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A female parliamentary protection and security services officer has accused Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema of assault, Eyewitness News (EWN) reported on Monday. The allegation is reportedly contained in the police’s official incident report on the violent altercation between the red berets and police officers on
Moses Mabhida ANC activist Vusumuzi Sibiya is reeling in shock after surviving what he believes was a “hit” at the weekend. Sibiya, a close ally of slain ANC activist Musawenkosi “Maqatha” Mchunu, escaped unscathed when unknown gunmen tried to ambush him at his house in the KwaPata area on Saturday night. His car, a white …
It is not the Department of Water and Sanitation’s responsibility to deliver emergency water supplies to parched towns such as Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, it said on Monday as a charity ferries bottled water to the town. “It is our responsibility to say to a municipality that you cannot allow that thing to
Shocking mismanagement at Tshilidzini Hospital has prompted Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba to remove the facility’s entire management team, Health e-News reports. The hospital, which is based in Vhembe, serves a large community. Problems at the hospital include dilapidated buildings, poor service and long queues of
Two pupils were seriously injured at Lentegeur High School in Cape Town on Monday morning after two fellow schoolmates allegedly stabbed them on the premises, the Western Cape Education Department said. “They have received medical attention and are both stable. One will be released on Monday and the other, with a head and neck
A newborn baby girl has been saved after emergency services conducted a three hour mammoth rescue from a storm drain pipe in Durban. “She has been rescued out of the drain. She was assessed by Rescue Care advanced life support paramedics before being handed over to the Air Mercy helicopter crew by EMRS,” said Rescue
Two metro police officers were shot by a gunman who had also opened fire on the driver of a vehicle that had broken down on the N2 near Borcherds Quarry in Cape Town on Monday. Mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said the City of Cape Town was offering a R50 000 …
The fate of approximately 22 alleged copper thieves trapped underground hangs in the balance as rescue efforts are allegedly being hampered by disgruntled unpaid mineworkers. “They have threatened us and the contractors and they’ve told us under no circumstances are we allowed to continue [rescue efforts],” the
The challenges facing the City of Tshwane will not be resolved through a partnership between the ANC and the EFF. This is the view of ANC Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Khawe. He said regional leader and leader of the ANC in council Kgosi Maepa should wait until the next local government elections for a shot …
The Guptas, through their legal representatives, have told the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture that they want their own video of an inspection of the family’s Saxonwold home to be submitted as evidence. Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor is back for cross-examination at the commission after giving testimony in August
