The City of Cape Town has confirmed that only one out of the three suspects that were arrested over the weekend in connection with the death of Metro Police Constable Tyler Lamb will face murder charges. The 30-year-old officer who was part of the newly deployed Neighbourhood Safety Officers (NSOs) died tragically on Friday in Kensington after chasing a suspect in a shooting incident across a roof. READ: City mourning the loss
“Always pause and verify any communication.” That’s an appeal from the City of Cape Town, as scammers prepare to target vulnerable locals over this festive season. The City has also warned residents that scammers are even targeting those seeking housing opportunities. Officials say reports of housing-related scams rise sharply in November and December, with fraudsters exploiting social media, SMS, and WhatsApp to deceive residents. The City’s Human Settlements Directorate
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has urged government and the National Treasury to safeguard social grants, including the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant, from inflationary erosion. The call comes ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday. COSATU spokesperson Matthew Parks described it as “beyond shameful” that the SRD Grant, which has existed for five years, has only been adjusted for
The Gauteng Provincial Government has condemned the vandalism of G20 signage and revamped infrastructure across the City of Johannesburg over the last few months, which it says is a deliberate and malicious campaign of sabotage, ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit. Photos shared by the Provincial Government show recent profanities spraypainted on a G20 sign near Nasrec, and damage to streetlights and traffic signals across the City. Spokesperson Elijah Mlanga says criminals
The country has gone purple, as thousands of South Africans have turned their social media profiles different shades purple in support of non-profit organisation, Women for Change’s G20 Women’s shutdown. The shutdown, which calls for an end to gender based violence and femicide in the country, is set to take place on Friday, 21 November, ahead of the country’s G20 summit. According to the organisation, the shutdown is not a march or
