insert_link South Africa In South Africa, BOSA to Protest Ahead of Winde’s State of the Province Address Build One South Africa says it will protest alongside several political and community organisations today, ahead of Western Cape premier, Alan Winde’s state of the province address in Beaufort West. The protest is an ardent call for an immediate end to the cutting of teacher posts and for greater budget allocation toward hiring educators in the province. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says the cutting of around two-thousand teaching posts is […] todayFebruary 26, 2025 30
insert_link South Africa SA Police Seize Over 2000 Illegal Firearms in Festive Crackdown S.A's National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says two-thousand-198 illegal, and unlicensed firearms were seized and confiscated during festive season operations. The safer festive season operations commenced on the eleventh of October 2024 and ended on the 31st of January this year. The firearms seized include one-731 handguns, 154 homemade guns, 211 rifles, and 102 shotguns. Masemola says the majority of firearms seized were confiscated in Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape […] todayFebruary 3, 2025 34
insert_link South Africa In South AFrica, Western Cape Records 15.24% Drop in Festive Season Road Fatalities Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku, says the 15.24-percent reduction in road fatalities over the festive season is a testament to the dedication of traffic officers, enforcement partners, and road safety educators. For the period from the first of December 2024 to the 11th of January 2025, 139 people lost their lives on the roads in the province, while the number of fatal crashes dropped from 142 to 123. Sileku […] todayJanuary 28, 2025 25
insert_link South Africa In S.A, Western Cape Court dismisses charges against alleged underworld leader Nafiz Modack In S.A, the Western Cape High Court has dismissed eight out of 124 charges against alleged underworld leader Nafiz Modack and his 14 co-accused. Judge Robert Henney ruled that the trial for the murder of top police investigator Charl Kinnear and the attempted murder of lawyer William Booth continue. The National Prosecuting Authority's Western Cape spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila, says they are accused of murder, gang activities, and money laundering. todayJanuary 28, 2025 23
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Security Industry Regulator Investigates Criminal Allegations Against Providers The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority of South Africa has launched investigations into allegations of some security providers who are engaging in criminal activities across the country. Spokesperson Azwi-faneli Tshisi-kamulilo says two incidents were reported in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal of security providers involved in extortion activities and other companies are practicing that nationwide: todayJanuary 20, 2025 16
insert_link South Africa Western Cape Education Department Denies Teacher’s Unfair Dismissal Claim After Harassment Case In South Africa's Western Cape, the Education Department has denied claims made by a teacher that she was unfairly let go from her position, following a sexual harassment case that she filed against a fellow teacher. In a TikTok video, Kelly Manus alleged that she laid the complaint against Symphony High School principal’s husband after he touched her inappropriately. She also claims that the principal jeopardised her opportunity to […] todayJanuary 17, 2025 45
insert_link South Africa Western Cape police Hunt Suspects After Father and Daughter Shot Dead The Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for suspects after a man and his daughter were shot dead inside their home in Delft on Friday night. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg says according to reports the victims were at home when they heard gunshots on the outside of their house. He says unknown gunmen then entered the house, and shot the male and female before fleeing the scene: todayJanuary 6, 2025 19
insert_link South Africa Western Cape Provincial Government concerned over the 106 fatal crashes The Western Cape Provincial Government says it is concerned over the 106 fatal crashes and 122 fatalities recorded on municipal and provincial roads during the festive period from the first of December until the first of January. The provincial MEC for Mobility, Isaac Sileku says. At the same time, these figures represent an improvement compared to the same period last year, they underline the critical need for heightened road […] todayJanuary 6, 2025 14
insert_link South Africa S.A’s President says a National Dialogue will be held next year S.A's President Cyril Ramaphosa says a National Dialogue will be held next year, to enable a conversation among citizens on shaping the country’s future developmental path. On Monday, he delivered his official Reconciliation Day speech in Vredendal, Western Cape. A steering committee to coordinate the national dialogue process will be appointed. Ramaphosa says the dialogue will strengthen and consolidate the process of social compacting, where different sectors and communities come […] todayDecember 17, 2024 31