Following an almost month-long search for a young Lion that escaped from the boundaries of the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape, the animal was successfully darted on Wednesday night in the vicinity of the Northern Cape town of Sutherlands some 120 km from the Karoo National Park. This is according … Read moreEscaped Karoo lion found ‘on its way back to the Park’
The much anticipated 2019 EWASA Championship Endurance Walk was hosted for the first time in Gansbaai over the weekend on 7 and 8 March 2019. More than 30 teams from police departments across the country took part in this two-day 75km endurance walk. On the first day participants walked 40km and they second day they … Read more2019 EWASA Championship Endurance Walk’s resounding start
The Cape Town Carnival takes place on Saturday 16 March 2019. Please note that traffic restrictions will be in place and public transport services operating in and along the closed or restricted roads may have some route deviations. Normal scheduled bus services will be affected by road closures in the Green Point area as well … Read moreCape Town Carnival road closures 2019
Until you have really given of your heart, you truly have not yet lived. Not sure who said that, but there is something special about the give back. unite /juːˈnʌɪt/ verb come or bring together for a common purpose or action. “they called on the world to unite” The Giving is Living Initiative … Read moreGive a little, why don’t you? – The Giving is Living Initiative
Western Cape healthcare will receive a boost later this week when Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe, hands over a new clinic and a dental facility to communities in Mossel Bay. Radebe is on Thursday scheduled to hand over the new Asla Park Clinic and a dental unit at Alma clinic, which are both located in KwaNonqaba, … Read moreNew clinic, dental facility for Mossel Bay communities
A gathering in the Overstrand Banqueting Hall in Hermanus, marked the graduation ceremony of officials from various municipalities across the Province – including Overstrand, Theewaterskloof and Cape Aghulhas – on successfully complete a course in Integrated Community Development Planning. “This training course is aimed at establishing participatory democracy to enhance public participation in municipalities,” said … Read moreOverstrand Municipality public participation agents graduate
The Overstrand Municipality has explained how the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) Amendment Bill, which was passed by Parliament on 5 March 2019, will affect local motorists. According to Overstrand Municipality spokesperson, Riana Steenkamp, “The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act 46 of 1998) (AARTO) is a system for … Read moreEXPLAINED: AARTO – How will it affect you, the motorist?
The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has called on the Department of Labour inspectorate to join forces to clamp down on the growing practice of deliberate circumventing of the labour laws. CCMA Legal Researcher: Office of the Director, Wilbur van Niekerk said there was a growing trend used by employers of using every … Read more‘Employers using all tricks to not comply with NMW Act’
A 31-year-old man, Sicelo Sameul Sokaba, is expected to apply for bail when he again appears in court next week Wednesday following his arrest last week Thursday for dealing in dagga. “Sokaba was arrested during in a disruptive operation on the N2, in Sedgefield, on his ways to George from the Eastern Cape,” said Hawks … Read moreMan busted on N2 with dagga worth over R900k to apply for bail
The National Head of the Hawks, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, has welcomed the Cape Town High Court decision to forfeit almost R420 000 worth of assets from alleged criminals in two unrelated cases. “The Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) managed to convince the court and secured over R365 000 from an SBV driver and … Read moreCape Town High Court grants Hawks forfeiture orders