Author: Malebogo Putu
Police have arrested a suspect and his accomplice for the murders of seven people whose bodies were found at a house in Vlakfontein on 29 October 2018. According to Gauteng Police Spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo, the provincial team investigating serious and violent crimes, on 1 November 2018, responded to information which led the team to
The Limpopo Transport Department says taxi violence which claimed one life in Zebediela is not warranted. Picture: Limpopo Department of Transport. Limpopo Transport MEC Makoma Makhurupetje has condemned taxi violence at Zebediela which left one person dead. A Queue marshal affiliated to United Zebediela Taxi Association (UZETA) died Thursday 1 November 2018 morning at Moletlane
An advert about unemployment grant and voucher has been doing rounds in social media. SASSA has dismissed a WhatsApp advertisement of a so-called unemployment grant for R2 200 as “fake news.” “SASSA wishes to place it on record that there is no such thing as an unemployment grant or voucher that it distributes and that
Mogalakwena Local Municipality Councillor HS Mathebula is in no way related to the Jobs for Money Scam about Mogalakwena Platinum Mine. Picture: Mogalakwena Local Municipality. Mogalakwena Municipality is warning residents about unsolicited scam e-mails and text messages purported to be sent from a person who identifies himself/herself as Cllr Hlengani Samuel Mathebula, the Speaker for
Pensioners in Ethekwini Municipality are urged to be aware of scammers posing as Municipal officials. The Municipality says it has received information of a scam that is currently targeting pensioners at their homes requesting their personal information to qualify for a rebate. “The Municipality has not commissioned any officials or service providers on its behalf
The Limpopo Provincial government has announced its intentions to suspend it its Spokesperson, Phuti Seloba. According to Premier Mathabatha’s Spokesperson Kenny Mathivha, the Provincial Government had been made aware of serious allegations made against Seloba in the past few days. The intention to suspend Seloba comes after the Chairperson of the official opposition EFF in
The National Summit against Gender Based Violence and Femicide opened on Thursday with serious discussions on what needs to be done to bridge the gap between legislation and its enforcement, to protect citizens. According to the latest report released by Statistics South Africa on GBV, 70 813 women experienced sexual offences in 2016/17, compared to
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Police Minister Bheki Cele will on Friday launch the Anti-Gang Unit in crime-ridden Hanover Park, Cape Town. The Anti-Gang Unit is made up of members from specialised units, who are tasked to dislodge and weaken the capacity of gangs, with the aim of disrupting the criminal economy linked to gangsterism, drugs,
Government needs to examine the possibility of introducing a national registry for protection orders, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. Addressing the National Summit against Gender Based Violence and Femicide, the President said sometimes survivors of violence have to flee their homes to other parts of the country and it becomes difficult to obtain copies of those
A 30-year-old man will be appearing at the KwaMsane Magistrate Court today 23 October 2018 for attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and suspected stolen property and common robbery. It is alleged that on 29 September 2018 an off-duty police officer was at Mtubatuba CBD when he noticed the suspect robbing a woman of