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Police Minister Bheki Cele says the DNA backlog is expected to be erased by January next year. Cele was speaking at the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide on Monday.

Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to receive a full report on Monday on the tragedy that unfolded in Ennerdale over the weekend where 11 people were shot. A spokesperson Lirandzu Themba says according to an initial report, four suspects attempted to rob street vendors on Saturday who were busy selling chicken feet.

Dis-Chem’s B-BBEE certificate (dated 2 August 2022) shows that it has Level 8 status, with a score of 55.7 points. This is the lowest possible level, with scores of under 40 deemed ‘non-compliant’.

It's all systems go for tens of thousands of Grade 12 learners who will putting pen to paper on Monday as the National Senior Certificate exams kick into high gear. Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga briefed the media on Sunday on the state of the department's readiness.

Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor Retief Odendaal says the new coalition government has made significant strides in a short space of time in intensifying service delivery across the metro. But he says the municipality will also need its residents’ participation in fixing the metro.

The Economic Freedom Fighters has bemoaned the withdrawal of rape charges against the 14 suspects who were accused of sexually assaulting eight women during a music video shoot in Krugersdorp earlier this year. The National Prosecuting Authority on Thursday decided to withdraw the charges of rape, sexual assault, and robbery with aggravating circumstances against all 13 men and the minor.

South African motorists with diesel-powered vehicles should brace for another steep price hike next week.

Eskom’s former acting CEO Matshela Koko, Hlupheka Sithole, together with Watson Seswai and former CEO of the South African Local Government Association (Salga) Thabo Mokwena, were granted R300 000 bail each, following their arrests on Thursday in connection with a “R2.2 billion matter” linked to the building of Kusile Power Station.

The 10111 centre in the Nelson Mandela Bay Mandela Bay Metro is temporarily out of action. There were initial fears of a fire at the centre in Schauderville but it turned out to be a technical fault with a lot of smoke