With less than a week remaining before South Africans head to the polls, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has urged registered voters to prioritise integrity, competence and accountability when choosing their local government representatives. Millions of eligible voters are preparing to cast their ballots on Wednesday, ushering in the seventh administration of local government. The elections are expected to play a significant role in determining the leadership and development priorities of municipalities across the country. Speaking on YOU…
The inability of the Department of Correctional Services to guard the entire perimeter of prisons has been exploited by inmates and community members to smuggle contraband into the facilities. Head of Department Marothi Thobakgale appeared before the Madlanga Commission, where he painted a worrying picture of criminality in the country’s jails. Thobakgale cited the size of prisons as making it nearly impossible to guard their perimeters around the clock. “The integrated security system is a force multiplier. And it reduces…
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has identified her as the third woman whose body was discovered in the Kempton Park area on 10 September. Nkomo’s body was found partially clothed along the R21 and was positively identified by her family at the Germiston Mortuary on Thursday. Her identification comes as police intensify their investigation into a series of cases involving women whose bodies have been discovered in and around Kempton Park. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed…
Police have appealed to the person or people responsible for the killings of women in Gauteng to hand themselves over after the body of another woman was discovered in Dawn Park, Boksburg, on Thursday. The discovery brings to nine the number of women whose bodies have been found in recent incidents across parts of Gauteng. Acting Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana visited the scene after a community member alerted police to the body, which had been dumped in…