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Three suspects arrested in connection with death of 11-year-old boy in Cape Town gang violence

Three suspects, aged 17, 18, and 19, have been arrested in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy in alleged gang violence in Kraaifontein in Cape Town this week, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said on Saturday. On Friday, SAPS detectives attached to the anti-gang unit (AGU) conducted a tracing operation in Kraaifontein and Strand, Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said […]

11 October 2020

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Home Affairs suspends senior official probing allegedly dodgy citizenships

The Public Servants Association of SA has lashed out at the department of home affairs for suspending a senior bureaucrat involved in investigating foreign nationals who allegedly obtained SA citizenship fraudulently. The PSA has accused the department of victimising and harassing advocate Amanda Ledwaba after acting director-general Jackie McKay placed her on suspension. In a letter of suspension last week Tuesday, McKay claimed that Ledwaba abused her powers when she […]

22 September 2020

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Almost all South African smokers have been able to buy cigarettes during Covid-19 lockdown – UCT researchers

A major new study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) shows that almost all smokers have been able to buy cigarettes during the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown, and concludes that the ban is backfiring badly and should be lifted as soon as possible, Tax Justice South Africa (TJSA) founder Yusuf Abramjee said on Saturday. The research unit on the economics of excisable products at UCT found that more than 90 […]

17 May 2020

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Three suspects arrested in connection with death of 11-year-old boy in Cape Town gang violence

Home Affairs suspends senior official probing allegedly dodgy citizenships

Almost all South African smokers have been able to buy cigarettes during Covid-19 lockdown – UCT researchers

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