President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken his own call to “lend a hand” and “send me” by convening an urgent meeting on Friday over protests in Mahikeng.
On Thursday evening, he announced he was cutting his visit to the UK short to intervene, bringing to mind the Hugh Masekela song he quoted during his inaugural State of the Nation Address earlier this year.
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The EFF says he is aware of a planned assassination attempt on his leader Julius Malema.
The party said in a statement on its website that “trusted sources” informed the party of the plans.
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A Port Elizabeth man has been arrested after he flung his child from the roof of his shack while resisting the demolition of the structure.
The horror scene played out in Joe Slovo informal settlement yesterday where police and metro police as well as members of the municipality were demolishing shacks built on municipal land.
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Eleven people, who face public violence charges related to protests that followed an attempted land claim in Hermanus last month, are to appear in the local Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to apply for bail.
On Tuesday, Menzi Fokazi, Sive Bophani, Qhawe Bawdeza, Fezile Mzimeli, Mncedisi Ntantala, Deyiti Ntshono, Mthuthuzeli Thembani, Asixolele Mandoyi, Fezeka Mjuleni, Xoli Mkhwe and Ntombifikile Njumbu, appeared in court
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Eleven out of 40 people arrested in protests after a thwarted “land grab” appeared in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after being charged with public violence.
They are: Menzi Fokazi, Sive Bophani, Qhawe Bawdeza, Fezile Mzimeli, Mncedisi Ntantala, Deyiti Ntshono, Mthuthuzeli Thembani, Asixolele Mandoyi, Fezeka Mjuleni, Xoli Mkhwe and Ntombifikile Njumbu, all in their 20s and 30s
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A protest in Vosloorus, a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, has left traffic at a standstill.
The protest, believed to be related to the roll-out of housing in the area, has sparked chaos in the area.
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Two separate suppliers have threatened to switch off critical IT systems at the police’s Crime Intelligence Division, putting the country’s security at risk.
Both i-View Integrated Systems which runs the Daedalus Encryption Service and Investigative Software Solutions (ISS) which runs the VA-Amis proprietary solution, have threatened to switch off their systems over alleged no payment. This could leave Crime Intelligence unable to perform critical functions
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The number people who died in the fire is yet to be established.
BURGERSFORT – Several employees of Modikwa mine has died after a transport bus caught fire
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South Africa is undoubtedly the most violent country in Africa. Crime has reached critical levels. Every city has become a target, law-abiding citizens have to endure pain, degradation and humiliation as they are bludgeoned into submission as their homes are ransacked, with brazen audacity, by vicious thugs. The criminal justice system is charged with a clear mandate calling for a comprehensive programme focused on prevention and protection of the public.
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CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town says the eviction of illegal businesses and occupiers from a piece of its land in Steenberg is a massive win for the municipality.
The city’s eviction applications were finally secured following a two-decade-long court battle
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Red Ant security personnel were called in on Friday to dismantle illegal structures and evict people who had occupied land. A group of about 200 people from Zwelihle had protested outside the municipal offices‚ vowing not to be evicted. Municipal manager Coenie Groenewald said the land occupation was illegal.
Hermanus Community Policing Forum spokesperson Caroline Gabb said on Monday: “The situation is Zwelihle is tense. Residents are being intimidated and prevented from going to work. Taxis aren’t operating
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On Friday nights a 44-year-old woman was shot in the lower back during a farm invasion near Hankey in the Eastern Cape. She was then allegedly raped in front of her three young children.
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According to Smalle, farm manager Jasper von Clause was fatally shot on Wednesday. His partner and son were also wounded during the same attack at Dale Farm just outside Lephalale.
The second attack took place on Thursday evening between Roedtan and Mookgopong. Ockie Breedt Jnr was stabbed eight times by two unknown attackers who are currently still at large
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On Tuesday, the state announced that it was withdrawing charges against IPID (Independent Police Investigative Directorate) head Robert McBride for child abuse. No reasons were given at the Pretoria Magistrates Court as to why the charges were being dropped – but it marks a provisional end to a story marked by peculiar circumstances from the start.
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JOHANNESBURG – Police have fired rubber bullets after marchers taking part in Nehawu’s North West day of action were confronted by a crowd dressed in African National Congress (ANC) T-shirts outside the legislature in Mahikeng.
Union members are calling for Premier Supra Mahumapelo to step down, while members of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) are marching in his defence
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