Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus expected to apply for parole in Gauteng High Court: Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus is expected to return to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to once again apply for parole. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Wheels24.co.za | Record high fuel price hurting your budget? 5 easy steps to save petrol: Here are a few hacks that will save you petrol and lighten the dent in your pocket. ……
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What JP Smith’s unit got up to: Cape Town – Documents in the possession of the Cape Times have exposed the extent to which the City’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU) operated outside of its mandate and as a parallel police force, investigating serious crimes such as murders and attempted murders, despite not having the authority to do so. A list of high-profile cases investigated by the SIU, headed by safety and security Mayco member JP Smith, includes the murders of councillors and metro police, rapes allegedly committed by City staff, and even involvement in an Interpol investigation. The SIU was at the centre of a spat that erupted between Smith and mayor Patricia de Lille. Troubles surrounding De Lille started when…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Why Shevolution Africa invited woman-beater #MduduziManana to GBV event: Johannesburg – The furore over a fundraising event for gender-based violence (GBV) with self-confessed woman-beater Mduduzi Manana as a keynote speaker has not subsided, despite the former ANC MP distancing himself from it. The organisers of the gala evening have since gone to ground, following harsh criticism for including Manana. Although the former higher education and training deputy minister denied he will be speaking at the event, scores of…
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#TrainArson: No response from Ramaphosa on ‘national disaster’ plea: The Presidency has not met the deadline to respond to an open letter sent by civil society coalition #UniteBehind, which had wanted a national disaster declared over the arson attacks on trains and at stations. #UniteBehind had given President Cyril Ramaphosa until Monday to reply to its call. It believes the “scope of economic sabotage” is beyond the powers available to local and provincial government and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), and urged the national government to step in to get the rail system…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
New political party’s xenophobia call condemned: Durban – Political and human rights organisations have come out strongly against a political party that wants foreigners to leave the country at the end of 2018. A meeting in uMlazi, on Sunday, became tense as community members debated whether foreign nationals should leave the country. The meeting, held at uMlazi’s V-section community hall, was called by the African Basic Movement (ABM) – a party that has been registered with the Independent Electoral Commission. It…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
CT taxi strike called off: ANC officials met with the group leading the strike, the Minibus Taxi Industry Task Team, on Monday. The group has agreed to call off the industrial action. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
DA dropped De Lille disciplinary case for political expediency – analyst: De Lille was due to face a new set of charges this week, but DA leader Mmusi Maimane intervened over the weekend. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Legislation on assisted dying long overdue – Dignity SA: The draft National Health Amendment Bill has been drafted with the help of Dignity SA, which lobbies for the right of South Africans to die in a dignified way. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Top cop says action to be taken against police over #TotalShutDown case: It emerged on Monday that a case of public violence was opened at the Sunnyside Police Station in Tshwane. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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