Grahamstown SAPS Detective Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Zingisa Majova, was the first to be vaccinated at Foley’s Sports Centre in Hlalani Location on Tuesday, 27 July 2021. Deputy Provincial Commissioner, Major General Thembeka Dyantyi launched the temporary site where around 150 members a day are expected to be vaccinated over four days. Photo supplied
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Police arrested three men for possession of dagga valued over R50 000 in Makhanda today. South African Police Service Spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said a police vehicle on patrol on the Makana Brick Road east of Makhanda in the early hours of Tuesday 27 July spotted a blue Toyota Corolla traveling towards town. Because it was travelling during the lockdown curfew, they stopped it. “The three occupants of the vehicle, started acting suspiciously and also could not produce a permit to be on the road,” Majoli said. They searched the vehilce and found four bags of dagga with an estimated value…
Police arrested a 44-year-old man for possession of stolen vehicle at Fort Beaufort around 11pm on 26 July 2021. The arrest followed information recieved about a vehiclereported stolen at Walmer, Gqeberha, earlier this month. Police were on patrol when they spotted the vehicle on R63 and stopped it. When the driver ran away, the police chased him on foot and caught him. He was arrested and charged for possession of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was confiscated. The man is due to appear in theFort Beaufort Magistrate Court Wednesday 28 July.
If your tin of vegetables matches any of the barcodes below, you should return it to the supermarket for a full refund, says National Consumer Commissioner Thezi Mabuza. This comes as Tiger Brands announced a recall of certain KOO and Hugo’s canned products due to defective cans. The canned vegetables in question were produced from 1 May 2019 to 5 May 2021. According to Tiger Brands, the recall is as a result of a side seam weld defect that may cause a leak. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) is urging consumers to return the affected products to any retail store. The following…
In a bid to drum up support for its artists, the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is appealing to South Africa’s big corporates to book exclusive online performances for staff working from home. SAMRO chairperson Nicholas Maweni said to lift the morale of employees working from home and provide them with some quality entertainment, they were calling on companies and organisations to book online performances by SAMRO members. Once a performance is booked, it will be exclusively streamed to a group of employees invited by the company, Maweni said. “While this would be a great way to entertain people…
As a consumer, you’re entitled to one free credit report once per annum from any of the four consumer credit bureaus listed below. According to the National Credit Regulator’s (NCR) Credit Bureau Monitor (CBM), out of more than 27 million credit active consumers, only about 395 000 accessed their credit reports in the quarter ending in December 2020. The CBM shows that a significant number of consumers do not check their credit reports as often as they ought to. Although there had been an increase in the number of consumers accessing their credit reports, the figures still remained low, said Anne-Carien…
Strategic discussions on ways to promote and protect the rights of LGBTQI+ people are among the actions the government plans to take in response to a spate of hate crimes. As at 29 June 2021, there were 42 pending cases of hate crimes against those communities: 30 murders and 12 rapes. Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, John Jeffery, says while Pride Month, celebrated annually in June, is marked in many parts of the world, South Africa was seeing a spate of attacks against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) persons. “These attacks are extremely concerning and put the…
More than 55 per cent of young people are most anxious due to the impact of COVID-19 on levels of violence and poverty, according to a new UNICEF South Africa U-Report survey, released on Youth Day. Illness, death among family members and disrupted education follow as having the biggest impact on mental wellbeing but young people are still reluctant to reach out for support, with 64 per cent of respondents stating that they did not seek help. Fear of talking about their mental health issues to others and lack of information were noted as the key reasons for not getting help. Young people are however…
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has encouraged communities to use their constitutional right to be part of the decision-making in the issuing of a liquor license through a community consultation process. “The ECLB has observed with serious concern that communities are not adequately aware of the role they are supposed to play in the issuing of a liquor license,” the Board said in a media statement. Board Spokesperson Dr Mgwebi Msiya said the Eastern Cape Liquor Act enjoins members of the community to participate in the public consultation process wherever a liquor license is lodged within their jurisdiction. “It…
Police arrested a man with unlicensed firearm and ammunition following a community tip-off in Makhanda this week. Around 6am on Friday 23 July, police in possession of a search warrant pounced on a house in Hlalani Location, Makhanda. At the scene, police found an unlicensed firearm, 7.65mm pistol with 6 live rounds of ammunition underneath a bed. A 23-year-old man was arrested and is due to appear in the Magistrate’s Court in Makhanda on Monday, 26 July 2021 on charges of possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Acting Sarah Baartman District Commissioner, Brigadier John Lebok commended members for their swift response. “Firearms…