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Scotland Women Head Coach, Bryan Easson, has announced an extended training squad of 34 players ahead of the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations. Leicester Tigers’ Evie Wills, who has three caps, has earned her first call up since recovering from an ACL injury which had ruled her out of action for the 2023/24 season. In …
Gqeberha – Isuzu Motors South Africa (ISUZU), in partnership with humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, and the ELMA Relief Foundation, has officially handed over a fully refurbished St Albans Primary School, reaffirming its long-term commitment to community upliftment and education. Since adopting the school in 2022, ISUZU has undertaken several initiatives to improve learning […]
Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement
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Nahid Rana is used to life in the fast lane. As a pace bowler capable of topping 150km/h, and a biker in his down time, the 22-year-old seamer has generated plenty of attention over the last year. He has clocked speeds never previously reached by Bangladeshi bowlers and earned the moniker of his country’s fastest-ever …
Johannesburg, February, 19, 2025: After many years of sluggish economic growth, there is growing optimism that the South African economy will grow by 1,7% as the Government addresses the country’s structural challenges. “While this is below the 2% targeted by the National Development Plan, this is welcoming news for South Africans who are desperate for …
Dominik Buksak and Adam Glogowski sailed their 49er skiff to victory as the first phase of the Lanzarote International Regatta concluded on Tuesday, 18 February. The Polish duo finished a healthy points margin ahead of the rest of the pack, relishing the big-wind, big-wave conditions on the Atlantic swell. Polish avert starting disaster The Poles …
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from 24 February to 4 April 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 24 to 26 February, when dignitaries representing more than 100 Member States will address the Council.
The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 24 February under the Presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland. Delivering statements at the opening will be the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres; thePresident of the United Nations General Assembly, Philemon Yang; the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk; as well as the Chief of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis. The Council will be meeting in room XX of the Palais des Nations.
On Monday, 3 March, the Council is scheduled to hear a global update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights around the world. The general debate on his global update will start following his presentation of a number of country-specific reports and updates.
During the session, the Council will hold 30 interactive dialogues with the High Commissioner, his Office and designated experts, with Special Procedure mandate holders and investigative mechanisms, and with Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. The Council will also hold five enhanced interactive dialogues and one high-level dialogue, as well as nine general debates.
The Council will also hold theannual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming with a focus on the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action;the biennial high-level panel on the death penalty; panel discussions on early warning and genocide, HIV response and leaving no one behind, and onrights to work and to social security; the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities; the annual discussion on the rights of the child; and a commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The Council will examine the situation of human rights in a number of countries under its various agenda items, including the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Myanmar under agenda item two; in Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Myanmar under agenda item four; and in Mali, Haiti, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic under agenda item 10.
The final outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of14 States will also be considered, namely those of Norway, Albania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal, Bhutan, Dominica, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Qatar and Nicaragua.
Towards the end of the session, the Council will appoint three new members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
A detailed agenda and further information on the fifty-eighth session can be found on the session'swebpage. Reports to be presented are available here.
The fifty-eighth regular session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 24 February with a short opening meeting, followed by the start of the high-level segment, which will continue until 26 February, and during which the Council will hear addresses by more than 100 dignitaries. Intervening during the high-level segment will be the annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming in the afternoon of 24 February and the biennial high-level panel on the death penalty in the morning of Tuesday, 25 February. The general segment will follow the conclusion of the high-level segment in the afternoon of Wednesday, 26 February.
On Thursday, 27 February, the Council will hold an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice, followed byenhanced interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and on the High Commissioner's report on Sudan, with the assistance of the designated Expert. Friday, 28 February, will see the conclusion of the discussion on Sudan, followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. This will be followed by three interactive dialogues, the first on the report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, the second with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and the third on the High Commissioner's oral update on Myanmar.
At the beginning of the second week, on the morning of Monday, 3 March, the Council will hear the High Commissioner's global update, then conclude the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's oral update on Myanmar. This will be followed by the presentation of reports on the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner in Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras, and of another report on Cyprus, and oral updates on Sri Lanka and Nicaragua. The Council will then begin the general debate under agenda item two, namely the annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, which will conclude on Tuesday, 4 March. The Council will subsequently begin its considerations under agenda item three on the promotion and protection of all human rights, holding interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
On the morning of Wednesday, 5 March, the Council will hold a panel on early warning and genocide prevention, then conclude its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. This will be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner on transitional justice. Another panel will be held on Thursday, 6 March on HIV response and leaving no one behind, in addition to two interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. A third panel will be held in the morning of Friday, 7 March on rights to work and to social security, followed by two interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing and the Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism.
The Council will start its third week on Monday, 10 March with a focus on disability, beginning with an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, to be followed by the annual debate on the rights of persons with disabilities. The day will conclude with aninteractive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt, which will continue in the morning of Tuesday, 11 March. Two moreinteractive dialogues will also be held on Tuesday with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Wednesday, 12 March will see a further three interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, and the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on violence against children and on children and armed conflict, the latter of which will conclude on Thursday, 13 March. The focus on children will continue on Thursday, with the Council also holding its annual discussion on the rights of the child, the theme of which will be early childhood development, and starting an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, which will conclude on Friday, 14 March.
On Friday, an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment will precede the presentation of reports by the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner and his Office, followed by the start of the general debate on agenda item three.
The first day of the Council's fourth week, Monday 17 March, will be devoted to concluding the general debate on agenda item three. From Tuesday, 18 March, consideration of agenda item four, human rights situations that require the Council's attention, will begin. First on the schedule is a joint interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur and the independent international fact-finding mission on the situation of human rights in Iran, followed by interactive dialogues with the independent international commission of inquiry on Syria, the fact-finding mission on Venezuela and the independent internationalcommission of inquiry on Ukraine.
On Wednesday, 19 March, after the conclusion of the dialogue with the commission of inquiry on Ukraine, three more separate interactive dialogues will be held with the group of independent experts on the situation of human rights inBelarus and with the Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and in Myanmar.
Thursday, 20 March, will see the Council hear the presentation of the High Commissioner's report on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and his oral update of the situation of human rights in Venezuela. This will be followed by the general debate on agenda item four, which will conclude on the morning of Friday, 21 March. On Friday, the Council will also hold an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, before beginning considerations under agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. After hearing the presentation of reports by the Forum on Minority Issues, the Social Forum, and the Special Procedures of the Council, it will commence the general debate on agenda item five.
The Council will start its fifth week on Monday, 24 March with its consideration under agenda item six of the final outcomes of theUniversal Periodic Reviews of 14 States: Norway, Albania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal, Bhutan, Dominica, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Qatar and Nicaragua. This consideration will continue through to the morning of Wednesday, 26 March, after which the Council will hold a general debate on agenda item six. This will be followed by the presentation of the reports of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General under agenda item seven, namely the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and the general debate on this agenda item. The general debate under agenda item eight - follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – is also scheduled to commence on Wednesday afternoon.
Ending racism will be the Council's theme for Thursday, 27 March. After concluding the debate under agenda item eight, it will hear the presentation of the report of the intergovernmental working group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, then hold its general debate on agenda item nine, namely racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Council will also hold a meeting in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Friday, 28 March will begin with the conclusion of the debate under agenda item nine, followed by three interactive dialogues conducted under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity-building. The first dialogue will be with the Independent Expert onthe situation of human rights in Mali; the second on the High Commissioner's report on the situation of human rights in Haiti, with the participation of the Independent Expert on the subject; and the third on the High Commissioner's oral update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine.
Monday, 31 March is a United Nations holiday. On Tuesday, 1 April, the Council will hold an enhanced interactive dialogue on oral updates by the High Commissioner and by the team of international experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed by an interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner on technical assistance and capacity building for South Sudan and a high-level dialogue on the Central African Republic. At the end of the day, the Council will hear the annual presentation of the High Commissioner on technical cooperation and his oral update on Georgia, and the presentation of the report of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation, followed by the general debate on agenda item 10.
The general debate will conclude on Wednesday, 2 April, and the Council will then start to act on draft decisions and resolutions, appoint three new members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and adopt the report of the fifty-eighth regular session, before closing the session on Friday, 4 April.
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system, made up of 47 States, which is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations on them.
The composition of the Human Rights Council at its fifty-eighth session is as follows: Albania (2026); Algeria (2025); Bangladesh (2025); Belgium (2025); Benin (2027); Bolivia (2027); Brazil (2026); Bulgaria (2026); Burundi (2026); Chile (2025); China (2026); Colombia (2027); Costa Rica (2025); Côte d'Ivoire (2026); Cuba (2026); Cyprus (2027); Czechia (2027); Democratic Republic of the Congo (2027); Dominican Republic (2026); Ethiopia (2027); France (2026); Gambia (2027); Georgia (2025); Germany (2025); Ghana (2026); Iceland (2027); Indonesia (2026); Japan (2026); Kenya (2027); Kuwait (2026); Kyrgyzstan (2025); Malawi (2026); Maldives (2025); Marshall Islands (2027); Mexico (2027); Morocco (2025); Netherlands (2026); North Macedonia (2027); Qatar (2027); Republic of Korea (2027); Romania (2025); South Africa (2025); Spain (2027); Sudan (2025); Switzerland (2027); Thailand (2027); and Viet Nam (2025).
The term of membership of each State expires in the year indicated in parentheses.
The President of the Human Rights Council in 2025 is Jürg Lauber (Switzerland). The four Vice-Presidents are Tareq Md Ariful Islam (Bangladesh), Razvan Rusu (Romania), Paul Empole Losoko Efambe (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and a fourth Vice-President to be elected later from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. Mr. Efambe will also serve as Rapporteur of the Geneva-based body.
The dates and venue of the fifty-eighth session are subject to change.
Information on the fifty-eighth session can be foundhere, including the annotated agenda and the reports to be presented.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Budget speech postponed
In an unprecedented moment for the South African Parliament and the country, National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza announced this afternoon, that the tabling of the Budget Speech for 2025/26 has been postponed to a later date.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was due to deliver the budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
“I have just had a consultation with all the Whips of parties following a consultation with the leader of government business. In terms of rule 48 sub-section 2, we have decided to adjourn proceedings for a date to be determined by the programming committee. This is in accordance with rule 10.
“Before we started the session, we were informed by the leader of government business…that while we have gathered here to have the Minister of Finance presenting the budget to this august House, there has not been agreement in terms of parties in the executive to actually find one another in proposals of the budget…about where there are possible increases.
“Cabinet therefore decided not to come and do a presentation of the budget and allow themselves enough time to relook at the budget and come back to this House in March at the time at which they will inform us,” she said.
Didiza explained the Chief Whips of the political parties in Parliament met to discuss the way forward.
“It is something that is unprecedented, but I do think it is correct that when such situations happen, we need to collectively think on the best way forward,” she said. – SAnews.gov.za
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Citizens outline expectations for Budget 2025
Reducing red tape for business and tackling the funding gap for higher education are among the items on the wishlist of ordinary South Africans ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Speech, this afternoon.
Michael Mokwena, a small business owner in Garankuwa, north of Pretoria, told SAnews he hopes the government will make it easier to small business people to access loans from banks.
“We small business owners find it hard to access loans to expand our businesses. The laws and the requirements make it difficult for us to access funds,” Mokwena said.
Speaking ahead of the Budget which the Minister will table at 2pm, Mokwena said government must set aside funds to boost small businesses in the townships.
“Township businesses are playing a big role in the country’s economy and they are playing a role in job creation. We can’t all get employed. Some of us must create job opportunities for others. For that to happen, we need support from government. We need funding so we can play an active role in growing our economy,” Mokwena explained on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Elvis Montoedi from Hamanskraal, told SAnews that government must create more job opportunities for young graduates and importantly, government must prioritise funding for students.
“Government must set aside more money for education. It is sad to see some young people being unable to continue with their studies because of lack of funding. Government must also assist with job placement for those who have completed their studies,” Montoedi who is a final year Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) student at the University of South Africa (UNISA) said.
Godongwana’s Budget Speech will provide a detailed plan for 2025 spending, including proposals for revenue collection to help fund the government’s planned interventions and commitments.
READ | All eyes on the Budget: Godongwana to chart SA’s financial future
The Budget Speech, among other things, aims to balance economic growth and support for the vulnerable in our society, despite limited resources.
READ | Minister of Finance to deliver 2025 Budget Speech
This as senior lecturer at UNISA Ndou Eliphas said he expects the Minister will deliver a budget that caters for the poor - to infuse business optimism; to send a message to the public that government is working on raising economic growth and that government wants to eradicate poverty and inequality.
“The Minister of Finance should focus more on raising economic growth, [the] implementations of reforms that support economic growth, explaining how to reduce the debt servicing costs and stabilising debt to GDP ratio,” said Ndou.
Ndou is of the view that the Minister will deliver a budget that will give an optimistic outlook at a time of global economic uncertainty.
For those eager to follow the financial roadmap firsthand, the Budget Speech will be broadcast live on Parliament TV (DStv Channel 408) and streamed across Parliament’s digital platforms. South Africans can tune in to see how the numbers stack up and what lies ahead for the economy in 2025, across various TV channels and Government platforms, including on www.SAnews.gov.za .
Wednesday’s budget will be the first budget to be tabled under the Government of National Unity (GNU). - SAnews.gov.za
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Excitement in Pakistan is reaching fever pitch as the nation prepares to host its first ICC major event for 29 years when the Champions Trophy returns. Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi will stage matches in the competition, with the hosts taking on New Zealand in the tournament opener in Karachi on Wednesday. As a cricketer forged …
Rotary International’s District 9350, which includes over 80 clubs across the Western and Northern Cape of South Africa, Angola, and Namibia, is celebrating a big milestone—100 years of making a real difference in local communities. To kick off this special centenary celebration, they’ve launched an awareness campaign called ‘ACT4IMPACT’. ACT4IMPACT is a call to action …
Having been briefed on the important matter of moving social grant recipients from the South African Social Security Agency's (SASSA's) Gold Cards to Postbank's Black Cards, the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Portfolio Committee on Communication and Digital Technologies welcomed an undertaking that all beneficiaries will continue to receive their grants beyond the new deadline of 20 March 2025.
However, those without Black Cards after the new deadline will only receive their grants at their nearest branches of the South African Post Office, because the Gold Card will be deactivated.
The committees both raised their serious concern about the way in which the project was conceptualised and managed from the start, saying that communication was inadequate. They also expressed displeasure about the inconvenience beneficiaries have suffered due to the long queues and slow services, calling on the Postbank to redouble its efforts to ensure that all beneficiaries are treated with dignity and are helped expeditiously.
The committees advised the Postbank and SASSA to work closely with the Government Communications and Information System to leverage its communication network and specialised competency.
To address the challenge of long queues, the committees called for the introduction of additional service points in the form of mobile offices in rural areas where beneficiaries will be assisted speedily, without relying solely on retail stores often located at big shopping centres and malls.
Lastly, the committees thanked social grant beneficiaries for their patience with the process, which was necessary to ensure the security of the cards used to access social grants.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
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A staircase is more than just a means of moving between floors. It is an architectural feature that can tell a story, express personality, and set the tone for an entire home. Kim Williams Design, one of Cape Town’s leading interior design studios, shows how staircases can transcend functionality to become captivating focal points. From …
Rainy weather expected to continue
Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected to continue in parts of the country, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said on Wednesday.
With regard to Thursday and Friday, SAWS has predicted 30 to 60% showers and thundershowers in most parts of the country with 80% of rain over the central parts.
“Temperature is expected to be mostly cool across the country but warm to hot in some places,” the South African Weather Services said on Wednesday.
According to the weather service, disruptive rain is expected to last until Thursday in most parts of the country.
It said widespread showers and thundershowers are expected over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday and Thursday.
It added that significant rainfall amounts of up to 100mm are expected in places over the northern parts as well as along the coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday which may lead to flooding.
At the weekend, the weather service advised of the return of heavy showers across parts of South Africa this week.
In a statement on Sunday, the weather service advised communities living in low-lying areas and flat plains to be on the lookout for the disruptive rain across the central and eastern regions of South Africa. – SAnews.gov.za
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Dubai, UAE (February 19, 2025) – Secure and uninterrupted connectivity has become the fundamental of business operations across industries. From easily managed workflows to enhancing customer experiences, a reliable and high-performance Wi-Fi network is a necessity. Irrespective of a restaurant managing digital orders and payments, a retail store analyzing customer behaviour, a clinic offering telemedicine …
But Joburg City Councillor Juwairiya Kaldine’s actions remain questionable
According to a recent Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) survey*, 91% of parents surveyed in South Africa and 89% of parents surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region use gadgets to entertain and occupy their children while traveling or to gain some free time for themselves. Moreover, half (50%) of children in South Africa and over half (52%) of children in the META region receive their first personal device – a smartphone or tablet – quite early, at the age of 3-7 years. However, 26% and 22% of respondents respectively have not discussed Internet safety rules with their children. This means that some of the children, who are often left one-on-one with their devices, are not always aware of how to behave safely online.
The children themselves admit that gadgets play a significant role in their lives. According to their own admission, 72% in South Africa and 78% in the META region cannot live without their gadgets. Smartphones, tablets and game consoles are at the top of the list of the most desirable devices for children. This emphasises the critical need for children to understand that they can be exposed to threats online, what this means and how to safely navigate this through appropriate device rules and guidelines.
“Most parents give their children gadgets in order to entertain them, spare some time for themselves or calm down their kids. However, children shouldn't use digital devices uncontrolled. Rather parents should monitor their child's digital life better. This can be done by limiting screen time and holding conversations, however, a security solution is also needed”, comments Seifallah Jedidi, Head of Consumer Channel in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa at Kaspersky.
“Applying parental control is not showing distrust to your child; it's a sensible precaution with which you can, among other things, protect the device and the data on it. It allows parents to control which sites their children visit and which games they play, as well as disallowing file downloads, blocking access to content on unwanted topics and preventing the disclosure of confidential information. This way, Kaspersky's technologies help protect finances and confidential data from cybercriminals, and protect children from the risks that may lurk in the online environment”, he adds.
Kaspersky suggests protecting children with the following proactive measures:
*The survey was conducted by Toluna research agency at the request of Kaspersky in 2023. The study sample included 10000 online interviews (5000 parent-child pairs, with children aged 3 to 17 years) in 5 countries: Türkiye, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
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Gauteng Legislature bemoans night club incident
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety, has called on law enforcement agencies to ensure those responsible for the inhumane treatment of patrons at ZanZou nightclub in Pretoria, are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice.
The committee strongly condemned the shocking videos circulating on social media, which depict the alleged brutal and barbaric handling of patrons perpetrated at Zanzou nightclub.
Committee Chairperson, Bandile Masuku said the incident is a grave violation of human rights and an abuse of the dignity of the individuals involved.
“The committee is deeply concerned by the inhumane treatment of the patrons, which is completely unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms. This incident serves as a painful reminder of our apartheid past, where Black men and women were subjected to torture and dehumanisation at the hands of the racist apartheid security forces.
“We cannot allow such atrocities to be repeated in a free and democratic South Africa. Such actions have no place in a democratic society that is founded on the principles of human dignity, equality, and the rule of law,” Masuku said in a statement on Tuesday.
The committee has called on Gauteng South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni and all relevant law enforcement agencies, to ensure those responsible are swiftly apprehended and held accountable.
The committee also called for a comprehensive investigation into allegations that there might have been some form of police complicity in concealing and not acting appropriately in dealing with such violations.
The committee further called for the immediate closure of ZanZou nightclub and other establishments known to endanger the safety and rights of their patrons.
“No individual or entity should be allowed to violate the rights of others in such a manner, and those responsible must face the full might of the law. The committee has already written to the Provincial Police Commissioner to request a detailed status report on the investigation into this matter.
“We will continue to monitor developments closely to ensure that justice is served, and that such incidents are prevented in the future,” Masuku said.
Masuku’s comments come as the SAPS has launched a manhunt for at least eight foreign national suspects in connection with the incident that is making the rounds on social media platforms.
This as video clips of the incident have been circulating on social media.
READ | Police launch manhunt following Pretoria night club incident
Masuku reiterated the committee’s commitment to upholding the principles of community safety, warning that it will take any necessary actions to ensure accountability.
“The Portfolio Committee on Community Safety stands in solidarity with the victims of this incident and urges anyone with information that could assist in the investigation to come forward and report to the relevant authorities. Together, we must work towards a society where the rights and dignity of every individual are respected and protected.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has condemned the incident.
READ | Government strongly condemns acts of dehumanisation
– SAnews.gov.za
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India batter Shubman Gill goes into the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 as the top-ranked ODI batter after overtaking Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the latest weekly rankings update carried out on Wednesday. Gill’s 112 off 102 balls opening the batting against England in the third ODI in Ahmedabad last Wednesday put him 23 rating points …
South Africa is reported to have more than 50 automotive brands represented locally, with over 2,500 derivatives currently on sale. This number is set to grow as new brands are launched, ushering in new developments in vehicle technology and design that will entice many car owners to consider trading in their vehicles for newer models. …
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