Winning Lottery licence bidder Sizekhaya says suggestions of political connections to Deputy President Paul Mashatile are just “gossip” Sizekhaya is opposing a court attempt by losing bidder Ithuba Lottery to set aside the award of the licence. Ithuba says the adjudication process was flawed. Suggestions that Deputy President Paul Mashatile has “political connections” with lottery […]
Source: Status of the South African Marine Fisheries Resources 2025 report, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment A projected small increase in overall West Coast rock lobster (kreef) stocks for the second consecutive year has allowed a hike in the new season’s catch allocations. The total allowable catch is up nearly 60%. But poaching
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Hundreds of senior citizens from across Cape Town came together on Wednesday in Gugulethu to take part in games and sports including soccer and races. The NY49 sports grounds was a hive of activity with loud music and people cheering at the event hosted by the Gugulethu Sport Council. Neighbourhood watch members from across the
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An intelligence-driven joint operation conducted last night led to the discovery of a makeshift drug laboratory inside a North Beach apartment. The operation involved the Durban Metro Police Special Operations Directorate, DPCI (Hawks) Provincial Tracking Team, and the SAPS Tactical Response Team (TRT). During the raid, officers seized Ecstasy, Mandrax, crack cocaine, cannabis, and various
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Nearly 280 judgments were late as of April or May this year, according to the latest reserved judgments reports by the Office of the Chief Justice. In total, 1,568 judgments were reserved across South African courts for the first two terms this year. Read the latest reserved judgments report Judicial norms and standards state that,
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On Thursday, about 60 young people from Alra Park in Nigel protested outside local City of Ekurhuleni offices to demand they be hired as cleaners. The protesters are members of the Arla Park Youth Unemployment group, which has 77 members. They say jobs at cleaning and waste collection projects have been given to people who
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PARKTOWN – The Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) continues to combat crime in striving to enhance public safety in gang violence affected areas in the province. AGU Visible Poling has, in a period of four months (June 2025 to September 2025), arrested 176 suspects for crimes which include murder, attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and
GAUTENG – The Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) has conducted numerous proactive and disruptive operations since Wednesday, 1 October 2025, with the goal of destroying gang-related activities in a number of communities, including Westbury, Eldorado Park, Riverlea, Mayfair, Claremont, Johannesburg Central, Crown Gardens, and Houghton. These efforts have resulted in the arrest of 30 suspects on charges
On Tuesday 14 October 2025 at about 13:00, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Daveyton Precinct Officers intercepted five (5) male suspects between the age of twenty-eight (28) and ?thirty-four (34) years, for possession of South African Police Service (SAPS) uniform, impersonating a police officers and attempted hijacking, in the Daveyton area. A 36-year-old male
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised that members of the National Executive are not above the law and that any credible allegations against Cabinet Ministers should be investigated by the relevant law enforcement agencies. “If any member of the National Executive is charged with corruption or another serious crime, they will need to vacate their position
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