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Kenya’s Christine Njoki, the current holder of the SA all-comers record, claimed a dominating victory at the Totalsports Women’s Race in Durban on Sunday 4 August 2024. Starting and finishing at the Suncoast Casino on Snell Parade, the streets of Durban buzzed with excitement as a record field of 7500 runners gathered to partake in …
Many parents are increasingly taking on the role of home school educators, a task that requires a diverse set of skills often developed in their everyday professional and personal lives. It’s clear that the skills needed to foster innovative, resilient, and future-ready youth are not confined to traditional classrooms. Parents can leverage their own skills …
Police rescue 90 Ethiopian nationals, kidnap victim
Ninety undocumented Ethiopian nationals, who were allegedly being kept against their will and under inhumane conditions, have been rescued in Sunnydale Ridge, Johannesburg by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force (STF) unit.
“A multidisciplinary team, led by the STF, were tracing a victim of kidnapping for ransom when they they also made the discovery of the undocumented nationals who were found locked up, confined and packed into rooms.
“Investigations are underway as to how these nationals were trafficked into SA,” said the police in a statement on Sunday, adding that the Ethiopian nationals were all taken to hospital for medical care.
Among the Ethiopian nationals was the kidnapped victim who was also rescued.
The victim had been kidnapped in Benoni on Tuesday afternoon and his kidnappers immediately started demanding hundreds of thousands of ransom money from his family.
Two alleged human traffickers and kidnappers who were found on the property have been arrested and are likely to face charges of kidnapping and human trafficking.
They are expected to appear before the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court soon.
The case has been handed over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (HAWKS) for further investigations.
The police said the operation would not have been successful without the work of the crime intelligence unit, organised crime detectives unit, Sandringham and Daveyton SAPS as well as private security. – SAnews.gov.za
Janine
Sun, 08/04/2024 - 12:38
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Former DHA official sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed the sentence imposed on a former Home Affairs official by the Durban Commercial Crime Court.
Judy Zuma was sentenced to an effective 12 years imprisonment this week. She was part of a syndicate which delivered fraudulent passports for reward to foreign nationals who did not qualify for the documents.
The Minister described the sentence as a breakthrough in the fight against organised corruption.
“The message sent by this conviction is crystal clear: if you engage in corruption, we will find you and we will pursue you until you are locked up. We will not rest until we have cleansed the scourge of corruption from the face of Home Affairs,” Schreiber said.
The Minister said the sentence must signal a new culture of zero-tolerance towards corruption.
“The fight against corruption in this department, as demonstrated by the serious nature of the issues raised in this case, is particularly urgent given that Home Affairs sits at the heart of our national security apparatus,” Schreiber said.
The sentence imposed on Zuma translates into an effective 12 years of direct imprisonment, with another 24 years suspended.
She was originally arrested in a sting operation after she tried to bribe a Home Affairs Counter Corruption officer with R10 000.
The court confirmed that Zuma, who was convicted for multiple offences, was part of a syndicate issuing fraudulent passports to foreign nationals who did not qualify for the documents.
Zuma was found to have processed 192 passports between 28 May and 12 June 2021 for foreign nationals who did not qualify to have them. She was paid R4 000 for each passport. She left the department in December 2021, following an internal disciplinary process.
The department said all the affected passports have been red-flagged, meaning that anyone who tries to use these fraudulent documents at a port of entry will be immediately arrested.
“So far, two foreign nationals have already been locked away, serving time for their involvement in this corrupt scheme. Another two were sentenced to four years imprisonment [on Friday],” said the department.
To improve the security of travel documents, the department in 2022 introduced a requirement that passports be activated via fingerprints at the office of application. This means that passports can only be used after the owner has validated them with their own fingerprints.
It is alleged that Zuma was recruited into this scheme by another former Home Affairs official, Zima Shange, who was sentenced to an effective 10 years imprisonment in October 2023.
The Minister said the crackdown on both officials and foreign nationals involved in the syndicate strengthened his resolve to support the work of the Counter-Corruption Branch of the department as the successful convictions demonstrate that the “cancer of corruption can be defeated”.
“I am repulsed by the actions of Zuma and other members of such syndicates, who cheapen our documents, threaten our security, and undermine the work done by committed Home Affairs officials,” Schreiber said. – SAnews.gov.za
Janine
Sun, 08/04/2024 - 12:25
The Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province will contest the 2024 SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division final on Saturday in Pretoria after winning their respective semifinals against Border Ladies and Sanlam Boland Dames. The final is a rematch of the 2023 edition, which the Daisies won comfortably. On Saturday, the Pretoria hosts had too many …
[Listen to Heinrich Muller MPL – Shadow MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform speak on this] Dear Editor The multi-million rand government funded Mantusini Dairy Project near Port St Johns, that was promoted as an empowerment project to uplift hundreds of poor local households, has been closed. On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, I conducted …
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Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance calls on the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, to exercise South Africa’s right as a member of SADC and urgently demand that the 44th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads State and Government – scheduled to be held on 17 August 2024 in Harare, Zimbabwe, be moved to …
While the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) is closely monitoring seismic changes happening upstream, it has taken a strategic decision to focus on ensuring a steady supply of good quality steel for downstream steel businesses, says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amanuel Gebremeskel. Against a backdrop of economic and policy uncertainty and potential facility …
[Listen to Karabo Khakhau MP – DA National Spokesperson speak on this] Dear Editor The DA welcomes the decision by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson MP, to commission an independent report on the purchase and renovations of the unutilised former Telkom headquarters building in Pretoria – costing taxpayers over R900 million. …
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Dear Editor With the 2024 Paris Olympics in full swing, the DA congratulates all South African athletes who have thus far represented our country on the global stage. Many of our inspirational sports stars performed exceptionally well, while others were nearly there. The DA particularly wishes to congratulate double Olympic medalist Tatjana Smith for her …
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