It is no way to live, they tell me.Latest UKHSA procures more than 100,000 additional vaccine doses and updates close contact guidance as monkeypox cases rise to 2,137 Residents say when night falls everyone needs to be behind closed doors – Making matters worse, for three years now this community hasīeen without power and under this cover of darkness criminals do their worst. The people of this community say they are under siege, they say crime is a serious problem, one that even the police are South Africa has one for the highest crimes rates in the world - most of it is 'Yes we could much better and we shouldĭo much better but to say we’re not doing anything, otherwise - we would not be sitting with 27% overpopulated in prison if police were notįorce is under-resourced and even outnumbered. Police minister Bheki Cele’s visited on Monday toĭoing their job, but admitted more was needed. When I got there he was already dead,' said Mr Mkhizeįor not doing enough to keep them safe. Telling me there had been a shooting there and I rushed to see what was going Told me he was going to the tavern to play snooker next thing I got a call 'I’d last seen him just hours before the shooting, he Petrus Mkhize’s brother was one of those killed. Mdlalose Place, residents rushed to the dead searching for their relatives. In the moments after the Soweto mass shooting at One of the highest crimes rates in the world.ĪFP Copyright: AFP South Africa has a high crime rate Image caption: South Africa has a high crime rate The police being blamed for not doing enough to protect the citizens. Pressure for the authorities to find those responsible for the killings, with The police said that some of its response team had been deployed to Soweto to assist with policing in response to the needs of the community. Step of bringing to book all those who orchestrated one of the country's To the Pietermaritzburg shooting was “a first In a statement, the police assured that the arrest of the two linked Of the arrests came as the minister for police, Bheki Cele, on Monday received a report on the mass shootings. In KwaZulu-Natal, but police do not think the incidents are related. Were shot dead in a bar in Soweto and four others in another bar in Pietermaritzburg Shootings over the weekend that left a total of 19 people dead. Police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with the tavern The toxicology report is yet to be released, but pathologists have suggested that the deaths may have been caused by Have been given the option of paying a fine of about $120 (£100) for selling Who were admitted to hospital have since been discharged.Įstablishment is due to appear in court next week, while two of his employees The liquor licence board filed a complaint with the police following the death of the teenagers who collapsed whileĪttending a party to celebrate the end of mid-year exams last month. The bar, is in connection with selling alcohol to under-age children.

The arrest of the three suspects, including the owner of While attending a party at Enyobeni Tavern. South African police have arrested three people inĬonnection with the deaths on 21 teenagers at a bar in the city of East London last She will be buried later on Sunday according to MuslimĪFP Copyright: AFP Twenty-one teenagers died at the bar while attending a party to celebrate finished their exams Image caption: Twenty-one teenagers died at the bar while attending a party to celebrate finished their exams This led her to be fiercely loyal, but she was criticised for standing by Jacob Zuma during his presidency, despite some questionable actions when he was in office. Personally had previously described her deep love for the ANC and its leaders. Movement and the country as a whole,” NationalĪNC Spokesperson, Pule Mabe, said in a statement. Of Comrade Jessie is a great loss, not only to the family but to the democratic Mandela’s personal assistant from 1990-1994 after his release from Party’s deputy secretary general and a veteran politician.

Who was a long-serving member of the governing African National Congress died after suffering from cancer, the ANC announced in a statement.

Political activist Jessie Duarte has died at the age of 68. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Jessie Duarte devoted her life to the fight for equality, the ANC said Image caption: Jessie Duarte devoted her life to the fight for equality, the ANC said

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