17 April 2014

The JCPS Cluster led by Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday, 17 April 2014 visited the election hotspots in KwaZulu-Natal.

The visit is part of efforts to bring peace and stability to areas affected by crime and violent protests. The committee visited KwaMashu township and C-section in Wembezi, Escourt. This is the first in a series of visits across the country to address any challenges that may arise ahead of the elections.

17 April 2014

14 April 2014

11 April 2014

Government notes the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime’s latest report, Global Study on Homicide 2013, which is consistent with the South African Police Services crime studies. The UN report hails South Africa's "encouraging trend" in halving the murder rate from 64.5 per 100 000 in 1995 to 31 in 2012.

10 April 2014

Sanlam and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) have announced that they received a record 750 entries for the 2013 MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards since the joint awards were established four years ago. Entries closed on 14 February 2014. For the 2012 Awards, 540 entries were received.

9 April 2014

Government welcomes the closure of Petite Bumper Daycare centre in Rosettenville, by the Department of Social Development and law enforcement agencies in Gauteng.  This after the owner allegedly bound a toddler and gagged her with tape.  It is also alleged that the owner committed this heinous abuse in order to quietly watch television.

8 April 2014

07 April 2014

Social Sector Cluster
Social Protection and Vulnerable Groups Media Briefing
07 April 2014 at 13h00
GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House: Pretoria with Video Link to GCIS Imbizo Centre, Parliament: Cape Town

Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

4 April 2013

3 April 2014

South Africa is a better place to live in, and this has been proven yet again after the wheels of justice turned in two criminal cases before South African courts today. Government welcomes the life imprisonment sentencing of Xolile Tose by the Eastern Cape High Court for raping a six-year-old girl in 2011, and the sentencing of Shinawaaz Ahmento and Kyle Fredericks, who received 23 years and 15 years respectively for raping and strangling Tracey-Lee Martins in 2013.