Posts tagged with 'south africa'

 

SAPS Operator of 10111 Emergency Number drops phone call while terrified woman pleads for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house

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A 23-year-old Cape Town woman, living right across the Table View police station, phoned the police’s 10111 emergency number at 06:17 on Wednesday morning, and pleaded for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house. Until her bitter shock, the operator dropped the phone call after 25 seconds, without giving any assistance.

According to a report from Netwerk24, the petrified woman once again dialled the 10111 number and told the operator on the other side that she had heard someone in her home and that she suspected it was a burglar and begged for help. The police officer who answered the phone first wanted her contact details, requested confirmation that someone was in the woman’s house, and then asked her to spell her address before sending the police.
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UN Report: Over 500,000 people murdered in SA since 1994 – ANC’s SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world at 36 per 100,000 people!

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) has released a new report focusing on the countries with the highest murder rates.

The study seeks to shed light on gender-related killings, lethal gang violence and other challenges, with the aim of bringing homicide rates around the world.

The data shows that the overall number of people who suffered a violent death as a result of homicide increased in the past quarter of a century, from 395,542 in 1992 to 464,000 in 2017.

However, because the global population has risen faster than the increase in recorded homicide victims, the overall risk of being killed in homicides has declined steadily.

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Soweto’s huge debt burden amounts to more than R17 billion, where illegal power connections are more the rule than the exception in residential areas

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Soweto has been identified as the great sinner when it comes to outstanding debt to Eskom. The latest figures show that Soweto’s debt to the power provider is over R17bn.

Last week, technicians threatened that they would no longer perform repairs in neighborhoods where their security is threatened, areas effected including  Soweto.

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SANDF cannot prevent illegal immigration due to lack of finance, nor is it trained to combat urban civilian violence on Cape Flats

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Head of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, as well as Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, admitted during the parliamentary session that SANDF has financial difficulties. It is also said that the deployment of the military to counter gang violence on the Cape Flats is not feasible because the army is not trained to combat urban civilian violence. SANDF troops have been in Cape Town for a week, but have not yet left the barracks because they are waiting for intelligence reports and still waiting on a withdrawal strategy.

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The tentacles of corruption surfacing all over SA –  Johannesburg swarms with illegal electrical connections as well as buildings erected without municipal approval – Investigations show R9 million loss

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An investigation by Johannesburg City Council at Four Ways revealed that the Council lost nearly R9 million in revenue due to illegal electrical connections.

Buildings’ water and sewer connections have not been registered since 2015. It seems to be the tip of the “iceberg” as the investigation was done only in one suburb.

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More Corruption and Bribery at Traffic Department – Hawks arrest another bunch of corrupt traffic officials in Khayalitsha

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The Hawks arrested seven traffic officials for issuing drivers licenses for payment. A security guard and six female test officers will appear in court on complaints of fraud and corruption.

The violations at Khayalitsha have taken place since January 2015 and October 2018. It appears that these types of offenses are not eradicated, as licensing officers are shortly arrested for the same complaints.

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Attacks on elderly getting more brutal each week – Elderly woman’s face crushed in after savage farm attack in Free State

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A savage farm attack took place at Bloemspruit in the Free State Province. The attack was tweeted by Ian Cameron of AfriForum on 6 December 2018. An elderly female victim (70) was attacked on Tuesday afternoon, 4 December 2018. The SA Police Service detectives only started investigation on scene on the Wednesday morning.

The victim had her face crushed in by the attacker and she is currently in ICU in Bloemfontein. There is no other information available at this stage and there have been no arrests.

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Afrikaans is Groot gaan wéér groot in Kaapstad

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Nadat kaartjies vir nege Afrikaans is Groot-vertonings in Pretoria binne enkele ure uitverkoop het, maak dié gewilde konsertreeks weer ’n draai in die Moederstad – vir ’n vyfde keer. Op Saterdag, 17 Maart 2018 is dié konsert by die GrandWest Grand Arena in Kaapstad te sien. Steve Hofmeyr, Juanita du Plessis, Theuns Jordaan, Karlien van..
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Nielsen: ‘Top Way To Reach Consumers Across All Media’ Is Radio.

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The recently released Q2 2017 Nielsen Comparable Metrics Report, which offers an in-depth apples-to-apples comparison of major media platforms—traditional radio, television, computers, smartphones, game consoles and tablets—is stirring plenty of notice, thanks to some mighty rosy statistics about broadcast radio. For one, Nielsen Audio managing director Brad Kelly was invited to write a guest column..
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