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Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Electricity and Energy

SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for…

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report

The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son, was arrested for attempted murder on Thursday after a shooting at his Hyde Park residence

New Eastern Cape massacre sparks urgent calls for action on gun violence

The latest mass shooting, which left six people dead in Qumbu, follows the killing of 18 people in the province last month This content is restricted to registered users and…

Civil servants are meant to serve. If they don’t, civilians need to stand up for their rights.

Don’t vilify good cops in South Africa’s desperate fight against crime

Proactively intercepting violent criminals prevents the killing of the innocent

Businessman offers Zuma R1-billion to fight crime

A businessman intends offering President Jacob Zuma R1-billion to fight crime, a media report said on Sunday.

Budget highlights Scorpions successes

The successful track record of the soon to be disbanded Scorpions was confirmed in the 2009 budget tabled by Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday.

‘R100m of Scorpions money missing’

Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa claimed on Monday that about R100-million has gone missing from the accounts of the Scorpions.

Zuma urges tougher laws on crime

ANC president Jacob Zuma on Monday urged tougher legislation against all forms of crimes in a country where over 50 murders are committed every day.

Gauteng launches new crime-fighting strategy

A Gauteng aggravated robbery strategy was launched by Premier Paul Mashatile on Wednesday to boost crime-fighting initiatives in the province.

Rape games played at SA schools

Games such as ”hit me, hit me” and ”rape me, rape me”, where schoolchildren chase each other and then pretend to hit or rape each other, are being played at South African…