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Family may soon have the DNA answers they need By Thobeka Ngema Share DURBAN - WHEN a woman’s burnt body was found in a ditch in Woody Glen, Hammarsdale, west of Durban six months ago a family believed it was that of Nomvuselelo Ngcobo, 31, who went missing on October 17. The body was found on October 20 last year and DNA samples were taken for analysis. The family were not allowed to bury the body without DNA confirmation. The missing woman’s sister, Nkosingiphile, said when she reported her sister missing, she learnt that the woman who was found dead had a pair of spectacles near ...

Cops making 'great strides' in coming to grips with DNA backlog By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The police management have confirmed that they have made “great strides” to overcome the backlog in DNA testing while the system to track and trace forensic exhibits was now fully up and running. Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo said that followed a reported "disappearance" of millions of forensic exhibits at the National Forensic DNA Database due to the Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM) system being shut down by the service provider in June 2020. Naidoo said in fact those exhib...

Gender-based violence DNA samples being prioritised, says SAPS Updated Sibahle Motha Share this: The South African Police Services has given an assurance that DNA samples required for court cases linked to gender-based violence are being prioritised. Pexels The announcement by police comes after forensic exhibits in the National Forensic DNA Database  due to the Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM) system “disappeared” after being shut down by the service provider in June 2020.  Since then, SAPS has worked together with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and deve...