The Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to release the report of last week’s collision in which 20 people were killed in Pongola in the uPhongolo Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal. A truck and bakkie collided on the N2 in the Godlwayo area. Eighteen children were among the dead. Earlier this week, the truck driver, Sibusiso Siyaya, appeared in the Pongola Magistrates’ Court. He is facing 20 charges of culpable homicide. Mbalula […]
Four of the five suspects linked to the Marikana informal settlement mass murders are behind bars, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula confirmed on Wednesday. The men had been nabbed for unrelated crimes and were linked to the 11 killings through forensic evidence and witness statements, he said at the Philippi East police station. "One is still on the run and will be rounded up very soon as police follow up on […]
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has praised Western Cape police for their efforts to reduce crime after raids in Phillipi East and Nyanga on the Cape Flats led to the arrest of hundreds of suspected criminals. The raids came after 18 people were killed in Phillipi East recently. More than 170 suspected rapists and one alleged murderer were arrested. Mbalula says he is committed to ensuring a safer environment for all South Africans. Police are still questioning eight […]
Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula will visit Phillipi East on the Cape Flats on Tuesday morning. The visit comes after a total of 18 people were shot and killed at the nearby Marikana informal settlement last week. Over 50 police officers will continue to monitor the area for the next three months. On Friday night, 11 people were shot and killed, four in a tavern, three in a shack and the […]
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Makhosi Khoza will be provided with protection. This after a police assessment confirmed a threat to Khoza's safety. Khoza, who is chairperson of its Public Service and Administration committee, received threats while her committee was conducting oversight outside of Parliament in April this year. She earlier posted death threats against her on her Facebook account. Mbalula […]
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula wants legislation to be amended to reduce the number of firearms circulating in the country. He was reacting to the murder of former Generations actor and Jozi FM radio DJ Mandla Hlatshwayo and a friend. The pair was shot and killed in Pimville, Soweto while trying to stop four men from robbing women outside a pub in Soweto. Mbalula wants the Firearms Control Act to be […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
