The South African Police Service (SAPS) has been accused of neglecting its constitutional duties because the service is ”no longer capable of protecting and safeguarding” South Africans and their property, said Freedom Front+ safety and security spokesperson, Pieter Groenewald, on Thursday. ”This incapacity is proven by the findings of the Institute for Race Relations that there are three times more private security officers than police officers.
Dubbed by many as one of South Africa’s boldest cartoonists, Jonathan Shapiro — Zapiro — was named overall winner and Journalist of the Year at the annual Mondi Shanduka newspaper awards held in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Wednesday evening. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> won the investigative journalism category for "Oilgate" by Stefaans Brümmer, Sam Sole and Wisani wa ka Ngobeni.
Johannesburg residents were left high and dry for about 24 hours this week, but the city’s water agency says the infrastructure is in "fairly good" shape. On April 1 pressure from a burst water pipe at the corner of Mooi and Anderson Streets in central Johannesburg caused the road to crack open and sent water gushing into the air.
Johannesburg residents can anticipate a brighter skyline when repairs to the magnificently illuminated Coca-Cola billboard, which was damaged in a windstorm last year, are complete, said the company on Friday. Khotso Kekana, a spokesperson for Coca-Cola, told the Mail & Guardian Online that certain areas of the billboard are under reconstruction.
In overcoming apartheid, South Africans showed themselves to be a nation of activists. Now this spirit of activism is being used to overcome HIV/Aids. Nathan Geffen, spokesperson for the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), says the struggle against apartheid has "influenced our tactics in our struggle".
Talk Radio 702 has been granted an application for the amendment of its commercial licence to allow the station to migrate to FM frequencies 92.7 MHz in Johannesburg and 106 MHz in Pretoria. ”It is a historic announcement and the best news we’ve had in 702’s 25-year history,” station manager Pheladi Gwangwa said.
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) says it fears people will stop donating blood after one of its employees told a donor recently that she was HIV-positive as a "joke". Nicolette Duda, communications officer for the SANBS, said on Wednesday: "We definitely don’t want this thing in the media now."
Herschelle Gibbs speaks to the Mail & Guardian Online about cricket, his secret on the field and why he hasn’t ever read a book in his life.
Chatsworth residents say they ”don’t feel safe” any more and are ruled by fear because of the recent wave of robberies and violent crimes in the area. According to the police, Chatsworth has been experiencing an alarming number of robberies in the past three weeks and residents are now fed up.
Khutsong residents are not accepting their fate regarding the government’s decision to incorporate their municipality into the North West province. Instead they plan to challenge the government in the Constitutional Court on March 30. Khutsong is preparing to battle it out in the courts to remain part of Gauteng.