Budget cuts constraining nearly 90% of SA’s police stations – top cop: Nearly 90% of police stations around the country are not able to set up big operations, like a roadblock, because budget cuts are strangling them. ……
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KZN ANC: Third force may be involved in political killings: The provincial leadership says that it will put together two task teams to probe the underlying causes of the murders. ……
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Well wishes for 702’s Xolani Gwala: Johannesburg-based talk radio station 702 has wished popular host Xolani Gwala well as he deals with a medical challenge. ……
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Mbalula: We won’t allow rogue elements in crime intelligence: Police Minister Fikile Mbalula wants people with proof that state resources are being used to fight political battles to come forward. ……
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Joburg CBD businesses losing millions as result of power cuts: City Power says it will only be able to restore electricity by Saturday, a week after it was cut off. ……
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WC farmers urged to implement strict measures to fight bird flu: This is the first time that the Western Cape is dealing with the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the poultry industry. ……
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WATCH: Uber drivers under attack in Sandton: Johannesburg – Three cars were set alight in Sandton in a suspected incident related to the ongoing fight between metered taxis and ride-sharing app, Uber, Gauteng police said on Friday. Provincial spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said police received information that vehicles were on fire on West street in Sandton on Thursday night. “Upon arrival police found three cars that were set alight and one car that the back window was damaged. Preliminary investigation revealed that two of the burnt cars belong to Uber and the third one a belong to the metered taxi. All the drivers of the cars escaped unharmed,” he said. “It is suspected that the incident is related to the ongoing fight between…
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‘I could be hit by move to oust me’: Pretoria – Executive mayor Solly Msimanga says he is not oblivious to the fact that he too could be hit with a motion of no confidence like his counterpart in Johannesburg, mayor Herman Mashaba. “It can happen to me any time, I have never been naive about it. It is not something I think about often, but I can’t say it hasn’t crossed my mind.” He was addressing members of the press on his one-year tenure at the National Press Club on Thursday, in response to questions on fears about his fate in office. Msimanga was also speaking against the backdrop of EFF councillors staying away from a city council meeting,…
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South Africa: Even If I Am Poisoned, I’m Not Going Anywhere – President Zuma: [News24Wire] ANC President Jacob Zuma on Thursday reiterated that he would not resign based on “people with big mouths”, saying that even if he were poisoned, he would “not go anywhere”. ……
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South Africa: Two ‘Uber’ Taxis Set Alight in Johannesburg: [News24Wire] Police were on “high alert” in Sandton on Thursday evening after two vehicles, believed to be Uber taxis, were set alight near a Gautrain station, a spokesperson said.Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said the two drivers escaped unharmed. ……
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