The Gauteng government is expected to provide answers on its efforts to protect women and children as Premier Panyaza Lesufi prepares to brief the media on the province’s response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). The briefing follows a disturbing series of murders in Ekurhuleni, where at least 13 women were found dead, with their bodies dumped in different locations between July and September. The incidents were reported in Kempton Park, Tembisa, Springs and Kwa-Thema, prompting renewed calls for stronger…
A troubled North West provincial government’sowned Transport entity (NTI) is facing a growing debt after it flouted acontractual agreement entered with the Gauteng Department of Roads andTransport in 2023.The bus company has been going through a roughpatch, failing to provide public transport to more than 300 000 commutersmostly in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, and surrounding areas and failing topay workers monthly salaries amongst others.The Department MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela,accompanied by senior the officials of the City of Tshwane engaged withcommuters in Hammanskraal…
Alleged crime boss Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has withdrawn from a plea and sentencing agreement with the State after objecting to a proposed 12-year prison sentence in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. Matlala made a brief appearance in court on Monday morning in connection with the R228 million SAPS tender corruption case involving his alleged company, Medicare24. The development follows Matlala’s guilty plea to several counts of fraud and money laundering, as well as his agreement to testify for the…
All roads that were closed due to a community protest over electricity outages in Pimville and Dlamini, Soweto, have been reopened to traffic. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) confirmed on Monday that the affected routes were reopened after the local ward councillor engaged with residents and an agreement was reached to end the protest. JMPD spokesperson Superintendent Xolani Fihla said all major roads affected by the protest are now fully operational. “All roads previously closed due to protest action…