insert_link South Africa DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter The DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter of 2024/2025. The stats remain unpublished pending Cabinet approval. The SAPS has not released crime data since the third quarter of 2023/2024 in February. DA deputy Spokesperson on Police, Lisa Schickerling has urged Police minister, Senzo Mchunu to release the overdue statistics: today15 August, 2024
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Police minister Senzo Mchunu says the safety and security of citizens are of utmost importance S.A's Police minister, Senzo Mchunu says the safety and security of citizens are of utmost importance, following another discovery of an apparent firearm training facility in Modimolle, Limpopo. A multidisciplinary team recovered several licensed rifles, a pistol, and a substantial amount of ammunition believed to have been used in training activities at the facility. The ministry’s spokesperson, Kamogelo Mogotsi, says the discovery of military-related training equipment and activities raises serious […] today12 August, 2024
insert_link South Africa DA Demands Police Leadership Appear Before Parliament Over 5.4 Million Docket Closures In South Africa, the DA says it wants the police top brass, led by the minister Senzo Mchunu, to appear before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, over the closure of over 5.4-million dockets since 2018. The dockets were closed due to insufficient evidence or leads since the 2018/2019 financial year. The DA’s, Lisa Schickerling, says the information provided by Mchunu highlights key areas of concern in docket management and the […] today12 August, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Action Society has requested a meeting with Police minister Senzo Mchunu to discuss safety reforms To South Africa, where Action Society has requested a meeting with Police minister Senzo Mchunu to discuss safety reforms. Spokesperson Juanita du Preez highlighted concerns over police corruption and mismanagement, proposing measures like an anti-corruption unit, enhanced whistleblower protection, and regular public reporting. Du Preez says Action Society aims to collaborate with Mchunu to improve public safety and restore trust in law enforcement: today12 July, 2024
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Freedom Front Plus has criticised the government’s mismanagement, attributing it to the widespread pollution of water sources S.A's Freedom Front Plus has criticised the government's mismanagement, attributing it to the widespread pollution of water sources. In his reply to a parliamentary question, Water and Sanitation minister, Senzo Mchunu disclosed that during 2022 and last year, 277 non-compliance notices were issued to 61 water service authorities nationwide after blue drop audits were conducted. The FF Plus’s Michal Groenewald says shockingly, 344 sewage treatment plants across 90 municipalities faced […] today17 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink says they are doing everything possible to ensure Hammanskraal residents get clean water S.A's Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink says they are doing everything possible to ensure Hammanskraal residents get clean water. Water and Sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu and the mayor checked on progress in dealing with challenges at the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works. The area has been getting water from tankers, following an outbreak of cholera last year. Brink has conceded that the upgrade of the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works was a job […] today11 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa and Zimbabwe sign an agreement for water transfer to Musina SA Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, and his Zimbabwean counterpart, minister Anxious Jongwe Masuka, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of treated water from Beitbridge Water Treatment Works to Musina Town, Limpopo. Director-general, Sean Phillips says the bilateral agreement will provide approximately 15-million cubic meters per annum to the Musina area, benefiting over 132-thousand residents across 192 villages, supporting various socio-economic activities: today15 March, 2024
insert_link South Africa SA Water Minister Mchunu says water challenges in eThekwini is due to poor governance SA's Water and Sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu says poor governance in the eThekwini Municipality has resulted in a failure to proactively solve challenges within the water network. The department has been pushing for the idea that Umngeni-uThukela Water takes over ten of eThekwini’s water works, which, according to the minister, represents 90-percent of sewage processing in the city. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Mchunu says eThekwini’s water infrastructure needs to be […] today9 January, 2024
