Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
The government is confident that a dedicated university of policing and investigations will help reduce crime. Higher education minister Blade Ndzimande said the decision to set up the policing university, planned to be located in Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria is in response to growing crime and dismally low conviction rates. “You would know that as a country we don’t have very good detectives. Yes, there’s training in the SAPS but we need to have people trained at a much higher level than what we are currently having,” said Ndzimande during a media briefing in Pretoria. The minister said a formal…
A group of civil organisations and political parties have come together in a bid to topple the DA-led coalition government of the City of Tshwane which they accuse of among others preserving apartheid spatial planning and of massive corruption. Hundreds marched on the metro on Wednesday where they submitted a memorandum demanding the acceleration of service delivery in black communities as well as the writing off of the municipal debts of indigents. Leader of political party Xiluva Bongani Baloyi referred to the municipality’s offices as a crime scene claiming that DA leaders were milking the institution through inflated tenders given…
The newly appointed Deputy Mayor of the City of Tshwane Nasipha Moya has asked for forgiveness after confirming allegations by the EFF that she had received money to the tune of R10 000 after purporting to be going on a work trip. It has since emerged that Moya, then a Chief of Staff in the mayor’s office ( Steven Mokgapa was the mayor at the time) did not take the already paid for flight to Saudi Arabia after the municipality financed it to the tune of R 167000 excluding the pocket money. On Monday Moya admitted to every part the…
The City of Joburg has expressed confidence it is winning the fight against building hijackers operating mostly in the inner city of the economic capital. A high level delegation that included mayor Kabelo Kamwanda, Roads and Transport MMC Kenny Kunene as well as City Manager Floyd Brink visited a building that was gutted down by fire on Sunday morning claiming two lives and rendering scores homeless. The survivors have been moved to a nearby soccer field where they’re housed in tents while the Express Building has been cordoned off as a scene of a crime (authorities believe the fire was…
The EFF has vowed to physically drag the newly appointed deputy mayor of the City of Tshwane Dr Naaiphi Moya out of the municipality if she does not account for R 10 000.00 ten thousand the party claims she fraudulently acquired. The red berets claim the metro paid R 167 000.00 for her trip to Saudi Arabia which she failed to undertake as well as to return money given to her as a travel stipend. Tshwane Regional Chairperson Obakeng Ramabodu made the threat during an oversight visit to the abandoned Caledonian Stadium in Arcadia on Friday. “We are going to…
The 2023 matric results have been widely welcomed with many praising the class for having survived in particular covid-19 and the accompanying lockdown among others. Political parties and education stakeholders say the results are something for South Africans to be proud of. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced on Thursday that the country had achieved a pass rate of 82.9 percent, a two percent growth from the previous year and the highest in the history of the National Senior Certificate exam. “Bachelor passes as well as passes with distinction produced by the Class of 2023, stand out as the highest…
The City of Joburg hopes its newly established traffic pointsmen unit will help ease congestion in the CBD and surrounding areas. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department unveiled the new wing in Martindale on Thursday with 120 of the 200 hundred strong team said to be fully trained and ready to hit the ground running. The metro said the initiative is part of a response to public outcry about untrained and often intoxicated civilians directing traffic at intersections. “We would have liked to do this much earlier but the process was long because you had HR and everyone else there ensuring…
It has been a relatively smooth first day for schools in Gauteng as they reopen following the festive season break. Not even the outstanding admission of several thousands could disrupt activities. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga and the education MEC Matome Chiloane visited Kgatoentle Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa. The provincial education department said it had already placed some 20 000 or so learners whose parents failed to apply on time and were allowed an opportunity to do so in December. “We opened the system on the 18th of December to allow parents who missed the initial deadline to apply and…
Education quality assurance authority uMalusi has given a resounding endorsement of the 2023 grade 12 final year results set to be released this week by basic education minister Angie Motshekga. uMalusi briefed the media in Pretoria and said the exams passed the credibility test overwhelmingly with little to no incidents. The entity’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Mafu Rakometsi said a crackdown on criminal groups selling fake matric certificates was gaining momentum with a dozen or so people arrested at the end of 2023. “Eleven suspects have been arrested by the South African Police Service on different dates. The first two suspects…
The City of Tshwane has called on communities in and around Centurion to stay indoors as long as possible as it tries to get rid of a foul smell that residents have complained about. The municipality has blamed the odour on illegal dumping of oil by a chemical disposing company and vowed to press criminal charges against the company. “Recently, the City of Tshwane has received various complaints regarding a noxious odour being detected in various neighbourhoods in Centurion. Investigations have since revealed the source as illegal dumping of oil by a liquid waste disposal service provider in the vicinity…