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Durban Metro Police Academy set for major upgrade to enhance training
The Durban Metro Police Services Training Academy is undergoing a significant upgrade to enhance its training facilities, comply with legislative requirements, and better prepare recruits for modern policing challenges.
R25 million allocated to security vehicles
The eThekwini Municipality allocated R25 million to the procurement of security and protection vehicles, in a step towards combating crime.
‘I will quit the same day’: South Africans shocked by viral TikTok videos of SAPS riot training
South Africa has witnessed a steady rise in the number of violent protests over the past few years, including at its university campuses, and the volatile nature of these demonstrations requires police officers to be adept at crowd control.
Competition Tribunal finds SAPS hand sanitiser supplier guilty, handed R3. 5 million administrative penalty
The Competition Tribunal also imposed an administrative penalty of R3 550 000, jointly and severally, on Gauteng-based BlueCollar and KwaZulu-Natal-based Ateltico for overcharging the SAPS to the amount of R9. 8 million for the bulk supply of 10 000 25 litre containers of hand sanitisers in 2020.
Call for arrest of more KZN Department of Education officials linked to PPE procurement corruption
The Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court recently convicted and sentenced the financial manager at the KZN DoE, Lungelo Stewart Mhlongo, 41, for contravention of the Public Administration Management Act.
Multimillion-rand ‘scamster’ Swereen Govender still sought nearly one year on
Swereen Govender, also known as Sue or Shireen, who is believed to still be in the country, possibly in KwaZulu-Natal, is being sought by the authorities for allegedly swindling victims of out an estimated R18 million in 2021.
SANDF chief strongly condemns members’ behaviour following fraud and corruption charges over PPEs
Lt-Col V. S. Peu, Capt D. Modise, Capt Tshikosi and Leading Seaman (LS) S. S. Jiane who all worked at the Department Of Defence’s Central Procurement Service Centre appeared before the Court of Senior Military Judge in Thaba Tshwane for arraignment on Friday.
Company awarded R103m PPE tender by Gauteng Health ordered to pay back the money
Zakheni Strategic Supplies was ordered to pay back all profits earned from their invalid and unlawful R103m PPE tender by the Gauteng Health Department
I have been used as a scapegoat, says Hamilton Ndlovu
“I have been targeted to justify the looting of R500-billion of the Covid-19 relief funds. “
Businessman to name politicians linked to R172m PPE contracts from the NHLS
Hamilton Ndlovu has received death threats, his phones tapped, drone over his property.
KZN Education might recall its former head over his alleged involvement in a PPE corruption scandal
KZN Department of Education wants answers over fraud.
SIU report clears KwaDukuza Municipality after allegations of irregular procurement, irregular procurement process and inflated prices for Covid-19 PPE
The investigation accounted for the procurement of goods and services between July 23, 2020 and September 30, 2021, in respect of South Africa’s national state of disaster.
Dr Zweli Mkhize demands answers from authorities after his name was dragged into the investigation of the murder of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran
Accused claimed he was beaten and coerced to implicate minister
Dr Zweli Mkhize shocked and saddened by claim that he was involved in the murder of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran
One of the accused in Deokaran’s murder has now distanced himself from a “false confession” in which he implicated Mkhize, saying it was made under duress