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The DA has called for the MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko to urgently put measures in place to curb the violence and criminality.

In Sebokeng on Thursday, the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety invited law enforcement to account for their role in responding to the recent looting, violence and destruction of property that escalated from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Gauteng. The committee said, “The portfolio committee has noted with regret the dithering and slow response by police which made it possible for the unrest to prolong, causing more damage to the economy and job losses; this at a ti...

Sesona Ngqakamba Gautengs Community Safety department is facing backlash after its delay in paying the stipends of those deployed to patrol vacant land across the province.  The DA were among those "infuriated" by the delays.  According to the partys spokesperson on community safety, Michael Shackleton, the delays were "unnecessary".  Support independent journalism Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-...

Details revealed by MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko in response to questions posed in provincial legislature

Police stations in the Vaal and Benoni have the highest number of out-of-service vehicles in Gauteng.

Two District 220 incumbents trail GOP-back candidates Upper from left, William Betz, Sandra Ficke-Bradford, Erin Chan Ding, Katie Karam, Lauren Berkowitz Klauer, and lower from left, Jonathan "Juan" Matta, Malgorzata McGonigal, Michael Shackleton, Steve Wang, Robert Windon are candidates for the Barrington Unit District 220 school board in the 2021 election. Not pictured is candidate Thomas J. Mitoraj   Updated 4/6/2021 9:57 PM Returns from outside the Cook County portion of Barrin...

With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopenings   Updated 4/7/2021 2:00 PM Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday -- for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic. In school district after school district, candidates who put a priority on listening to the health experts were elected, apparently often with the help of teachers unions.   This...

Boko Haram gang in Mamelodi bribing complainants to withdraw cases – police By Rapula Moatshe Share Pretoria - The criminal cases of the prominent Boko Haram gang in Mamelodi have been withdrawn by complainants allegedly paid by the suspects to buy their silence. This was disclosed by the police during a virtual meeting with the community safety portfolio committee on Friday. Police were responding to a concern raised by DA Gauteng MPL Crezane Bosch regarding intimidation and threats made...

The candidates for Barrington SD220 board took part in a candidates forum hosted by the district PTO.

Judge made an ‘error’, alleges Makhura on PPE scandal Siyanda Ndlovu Screengrab of Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Makhura said the “error” in both the affidavit and in the judgement was tarnishing to his name as political parties were now using the matter in a politics circus. ...