The former chief financial officer of the Northern Cape Arts and Culture Council has told the Kimberley Specialised Commercial Crimes Court that he was instructed to approve a R1.6 million payment for the Umsobomvu Youth Festival in Colesberg, despite the event allegedly never taking place. The court heard that the NCACC was never reimbursed, while […]
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A week-long operation across the Northern Cape resulted in 225 arrests, with the police also shutting down illegal liquor outlets and confiscating drugs, cash, stolen copper cable and dangerous weapons. The intelligence-driven operation, which ran from July 6 to 12, included roadblocks, stop-and-search operations, compliance inspections and community outreach programmes aimed at disrupting crime across […]
The South African Local Government Association (Salga) Gauteng calls for a fair, transparent and collaborative intergovernmental process to … Read more: Salga Gauteng calls for transparent intergovernmental processes to resolve withholding of …
… Gauteng township. The matter was postponed to 22 July to allow Tshuma to consult with legal representation and for authorities to verify his … Read more: UK murder suspect Ndodana Tshuma to face SA firearm trial before extradition – eNCA
A Hopetown man has been sentenced to an effective 10 years and three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to repeatedly attacking his former partner in two separate knife assaults, one committed while on bail. Read more: Hopetown man jailed for more than 10 years after repeated knife attacks on ex-partner
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