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More than six-thousand people have been murdered in South Africa in the  quarter covering April to June of this year. Four of the nine provinces recorded increases in murder cases, with the highest increase recorded in the Western Cape, followed by North West, then the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. Here is a snippet of what the Head of Police Crime Research and Statistics. Major General -Norman Sekhuk...

The pension funds industry is warning that the proposed new two-pot pension system could impact divorce orders in future. The much talked about two-spot retirement system will kick in on the 1st of September ( a few hours and counting). In our special focus on two-pot retirement system in partnership with Sanlam,  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Lize de la Harpe- Senior Legal Advisor Corporate at Sanlam....

Defence counsel Charles Mnisi says their independent ballistic expert found inconclusive results on the firearm said to be the Senzo Meyiwa murder weapon. Advocate Mnisi is currently cross examining the states ballistic expert Chris Mangena at the High Court in Pretoria where five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Colonel Mangena says despite the barrel of the fire...

The South African Broadcasting Corporation has partnered with Sanlam in an initiative to bring you everything you need to know about the two-pot retirement fund system, and how it is intended to work. Today's big question is: What happens when you leave your employer OR if an employee is  retrenched?  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Head of Member- Led Outcomes at Sanlam, Koketso Mahlalela about the...

The Black Business Federation (BBF) has distance itself from construction mafias. Construction mafia are notorious for storming and disrupting construction projects. Five suspects were arrested for construction mafia related activities at uMsunduzi in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday. They stand accused of disrupting a project outside Pietermaritzburg. The federation says it know the people behind the so-c...

The Gauteng High Court Division in Pretoria, has granted the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) a preservation order to seize high value properties relating to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) scandal. The order states that various assets acquired through the misappropriation of funds from the NLC should be kept in reasonable condition until a forfeiture or...

Civil society organisations under the banner of Defend Our Democracy, have called on South Africans to not remain silent in the fight against corruption and the targeting of whistle-blowers. Various organisation have gathered outside the SARS offices in Pretoria in order to make their voices heard. This follows an assassinations attempt on the life of Advocate Coreth Naude from KwaZulu-Natal. Naud...

The pre-trial hearing of former president and MK leader, Jacob Zuma in the arms deal matter has been delayed once more at the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Zuma's legal representative Advocate Dali Mpofu says his client has the right to approach a higher court over the removal from the case of the lead prosecutor, Advocate Billy Downer. 

Gauteng Human Settlements MEC, Tasneem Motara has assured residents of Bekkersdal that her department's Urban Renewal Project will be completed by July next year. Motara has been engaging the community after a number of multi-million rand infrastructure projects were left to decay. This, after the provincial government awarded a R220 000 000 tender to engineering company, TCT Civil and Constructio...

President Cyril Ramphosa has requested a report from Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Thembi Simelane following allegations of corruption levelled against her.  Ramaphosa spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya says the president has noted the reports with concern. 

Ballistic expert, Col Chris Mangena says a firearm belonging to musician, Chicco Twala was taken in for testing, as there were initially allegations that his son, Longwe, had killed Senzo Meyiwa. Colonel Mangena is under cross examination at the High Court in Pretoria where five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Longwe was one of the occupants inside Kelly Khumalo'...

While Gauteng Law Enforcement believes they have thwarted an ATM bombing syndicate by arresting the masterminds, crime researchers believe such acts are now being committed from behind bars. This after a number of suspects most of whom are foreign nationals, were arrested and some convicted for possession of large sums of stained cash and detonators. Puseletso Mokoena and Ofentse Setimo filed this...

Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's status in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Appeal is been debated before the appellate court in Bloemfontein, Free State. Mkhwebane is before the superior court appealing the judgment dismissing the Chairperson of the Section 194 inquiry, Qubudile Dyantyi's refusal to recuse himself from the inquiry that impeached her. However, the former Public Protector no lo...

Workers wishing to have access to withdrawing a portion of their two-pot retirement fund system have been advised to ensure that they understand the long-term implications involved. This is according to financial experts who have dedicated their time to explain  every part of the the much talked about two-spot retirement system which will kick in on the 1st of September. In our special focus on tw...

Democratic Alliance Johannesburg Caucus Leader, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku has called on the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to look into the Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree) Rehabilitation Project. This comes as the Johannesburg Roads Agency has terminated the contract of the company which has been working to fix the 1.8km stretch of road previously known as Bree Street. The road, which enco...

Farmers association, Potatoes South Africa has warned that the price of potatoes may be impacted as farmers face increasing challenges, including a recent five-day black frost experienced in the Limpopo province and proposed water usage restrictions expected to be imposed on farmers in the Western Cape's Sandveld region. This follows a recent government gazette by the Department of Water and Sanit...

Paris has promised a Games to remember, as the city prepares to host the 2024 Paralympics. Tonight's opening ceremony at 20:00 will be focused on the Place de la Concorde. Nearly two million tickets have been sold, with about 500,000 still available. The Paris Games will feature a record number of delegations and female athletes.  There will also be television coverage in more territories than eve...

Any worker wishing to have access to a withdrawal benefit of 30-thousand rands should have a total value of at least R300 000 in value in their retirement fund account by the by August the 31st. This is according to financial experts who have been on a path of explaining the much talked about two-spot retirement system which will kick in on the 1st of September. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Business D...

Over a hundred undocumented foreign nationals have been arrested during a special operation conducted by police in the Durban CBD today. The raid which is led by KwaZulu-Natal's Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is aimed at addressing issues related to illegal firearms, hijacked buildings and illegal immigrants. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC News reporter, Jayed Pulse

As South Africa wraps up women's month, some female traditional leaders in the Vhembe district, in Limpopo, have expressed confidence that positive strides have been made in recognizing the role of women in customary structures, thirty years into democracy.  Vha-Musanda vho-Bohwana of Tshaulu village and vha-Musanda vho-Ligege of Duthuni village have been on their respective thrones for several de...

Only 34 out of the 257 municipalities in the country have received clean audits. 30 of those have had repeat clean audits, which means that they are repeatedly consistent and compliant in establishing key disciplines to deliver on their mandates. This is according to the Auditor General's office which briefed the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the 2022-23...

South Africans are not safe in their homes. That's according to a new data released by Statistics South Africa. Around 2,6 minion households experienced housebreakings or burglaries in the past 5 years. The experience of housebreaking has increased by 12% from the previous year.  There is a decline in the sense of safety among individuals walking in their neighborhoods during the day and at night...

Lauded by some as a system that's going to benefit workers in the long term, while others warned about far-reaching implications. But with President Cyril Ramaphosa having signed the two-pot bill into law, It's all systems going come the first of September.  We focus on how the two pot system will impact government workers, many of whom earn meagre salaries such as teachers, nurses and police offi...

The MEC for community safety in Mpumalanga Jackie Macie has described the historic tourism town, Pilgrim's Rest as a war zone. This comes as local authorities were forced to retreat last week during a raid against illegal miners in the area. Illegal miners who are also believed to be undocumented foreigners have turned the town into their territory. MEC Jackie Macie spoke to Sakina Kamwendo about...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says reliance on fossil fuels poses threats to South Africa's economy, society and environment. He was addressing the Inaugural Just Energy Transition (JET) Municipal Conference at Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg. Ramaphosa says the country's main trading partners are taking measures to achieve net zero within certain timeframes. He says this has implications fo...