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DNA testing backlog gone down from 241 000 to 71 000: Cele

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the DNA testing backlog in Forensic Science Laboratories now stands at 71 000, down from the 241 000 reported earlier this year. The Minister had earlier announced that the backlog would be cleared by October. Cele says the department has made some progress in addressing the crippling backlog and now aims to complete it by January next year. He was addressing the media in Pretoria […]

today1 November 2022

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Parliament slams National Forensic Laboratory for failing to provide accurate data on DNA backlog

LOCAL The Authority of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board has come under fire from the members of the Portfolio Committee on Police on the figures it presented about the DNA sample backlog. The Committee criticises the board, saying it is presenting inaccurate figures about the backlog in DNA samples when the samples are a critical component in the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence crimes in the […]

today20 October 2022

Local

Zero Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours, perhaps due to reporting backlog

No Covid-19 deaths have been reported in SA in the past 24 to 48 hours. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday night that due to “the ongoing audit exercise by the national health department there may be a backlog of Covid-19 mortality cases reported”. “Today, the department reports 0 deaths, as well as 0 deaths occurring in the past 24—48 hours. Total fatalities remain unchanged […]

today7 March 2022

Local

Police face huge backlog in DNA sample tests

The backlog in DNA samples at the National Forensic Science Laboratories (NFSL) now stands at 117,736, prompting a call for police to consider partnerships with private laboratories in SA. DA MP Andrew Whitfield said on Sunday that the party had written to national police commissioner Gen Kehla Sitole to request that he urgently investigate partnerships with private laboratories to tackle the backlog. Whitfield said the Western Cape had the highest […]

today6 December 2020

News

Premier meets the MJC over mortuary backlog

By Wardah Wilkinson The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) second Deputy President and Chairperson Shaykh Riad Fataar met yesterday with the Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille to discuss the backlog at forensic pathology services for Muslim autopsies. The premier contacted the MJC, following concerns expressed over the mortuary issue which has affected many Muslim families, says Shaykh Riad Fataar. “The population has increased by 30% but there have been […]

today25 January 2018

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