The SA Post Office has warned the public to be on alert of a parcel delivery scam designed to defraud them. In a media release, SAPO described the modus operandi. Members of the public received phone calls by persons alleging to be from the Customs division of the SA Post Office, SAPO said. The caller informs them that a parcel is ready for collection – provided they first pay ‘customs fees’ into a bank account. “The SA Post Office does not require customers to make any bank deposit before parcels are released,” SAPO said. “In instances where SARS levy import…
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A first for Southern Africa, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, in affiliation with Rhodes University, the University of South Africa, and University Eduardo Mondlane, hosted the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) conference from 16-17 April 2018 at Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton, Cape Town. The IAFL is an international association focused on forensic linguistics, which is a relatively unknown research and specialisation area in law and language in South Africa, and across Africa in general. Areas of expertise that make up the IAFL include police investigative interviewing, language use in the legal process, language used with and as…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) said they had learnt with concern of a fake news story based on a document purporting to emanate from the SAPS. The document alleges inter alia that there will be land grabs, riots and plundering from 18 April, building up to a strike by all major unions on 25 April. A statement issued today by SAPS said the story, which has gone viral on WhatsApp and social media, suggests that these acts of lawlessness will take place in major cities such as Johannesburg and Pretoria as well as other cities throughout the country. It alleges that…
The High Court in Grahamstown today, 17 April 2018, ordered the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to, within one week, communicate a decision to a Rhodes University student on his application for financial aid. Njabulo Mavuso, who was represented by the Legal Resources Centre in Grahamstown, applied for NSFAS funding on 16 November 2017. He is a second year commerce student at Rhodes University. In a statement issued today, the LRC said Mavuso had applied through NSFAS’s online application system and submitted all the required documents. However, the 2018 academic year commenced without NSFAS making a decision on his application. Students…
By Bryan Marx God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” – Exodus 3:14-15 Names are important, and that was especially true in the ancient world, where a…
A case of Business Burglary was opened for investigation following an incident at a well-known motor parts store in Grahamstown. Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the suspects entered the premises using a ladder and then cut the zinc sheet open on the roof. An angle grinder was used. “The alarm was broken out of the box and signal disconnected,” Govender said. “Two safes were in the cash office immediately below the point of entry. Both safes were opened and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Other electronic goods left for sale on the shelf were also taken.” The…
Two St Andrew’s Prep Grade 7 pupils were among the list of scholarship winners for Grade 8 in 2019. Matthew Poole was awarded the Blackburn Major St Andrew’s Preparatory scholarship, while Nicholas Stevenson was awarded the Blackburn St Andrew’s Preparatory scholarship. There are a range of scholarships awarded annually at St Andrew’s College and the college was keen to congratulate all who had won them. They include.
A first for Southern Africa, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, in affiliation with Rhodes University, the University of South Africa, and University Eduardo Mondlane, will be hosting the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) conference from 16-17 April 2018 at Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton, Cape Town. The IAFL is an international association focused on forensic linguistics, which is a relatively unknown research and specialisation area in law and language in South Africa, and across Africa in general. Areas of expertise that make up the IAFL include police investigative interviewing, language use in the legal process, language used with…
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Thursday announced the reappointment of three part-time regulator members. In its statement, the regulator confirmed the reappointment for four more years of three Part-Time Regulator Members (PTRMs), namely Jacob Modise (chairperson), Maleho Nkomo (deputy chairperson) and Fungai Sibanda. The Minister of Energy has also appointed Nomfundo Maseti, the full-time regulator member primarily responsible for Piped-Gas Regulation, as acting full-time regulator member primarily responsible for Electricity Regulation for a period of 12 months, or until a permanent appointment is made. NERSA’s mandate is to regulate the electricity, piped-gas and petroleum pipelines industries in terms…
The Department of Labour says the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill and supporting Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Bills are currently before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour, for consideration. The department is dedicating the month of May (Workers Month) to the National Minimum Wage, which is meant to improve the lives of the workers in South Africa. According to the department, more than six million workers are expected to benefit from the National Minimum Wage when it is introduced. It proposes, among other things, that the National Minimum Wage level be set at R20 per hour and…