The Western Cape police are appealing to the public to assist them in finding two men who may have information on the fatal mass shooting in Gugulethu on Saturday. Seven men were gunned down in the Kanana informal settlement in the early morning hours. According to police, the men were gathered in the kitchen of a home in the area when unknown gunmen stormed the premises and opened fire. Three
The Western Cape Government is urging motorists to exercise extreme caution as heavy rainfall continues to batter the province, causing widespread flooding and road closures. The severe cold front that made landfall in the province on Wednesday, persisted into Thursday and is expected to last through the weekend and into next week. The heavy rainfall has rendered several roads impassable in some areas due to flooding and damaged infrastructure, including washed-away bridges.
MFSA is calling for an urgent policy review of an identity verification fee hike. MicroFinance South Africa is requesting national policymakers to urgently review the proposed increase in identity verification fees announced by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). It has warned of severe consequences for both the credit industry and consumers. Calls for Urgent Policy Review Over Identity Verification Fee Hike The new fee, which will affect private companies verifying ID numbers and
South African singer-songwriter Craig Lucas is back with a powerful, no-holds-barred new EP, Tip of My Tongue. He joined us on The Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show for a chat and an exclusive live performance of two tracks from the EP. “I hope this EP makes people feel something—joy, rage, lust, sadness, nostalgia. I hope it makes people laugh. Maybe even cry. Mostly, I hope it reminds people that they’re not alone. None of us have
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested 100 suspects on charges of rape and a further 16 for attempted rape during the past week as part of a 90-day nationwide blitz aimed at combating gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The majority of arrests were made in Gauteng, with 25 suspects apprehended in the province. A total of 67 wanted suspects were tracked down and detained in operations carried out across various
