Police plan to catch up with extortion gangs
Extortionists are now targeting schools, pensioners and road accident fund beneficiaries, according to the police minister.
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PHOTOS | Riverlands flood damage
The local municipality supports the motion of a class action law suit against the owners of the failed dams, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
Riverlands families still picking up the pieces a month after dam burst
An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.
NPA opens rape crisis centre in Mitchells Plain
The Thuthuzela facilities have led to increased reporting of cases and increased sentences but GBV rates remain high.
PSC calls for Israeli academics at microbial conference in Cape Town to be disinvited
The PSC says that allowing Israeli academics, that have no record of opposing the genocide in Palestine, to be speakers at the symposium makes the event complicit in genocide.
SACP and Cosatu lambast the ANC
ANC’s alliance partners unhappy with the ruling party’s governing coalition.
FIFA postpones decision to ban Israel
FIFA’s reluctance to make a decision on the Palestinian federation’s submission paves the way for the Israel football team to participate in the Paris Olympics.
A week of misery for informal settlement residents
The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain vote for crime reduction, youth employment and service delivery
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain voters want more police visibility, jobs for the youth and servicing of informal settlements.
Remembering the Nakba and the ongoing struggle for Palestinian liberation
The PSC used the Nakba rally to get political parties to sign a pledge to pass legislation in support of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.
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