols and encouraged them to continue working hard.
The Orkney Magistrates’ Court deferred the case against eighty-seven(87) suspects who are facing charges related to illegal mining at shaft 2 in Orkney. The accused will now appear at the Regional Court in Stilfontein on 02 March 2022, and for the police to conduct further investigations. Following the completion of the status verification of these miners, it was established that all 87 persons have no legal documents to be in South Africa and as such are illegal. They have all abandoned their bail application. The accused are facing charges of attempted murder, illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition, illegal…
Follow our easy steps to plant tomatoes to ensure you have your own when prices inevitably shoot up in the next coming months. Tomatoes are expensive at times and in this video, we show easy steps to plant tomatoes. You will need phosphate fertilizer, a spade or garden fork, watering can or hose pipe and water. You will also need some sort of mulch, then you are set on following these easy steps to plant tomatoes.
The North West Provincial Government will today engage with Country Bird following reports that this Chicken Company, based in Mahikeng, intends closing down. Although the company has since refuted the reports, it was initially reported that the company had cited lack of service delivery from the municipality as reason for the closure which would result in the loss of estimated 2000 jobs. The Provincial Government said that apart from its planned engagement with Country Bird, it is also putting a programme in place to engage with various sectors of organised business in the province in order to establish closer working…
An Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Department (EMPD) officer has been handed a six year prison sentence for corruption. In a statement, Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) Gauteng spokesperson, CaptainNdivhuwo Mulamu, said the gavel fell on Constable Mazulwandile Wilson Makaula, 49, on Friday at the Vosloorus Magistrates’ court. Mulamu said: “In May 2018, Makaula was on duty when he intercepted a motorist in Vosloorus during a random stop and search. “After searching the vehicle, Makaula demanded R300 from the driver threatening, to impound the vehicle without valid reasons. The driver gave Makaula R150 in cash for his vehicle not to be impounded.” On…
The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit has arrested a 36-year-old suspect in Gauteng following the August 2020 data breach at Experian. In a statement, the Hawks on Wednesday said Experian entered into a contract with the suspect, who purported to be a certain Tebogo Mogashoa, a director of Talis Holdings. “The agreement gave the person access to the personal information of millions of people, held by the Credit Bureau. The suspect then proceeded to download approximately 23 million personal data records and 727 000 business records. “The suspect then attempted to sell these records at about R4.2 million,” said…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to institute civil proceedings in the Special Tribunal against construction company, Aventine CC, to recover financial losses suffered by the State after the unit concluded an investigation into a temporary housing construction tender awarded to the company by the Limpopo Provincial Government. It is also seeking to have the R15.3 million tender set aside. The tender was for the construction of 192 temporary housing units – known as Talana Shacks – at densely populated informal settlement in Tzaneen and Burgersfort, during the national state of disaster last year. Through the Housing Development Agency…
The drive-by shooting that claimed the lives of three women in Inanda, Durban, at the weekend was part of intimidation tactics devised to weaken and undermine the country’s Constitution ahead of the 1 November municipal elections. This is the firm position of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster, said Police Minister Bheki Cele and Zizi Kodwa, the Deputy Minister in the Presidency, responsible for State Security. Accompanied by Police Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale, Cele and Kodwa on Tuesday visited the area to assess the situation. Ncami Shange, 34, Beatrice Nzama, 60, and Philisiwe Jili, 37, were killed on Saturday…
A North West police officer has been dismissed after he allegedly impregnated an inmate. In a statement, North West provincial spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh said the officer was dismissed during a Departmental Trial in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Discipline Regulations of 2016. The inmate was awaiting trial for murder, a charge she was ultimately handed a 30 year sentence for. “The incident allegedly took place at the Stilfontein police station’s holding cells in October 2020,” said Colonel Adéle Myburgh. She said the woman had been brought in from the Rooigrond Correctional Centre to the Stilfontein holding cells,…