Author: Malebogo Putu

Members of the Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Kimberley arrested a 21-year-old male suspect in connection with the rape of a 19-year-old female. According to Police, the victim was standing at the hiking spot along N8 road, crossing of Airport and Greenpoint on Thursday. The suspect threatened to shoot the victim and forced her to the nearby bushes where she was allegedly robbed of her cellphone and raped. The victim screamed for help when she saw people on horseback. They tried to give chase and he ran away. Police followed up on information and the suspect…

Suspects were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms. More charges might be added pending the Investigation. Police have arrested six men who are suspected to be behind bank following robberies around Gauteng. The suspects were arrested at Menlyn Mall in Tshwane after they were found in possession of unlicensed firearms and using a vehicle with cloned number plates. Police said their intelligence-driven information led the Gauteng Police’s Organised Crime Unit to Tshwane where the suspects who were driving two different cars were spotted. The cars were intercepted at Menlyn Mall at approximately 12h00 today. Upon searching the suspects, police found…

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the Saps in Limpopo, Major General Jan Scheepers has warmly welcomed the life sentences handed down yesterday by the Modimolle Regional Court against two accused aged 25 and 34, for raping three children during separate incidents in the Modimolle area. According to Police statement, sentencing of the first accused aged 25, follows two rape incidents that occurred in 2015 and 2019 at Mabaleng Squatter camp in which he raped two girls aged 16 and 03. On 08 November 2015 at around 02:00, the accused raped a 16 year old victim. The other incident occurred on…

The Party says it has decided to take this course of action because the NLC and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel have denied multiple requests for this information to be made public. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will submit an application in terms of the Public Access to Information Act (PAIA) for the release of 3 critical documents relating to alleged corruption at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), namely: The list of 2018-2019 NLC proactive-funding beneficiaries,2019-2020 proactive-funding beneficiaries andthe 2020 Covid-19 Relief Fund beneficiaries. According to DA’s Shadow Minister of Trade Industry and Economic Development,…

African Union Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has called on African leaders to support efforts on the continent to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Addressing the Conference on Africa’s Leadership Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access, President Ramaphosa said it is essential that there be significant local vaccine manufacturing in Africa. “Success in developing and providing access to a safe vaccine for all Africans requires collaboration and cooperation of all member States. “Through this meeting, which brings together African leaders, experts and other key stakeholders, we should produce a roadmap that involves efforts by Africans to produce the vaccines that…

To date, 14 schools have been shut down in the province and will reopen after they have been disinfected and decontaminated in accordance to the Department of Health’s recommendations. The North West Education Department has confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, bringing the total to 62 cases. These cases comprise of 22 teachers, six learners, a Deputy Principal and a non-teaching staff. Provincial Education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela said the Education and Health Departments continue to work together to render clinical support to schools. “We can confirm that there is a total of 62 COVID-19 related cases registered by the…

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has approved plans for the resumption of football. The plans of the Premier Soccer League have been approved, considering the mitigation strategies and plans in relation to the level 3 risk adjusted strategy in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic The plans have further been subject to analysis by health authorities and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), who have recommended that the measures put in place by the organisation meet and in some instances, exceed, the required protocol for a safe return to training and to play in a biologically safe environment. Mthethwa…

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, Ravi Pillay has expressed confidence that the province’s One Home One Garden programme could spark the revival of the spirit of agriculture across communities in the province. Speaking in Dambuza, outside Pietermaritzburg during the district launch of the programme on Tuesday 23 June 2020, Pillay said he believes this initiative will inspire thousands of households to establish their home gardens something which will contribute greatly to food and nutrition security. A total of 1600 households across uMgungundlovu District will be direct beneficiaries of the programme and will thus receive production inputs such as fertilizer, seeds and implements.…

Netcare Greenacres Hospital in Port Elizabeth and Netcare Cuyler Hospital in Uitenhage announced on Monday 22 June 2020 that they will suspend elective surgery and non-urgent medical admissions until further notice, except in cases where this could negatively impact the clinical outcome of patients. Andre Bothma, area general manager Eastern Cape of Netcare’s hospital division, said the decision was taken after the Eastern Cape Department of Health (EC DoH) announced during a briefing session on Friday, 19 June 2020 that the number of COVID-19 positive persons in the province has doubled over the past 10 days. “In anticipation of a…

The suspects were arrested following a tip off. Limpopo Police have arrested three illegal miners in Limpopo. Limpopo Police said in a statement that the suspects, aged between 28 and 38 were arrested during an intelligence led joint operation that was conducted in the Apel policing area outside Lebowakgomo last night. The arrest follows a tip off from members of the community in Bogalatladi Village about the three suspects’ allegedly mining chrome illegally and the information was immediately followed until these suspects were arrested on the spot. The suspects will appear before the Sekhukhune Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 23 June…