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Minister Albert Fritz. GARDEN ROUTE - Successful convictions of local and national rape cases are being severely hampered by a backlog of DNA test results at the government laboratory. So said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila. And, after George Herald received a number of complaints of long waiting periods for DNA test results and cases being temporarily struck off the roll, it has become clear that the nationwide backlog of approximately 173 000 DNA test results is also affecting rape cases in the Garden Route. According to Ntabazalila man...

Bonginkosi Madikizela to be acting premier while Winde is on leave Share Cape Town – While Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is on leave, MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela will be taking the reins. During an update on the province’s coronavirus infections and vaccine roll-out programme, it was revealed that the province’s Transport and Public Works MEC will be the acting premier for the duration of Winde’s absence. Madikizela is also the DA leader in the Western Cape, after being elected at the party’s provincial congress in November. Winde will be on leave for nine days starting from Wednesd...

Ndifuna Ukwazi calls Winde’s Helen Bowden comments 'disingenuous and divisive' By Mwangi Githahu Share Cape Town - Social justice NGO Ndifuna Ukwazi has responded to remarks made by Premier Alan Winde during his state of the province address, in which he attacked the occupation of the Helen Bowden Nurses' Home in Green Point, calling it “Illegal, immoral and corrupt”. Ndifuna Ukwazi spokesperson Kyla Hazell said: “We note with concern that instead of embracing the nuance and imagination necessary to realise dignified housing solutions in partnership with communities, Prem...

Jenni Evans Gillion Bosman. At the doorstep of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in Grabouw, a Temporary Disability Grant (TDG) applicant died early in the morning while standing in the excessively long line, waiting to be helped. It is beyond tragic that a vulnerable resident does not return to their family from one of the main spaces you can go to for relief from the devastation of poverty. Sassa is the main agency responsible for provision of our national government's safety nets for those who need them. It falls under the Department of Social Development (DSD), led by Mini...

Premier Alan Winde uses SOPA to attack Helen Bowden occupation By Mwangi Githahu Share Cape Town - Premier Alan Winde used his State of the Province Address (SOPA) to attack the organisations involved in the occupation of the Helen Bowden Nurses' Home in Green Point and said the occupation was “illegal, immoral and corrupt”. Winde said: “I remain flabbergasted as to how this government can be attacked for not delivering housing close to the centre of Cape Town by the very same organisations that have either directly encouraged, or silently supported, the occupation of the previous Helen...