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Expert blames lack of leadership as DNA backlog exceeds 140 000 cases – SABC News
A toxicology expert says there’s a lack of political leadership at all levels in the as police forensic laboratories face a DNA backlog exceeding 140 000 cases. The Chairperson of
Read MoreBester takes prison conditions case to ConCourt – SABC News
Convicted serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has turned to the Constitutional Court in a bid to seek leave to appeal against the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein’s judgment
Read MoreFW De Klerk Foundation releases 2024 Human Rights report card – SABC News
As South Africa gears up to celebrate Human Rights Day on Friday, the FW de Klerk Foundation has released its 2024 report card in Cape Town. The report assesses the
Read MoreMinister Creecy announces interventions to rebuild ATNS – SABC News
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced interventions to stabilise and rebuild the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) entity of the Department. She is briefing the media, alongside the Ministerial
Read MoreFirefighters put out blaze at tanker company after welding accident – SABC News
The City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services firefighters on Gauteng’s East Rand have responded to a welding incident at a fuel truck company in Hillcrest, which caused two
Read MoreWeevils released to take on invasive plants in Hartebeespoort Dam – SABC News
The Water and Sanitation Department has released Weevil insects to help eradicate the invasive alien water plant in the Hartebeespoort dam water system. The insects were brought in from America
Read MoreTwo arrested in Cape Town for possession of unlicensed firearms – SABC News
A 24-year-old male suspect and a 35-year-old woman have been arrested in Cape Town in separate incidents for the alleged possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi
Read MoreKelly’s sister says Joshlin was in Middlepos after going missing – SABC News
Kelly Smith’s sister, Mickeyla Daniels, a police officer based in Upington in the Northern Cape, has taken to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha
Read MoreDeadline for replacement of yellow SASSA cards looms – SABC News
Social grant recipients have been warned that the yellow SASSA cards will stop functioning after the March 20th deadline. Beneficiaries have until Thursday this week to swap their yellow SASSA
Read MoreThe case of the man who allegedly killed his stepdaughter postponed – SABC News
The case against a man who allegedly killed his stepdaughter has been postponed to next Monday at the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Forty-eight-year-old Andrew Mehlape allegedly stabbed
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