WC Hawks welcome 7-year jail terms handed down to 2 drug traffickers

WC Hawks welcome 7-year jail terms handed down to 2 drug traffickers

Zimbabwean nationals, Albert Tinemhamo Nemara and Tinashe Mhonde, were arrested in 2022 following their arrest in Worcester. he Hawks in the Western Cape have welcomed the seven-year jail terms handed down to two drug traffickers. Zimbabwean nationals, Albert Tinemhamo Nemara and Tinashe Mhonde, were arrested in 2022 following their arrest in Worcester. They were nabbed with bags containing crystal methamphetamine (tik) inside a truck they were driving. Hawks’ provincial spokesperson, […]

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KZN Education Dept denies allegations it wrongfully awarded school nutrition tenders

This follows claims by the National School Nutrition Programme Service Association, which alleges that the bidding process for nutrition tenders had political interference. The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department has denied the allegation of the wrongful awarding of school nutrition tenders. This follows claims by the National School Nutrition Programme Service Association, which alleges that the bidding process for nutrition tenders had political interference. Meanwhile, some say the beneficiaries also have close […]

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MKP submits request to Speaker to consider its no-confidence motion in Ramaphosa for failing to fire Mchunu

The party said that by firing former Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, and not Mchunu, the president had failed to show that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was committed to real reform. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) said it’s submitted a request to the Speaker to consider its motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa for, among other things, failing to fire Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The party […]

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Suspect netted in connection with death of Ekurhuleni auditor Mpho Mafole

Mafole was shot in Kempton Park earlier this month while he was on his way home from work. Police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the murder of Ekurhuleni chief auditor Mpho Mafole Mafole was shot in Kempton Park earlier this month while he was on his way home from work. He had been investigating a 'mysterious' two billion rand revenue shortfall from the metro's electricity accounts. Gauteng […]

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Four accused in DJ Sumbody murder back in court next week

The artist, whose real name was Oupa John Sefoka, was gunned down in a hail of bullets in a drive-by shooting in Johannesburg in November 2022. The murder case against four men accused of assassinating popular musician and entrepreneur DJ Sumbody has been postponed to next Tuesday. The artist, whose real name was Oupa John Sefoka, was gunned down in a hail of bullets in a drive-by shooting in Johannesburg […]

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Meyiwa trial resumes with hope of making progress after proceedings delay

On Monday, the alleged gunman, Mthobisi Mncube, refused to come to court with unpadded leg irons, claiming they cause him pain. The Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes in the Pretoria High Court with the hope of making progress after proceedings were delayed on Monday over the wearing of cushioned leg irons. On Monday, the alleged gunman, Mthobisi Mncube, refused to come to court with unpadded leg irons, claiming they cause him […]

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BT Football Academy group stuck in Portugal set to return to CT by Sunday

They were in Spain earlier in July, taking part in an international football tournament. A group of 28 children from the BT Football Academy and their coaches who have been stuck in Lisbon, Portugal, are set to be back in Cape Town by the end of this week, thanks to the generosity of South Africans. They were in Spain earlier in July, taking part in an international football tournament. But […]

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Black Sash receives influx of calls from concerned SASSA grant recipients

This comes after SASSA announced it would be pausing the grant payouts of beneficiaries under review or investigation. for having possible undisclosed amounts of money. Human rights organisation Black Sash said it’s received an influx of calls from concerned grant recipients. This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) announced it would be pausing the grant payouts of beneficiaries under review or investigation for having possible undisclosed amounts […]

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‘Cosby Show’ actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in drowning in Costa Rica

Local authorities identified him as the actor, and said his body had been transferred to a morgue for further analysis. US actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the son in the smash-hit sitcom "The Cosby Show," has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities in the country said Monday. He was 54. Warner played the loveable Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of the show, helmed by disgraced comic actor Bill Cosby. "We […]

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