Community installs its own toilets after crowdfunded campaign: After living for years with one toilet for every group of one hundred people, the community of Mzondi informal settlement has raised R67 000 in a crowdfunded campaign to build toilets. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Mine bosses must be held accountable for lives lost underground – Numsa: The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa wants mine bosses prosecuted and held accountable for every life lost underground. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Channel24.co.za | New Madiba series to air on TV: A new 4-part miniseries, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, from producer and filmmaker Anant Singh is part of M-Net and MultiChoice’s Mandela 100 pop-up channel. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Protesters erect shack outside WC Premier Helen Zille’s residence: The protesters have told Eyewitness News nothing is being done in their communities. ……
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General Council of the Bar to appeal Jiba reinstatement based on merit of case: General Council of the Bar chairperson Craig Watt-Pringle says that two High Court judges and two Supreme Court of Appeal judges have found against Jiba and Mrwebi. ……
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Wynberg school on edge over bomb threat deadline: The Wynberg Boys’ Junior School has been on lockdown after a “potential security threat” was received of a bomb inside the premises. This is according to school principal Cedric Poleman in a letter distributed to parents yesterday. Poleman said the police and the Hawks were aware of the threat and…
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‘Smart’ technology to help City track down warrant evaders: The City of Cape Town intends spending an additional R2 million to “help reinvigorate” the law enforcement department’s efforts to track down warrant evaders, the City said, to ensure that by-law offenders have their day in court. It intends to get “smarter” by using the latest technology. This includes taking photographs of the accused and checking address details via Google Maps. The City’s Law Enforcement Department issues thousands of notices each quarter for transgressions of the administration’s by-laws, ranging from illegal dumping to illegal trading, traffic violations and offences…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Deputy NPA boss Jiba to fight leave to appeal application: Deputy National Prosecution Authority boss Nomgcobo Jiba is back at work, and she intends to fight back when the General Council of the Bar of South Africa (GCB) applies for leave to appeal a ruling that paved the way for her return. The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a ruling of the high court in Pretoria that she and colleague Lawrence Mrwebi be struck from the roll of advocates. Jiba’s advocate Zola Majavu old News24 that his client had returned to work on Monday. He also confirmed their intention to oppose the GCB’s leave to appeal application. The GCB announced its decision in a statement on Tuesday. “We have noted the media report but at this stage we have…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
South Africans urged to give back on Mandela Day: Health, education, and social welfare are among the issues that will be highlighted as part of Madiba Day Centenary celebrations across the country on Wednesday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Delay in public violence case against Bo-Kaap minor: A public violence case against a 17-year-old Bo-Kaap resident has been postponed for further investigation after the defence yesterday requested the charge sheet. The minor was part of a group of people protesting gentrification Bo-Kaap last month. The…
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