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Investigation launched into Durban structural collapse that injured five
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (429+ words) Following a'structural collapse that injured five contractors in Durban, a thorough investigation by the Department of Employment and Labour is expected to probe multiple facets of the renovation project, according to DA employment and labour spokesperson and labour lawyer Michael…...
SAPS Corruption Bombshell: Two Senior Officers and Civilian Arrested in Illicit Precious Metals Syndicate Bust
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (438+ words) The SAPS has confirmed the arrest of two senior officers and a civilian, allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals, following an intensive investigation by the Gauteng Counter-Intelligence Operations (GCI-OPS). "The arrests were effected over…...
Police kill five suspected poachers in shootout
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (495+ words) While welcoming the significant decline in rhino poaching statistics, the DA's Kwa Zulu-Natal spokesperson on economic development, tourism and environmental affairs, Hannah Lidgett, has cautioned that the deadly shootout in Hluhluwe, northern KZN on Saturday evening indicates that armed and…...
Five suspected rhino poachers killed in shootout with KZN police
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (309+ words) Five suspected rhino poachers were shot dead during a shootout with police in Hluhluwe in northern Kwa Zulu-Natal on Saturday night. Kwa Zulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said officers acted on intelligence about a group travelling along the R618 towards…...
Hawks' security flaws exposed in R200 million cocaine theft
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (531+ words) The commission of inquiry headed by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga this week took the unusual step of hearing the evidence of a witness in camera with no video or audio feed publicly available. Justice Madlanga ruled that the…...
SAPS issues warning on misinformation as search for two-year-old Omphile Sethole intensifies
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (412+ words) Limpopo police have intensified the search for two-year-old Omphile Sethole, who was kidnapped from her home on Saturday, May 2." Authorities are urging the public to refrain from spreading misinformation on social media, clarifying that the toddler has not yet been…...
UPDATE | Three Eastern Cape police constables killed in Kariega shooting identified
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (352+ words) Three Eastern Cape police officers were shot and killed at a house in Kariega in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to police, officers were called to a property in Rudman Street at around 1am after reports of gunfire. "Upon…...
Former LPC administrator in court for allegedly altering examination marks
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (170+ words) A former Legal Practice Council (LPC) administrator appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates" Court where she was facing a charge for fraud. Zuziwe Mahlulo, 36, from Centurion, was released on R1, 500 bail. National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said that between April…...
Court rebukes LPC over deadlock on advocate application from a former convict
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (580+ words) The Legal Practice Council (LPC) was criticised by the court for reaching a deadlock over whether a man with a previous criminal record should be allowed to enter the legal profession, but chose not to divulge its reasons to the…...
Arthur Fraser: 'We are all equal before the law' as he awaits Constitutional Court ruling on Phala Phala case
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (725+ words) Former head of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, who filed a criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa about the alleged cover-up following a burglary at Phala Phala farm in 2020, says he is expecting that the Constitutional Court (Concourt) will…...