Family shocked, saddened after sea baptism turns tragic: Cape Town – A religious celebration that was meant to mark the rebirth of St Paul’s Apostolic Faith Mission Church, in Endlovini an informal settlement in Khayelitsha, turned tragic when two people drowned and a man went missing at Monwabisi Beach during a baptism ceremony. On Sunday, at 7.45am members of the church, the pastor and two men went out to the beach to perform their annual baptism. During this process the men who had been assisting the pastor…
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Community, sex workers fight over pavement trading: Germiston – The legal stand-off between sex workers operating in Primrose, Germiston, and the community policing forum (CPF) is far from over. No out-of-court settlement was reached between the parties, their representatives informed Judge Cassim Sardiwalla in the Pretoria High Court chambers on Friday. Earlier last week, Sardiwalla directed the parties to find a solution outside court. The sex workers dragged the CPF before Sardiwalla on an urgent basis. They sought to stop what they said was a…
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SABC accused of corruption in row over R185m security tender: Johannesburg – Counter-allegations of fraud and corruption are playing themselves out in court between the SABC and the losing bidder of a R185million security tender. The public broadcaster’s former interim board chairperson, Khanyisile Kweyama, and individuals at the SABC have been accused of “corruptly” ensuring that the losing bidder – Mjayeli Security – was not awarded the lucrative contract. This was despite the SABC’s procurement processes having declared Mjayeli the highest-scoring bidder. The firm’s bid was R2m cheaper than the appointed firm, Mafoko Security. However, in court papers filed last week, the public broadcaster in turn accused Mjayeli Security of colluding with SABC…
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Glebelands hostel murder suspects to apply for bail: Several suspects― one of them a police officer― accused of murder and conspiring to kill Glebelands hostel dwellers, are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday for bail applications. READ MORE: Police officer among five arrested for hostel murders A number of suspects were arrested at the…
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DA urges Ramaphosa to prevent land grabs: This follows the arrest of five people who were attempting to occupy vacant land in the Midrand area over the weekend. ……
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Search continues for man swept out to sea during baptism in CT: The bodies of two other men were retrieved on Sunday. ……
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Police hand over Palesa Madiba murder investigation to NPA: It’s been over two years since her remains were found in Phiri and over four years since she disappeared but her family still has no answers on who was responsible for her death. ……
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Over 200 drunk drivers arrested in Joburg over weekend: The Johannesburg Metro Police Department says the motorists were arrested as part of an operation ahead of the Easter weekend. ……
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ANC warns members on using party structures to back state capture accused: The ANC’s Ace Magashule says that individual members of the party and society have the right to express their sympathy and solidarity with the affected persons but urged its members not to do so through its structures. ……
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Ramaphosa to look into explosion of VIP protection costs: President Cyril Ramaphosa will be looking into issues contained in an Institute of Race Relations (IRR) report, which alleges that the budget allocated to VIP Protection Services exploded from R353-million in 2008/2009 to R1.5-billion in 2018/2019. According to the report’s author, Gareth van Onselen, IRR head of politics and governance, this budget will be spent on providing protection services to the “president, deputy president, former presidents, their spouses, and other identified dignitaries while in…
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