Katlego Bereng’s mother Monica Matsie is comforted by her sister Mojabeng Ralilateng during a memorial service for Bereng in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Photos: Becker Semela Monica Matsie, the mother of Katlego Bereng, weeped at the memorial service for her son in Bloemfontein on Thursday afternoon. So did many others who attended the service for the man who police have claimed … [Read more...] about Thabo Bester escape: Friends remember Katlego Bereng
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Young entrepreneur designs anti-gang fashion in Eldorado Park
[embedded content] Roemella Shemba is on a mission to beat the odds. In his tough neighborhood, Eldorado Park, rife with gangsterism, drug use and crime, young people are likely to also be unemployed, and many turn to crime. Shemba has taken a different approach. He designs clothes under the brand AntiGang. © 2023 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons … [Read more...] about Young entrepreneur designs anti-gang fashion in Eldorado Park
Ratepayers get behind new Safe Space for homeless in Green Point
Makhaya Mkheto, who has been homeless for 15 years and currently lives on the street in Green Point, says the proposed Safe Space shelter is a good idea. Photo: Matthew Hirsch A new 300-bed overnight shelter in Green Point is due to be completed by the end of the year. Ratepayers and businesses in the area support the initiative to help homeless people living in the … [Read more...] about Ratepayers get behind new Safe Space for homeless in Green Point
Thabo Bester escape: international spotlight on G4S
The Department of Correctional Services has issued a notice to terminate G4S’s management of the Mangaung Correctional Centre, from which Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escaped. Archive photo: Becker Semela The Department of Correctional Services has issued a notice to terminate G4S’s management of the Mangaung Correctional Centre. The prison from which Thabo Bester escaped is … [Read more...] about Thabo Bester escape: international spotlight on G4S
Company made millions advising corruption-riddled Lottery on ethics
From left to right: Nompumelelo Nene of the NLC, Janette Minnaar of ProEthics, Kevin Malunga and Aldrin Sampear at an anti-corruption conference sponsored by the NLC. This photo is from an advertorial published in Sunday World. Copied as fair use ProEthics was paid millions of rands by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) for ethics-related interventions at a time that the … [Read more...] about Company made millions advising corruption-riddled Lottery on ethics
