Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Treasurer-General Omphile Maotwe has dismissed recent local government election polls projecting the party to finish fourth in several metropolitan municipalities, questioning the credibility of surveys and the funding behind them. Maotwe was speaking to journalists in Marlboro, Johannesburg, ahead of a meeting of the party’s Central Elections Task Force. “Who did the polls and who are the funders?” she asked, challenging surveys suggesting that the EFF could struggle to secure stronger support in key metropolitan areas.…
South Africa and Lesotho police destroyed 1,787 firearms seized during crime-combating operations by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). Authorities said the initiative is aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in the fight against the proliferation of illegal firearms. It takes place in the context of African Amnesty Month and contributes to the African Union’s broader Silencing the Guns objective and its vision. The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, and LMPS Police…
The City of Tshwane is calling on informal traders in and around Pretoria to register on its newly launched database to help them comply with regulations. The City has been cracking down on non-compliant small businesses and now wants to help them operate lawfully. The metro on Friday launched a registration and compliance portal for informal traders, of whom it estimates there are more than 7,000. Mayor Nasiphi Moya said the city is ahead of its counterparts in terms of…
National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams says his controversial visits to Westville Prison were linked to allegations of wrongdoing involving the South African Police Service’s Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), as his criminal case moves closer to trial. Adams made a brief appearance at the Pinetown Magistrates Court in Durban on Friday, where his matter was postponed to 16 October for a pre-trial conference. The MP faces three counts of fraud and two counts of…