Family inconsolable following ‘Witness D’ murder in Brakpan

The family of Marius Van der Merwe, known as ‘Witness D’, is inconsolable following his fatal shooting.   Van der Merwe was brutally shot dead outside his home in Brakpan,

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Corruption is a ‘health epidemic’ making society sick, says ACM

Corruption needs to be treated as a health epidemic that is making society sick. That’s how the Active Citizens’ Movement (ACM) has described the crisis, ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day

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665 officers deployed for WC festive road safety

The Western Cape Mobility Department says its Festive Season Road Safety Plan is one of its most extensive campaigns to date. The plan was launched in Beaufort West ahead of

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Leaders demand transparency in NMB Section 154 intervention

Civil Society Leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape say transparency and oversight by all stakeholders is the only way the Section 154 intervention by national government can

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Miss SA Qhawekazi Mazaleni honoured at ancestral home in Dutywa

The reigning Miss South Africa, Qhawekazi Mazaleni, received a grand welcome at her ancestral home in Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. Mazaleni was crowned Miss SA a month ago, and

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Gender Commission alarmed as dozens of rape cases withdrawn in MP

The Commission for Gender Equality in Mpumalanga has raised concerns over the withdrawal of sexual violence cases. Over 90 sexual violence cases have been withdrawn at Bushbuckridge and Nkomazi police

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More effort must be directed towards witness protection: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says more effort must be directed towards witness protection. Speaking on the sidelines of COSATU’s 40th Anniversary rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto today, the President reflected

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Manhunt underway for three suspects in Saulsville mass killing

Gauteng police say a manhunt is underway for three suspects believed to be behind the shooting at the Saulsville Hostel near Atteridgeville in Pretoria on Saturday morning. Eleven people have

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Manhunt underway for Witness D’s killers

Police have launched a manhunt for suspects who shot and killed one of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s key witnesses. ‘Witness D’, who police have identified as 41-year-old Marius van

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Strengthening disaster response system needs clear legislation: CoGTA

Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, says strengthening South Africa’s disaster-response systems requires clear legislation and well-coordinated emergency capabilities.   He was speaking on the final

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