South Africa

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Babalo Ndenze CAPE TOWN - Political parties in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) support the Pension Funds Amendment Bill, which could soon allow South Africans to access their pensions while still employed. The adoption of the bill by the NCOP on Thursday means this could

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Carlo Petersen CAPE TOWN - The cross-examination of a self-confessed hitman who turned State witness in the trial against alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack, came to an end in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday with the introduction of a new witness, the son of

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lindsay Dentlinger CAPE TOWN - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says organised crime is the country's next state capture crisis. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday, the NPA leadership said as organised crime becomes more sophisticated, it will require better investigation and prosecution skills.

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lauren Isaacs CAPE TOWN - A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for killing his 93-year-old step-grandmother. In a plea and sentencing agreement, Keagan Samuels, confessed to attacking Cynthia Doubel at her Bellville South home in July 2021, knowing he could kill

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Carlo Petersen CAPE TOWN - Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed national government's plans to expand the criminal investigative powers of the city's municipal law enforcement. This follows an announcement by Parliament's police portfolio committee to amend the SAPS Act. The mayor said he'd written

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Melikhaya Zagagana CAPE TOWN - Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, is calling on those in positions of influence to lead by example. Ellis was speaking at a graduation ceremony at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Bellville on Thursday, where she was awarded with an