A man believed to be an illegal immigrant is in police custody in Milnerton on suspicion that he is implicated in human trafficking. The 38-year-old was arrested on Monday, after teams including the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks), the City of Cape Town and Home Affairs descended on a house in Brooklyn. “A multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Hawks Economic Protected Resources team (EPR), Law Enforcement SSIMS Unit, Metro Police, Metro Police K9 Unit as well as Department of Home Affairs swooped
A group of learners from Parkfield Primary School took to the streets of Hanover Park earlier this morning in an emotional plea for peace, calling for an end to the ongoing stone-throwing incidents that have become common in several communities. The young children marched through the area holding placards and chanting messages of peace, hoping to inspire change and bring an end to the violence affecting the community. The Hanover Park Community
Swine flu is one of the flu strains currently in South Africa. According to the NICD’s Senior Communications Manager, Vuyo Sabani, several strains of flu have been detected in the country. He says we are in the winter influenza season, which occurs annually. Swine flu is one of the flu strains currently in South Africa Sabani says this year’s influenza season includes cases of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, previously referred to as “swine flu”.
Anti-immigration tensions in South Africa are escalating ahead of a planned nationwide shutdown on 30 June, with the government appealing for calm while warning that unlawful behaviour will not be tolerated. The shutdown is being organised by the anti-immigration movement March and March, which says all undocumented foreign nationals must leave the country by the end of June. The group has staged marches in several cities, including Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town,
With the Reserve Bank preparing for its latest interest decision, COSATU has urged the Monetary Policy Committee to avoid any increases. This is ahead of the announcement of the committee’s decision on Thursday. The trade union federation argues that the working class is already struggling with the current cost of living, especially with rising global oil prices and their impact. Further to this, fuel price increases were the biggest contributor to the 0.9% jump
