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‘It’s time to put politics aside,’ Cele says at Charl Kinnear’s funeral
The late Charl Kinnear. Kinnear was attached to the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit as a section commander and participated in the investigations of several high-profile cases, which resulted in multiple arrests.
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Police Minister Bheki Cele has demanded that action be taken against any officer implicated in the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear, a detective with the Anti-Gang Unit. Kinnear was killed in an apparent murder in front of his home two weeks ago. Cele added that the police force was no place for crime and that it was time to put politics aside.
Cele has said that “heads must roll” for Kinnear’s murder, even if her own head is one of them.
Speaking at Kinnear’s funeral, held in Cape Town on Saturday, Cele said it was vital that the police take action against those involved in corruption themselves. She added that if she was involved in a violation, she should be the first to step aside.
His statements come after allegations that the slain police officer was investigating other officers who may have been supporting organized crime.
Sedibeng municipal manager shot to death in shopping center parking lot
Stanley Khanyile. Image: Twitter / TheDailyDispatch
The municipal director of the Sedibeng district municipality, Stanley Khanyile, was reportedly killed, reports eNCA.
However, the municipality’s acting head of communications and stakeholder relations, Savior Kgaswane, said he could not confirm Khanyile’s reported killing at this time.
Kgaswane said a statement will be released in due course once an investigation into the reports of Khanyile’s murder is concluded.
Gauteng police said they were also unable to confirm the identity of the “52-year-old man” who was fatally shot in the “parking lot of a shopping center in Alberton” when asked to confirm the reported murder of Khanyile.
Police spokesman Brig. Mathapelo Peters said a manhunt began after the fatal shooting of the 52-year-old man.
Trump ‘okay’ in hospital as more Republicans test positive for Covid
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 11, 2020, United States President Donald Trump wears a mask while visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. – US President Donald Trump said in early October 2, 2020 that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the coronavirus. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP)
President Donald Trump woke up Saturday from his first night in the hospital as a Covid-19 patient and said he was doing well as key Republican allies announced their own positive tests a month before the US election.
Three senators, as well as Trump’s campaign manager and other high-level aides, are among a growing list from the president’s orbit who have contracted the virus, with at least seven confirmed cases linked to an event at the Rose Garden in Washington. the White House last weekend.
With Trump trailing in the polls removed from the campaign for treatment at the Walter Reed Army medical center outside Washington, and possibly for many days afterward, his campaign plans were in disarray ahead of a potentially election. messy on November 3.
Durban paramedic at scene of accident injured when car collides with ambulance
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A KwaZulu-Natal paramedic was seriously injured in Pinetown while at the scene of an accident.
According to Rescue Care Paramedics, emergency services personnel were attending an accident on the M13 eastbound, off Richmond Road, just after 5 p.m. Friday when the incident occurred.
They had responded to a vehicle that rolled over on the road, when an oncoming vehicle lost control.
Greta Thunberg Withdraws From Tutu Foundation Conference
In this file photo taken on January 25, 2019, Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech on the closing day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, eastern Switzerland. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg withdrew from Desmond and Leah Tutu’s Legacy Foundation annual peace conference.
Thunberg’s spokesman, Daniel Donner, declined to comment on his reasons for withdrawing from the event.
In her place will be Christiana Figueres, who helped draft the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and an activist from Uganda and South Africa.
IFP founder Buthelezi says allegations against KwaSizabantu are ‘devastating impact’
“It is our absolute intention to work to rectify any proven errors and we are committed to taking the necessary steps to carry out restorations in these circumstances,” said Ruth Combrink, mission leader. Photo: All4Women / Facebook
The founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and chairman emeritus of the party, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has expressed shock at the allegations made against the KwaZulu-Natal-based KwaSizabantu Mission.
This after a News24 investigation brought to light allegations of physical and sexual abuse, money laundering, racism, cultism, gross human rights violations, wrongdoing, virginity testing and patriarchy.
In a statement, Buthelezi said the accusations came “as a devastating shock” and said “it would be irresponsible” and “wrong to find someone guilty before they have been tried” in court.
Woman loses 200,000 rand in ancestry scam, three arrested
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The Hawks have arrested three suspects for allegedly defrauding a woman out of more than 200,000 rand by taking advantage of her traditional beliefs.
The suspects allegedly placed an advertising offer to help with traditional cleanings, to which a 40-year-old hired government employee responded.
“[She] she responded to the advertisement seeking financial stability and permanent employment in early August 2020. She was allegedly invited to a spiritual cleansing consultation, for which she paid R1 000, ”said police spokesman Lt. Col. Philani Nkwalase.
She was later convinced to come back for more cleaning, she said.
“Subsequently, the victim withdrew all his savings and parted with approximately R223,000 in cash which was then given to the union in the belief that his ancestors would multiply the money by millions of rand.”
When she realized she had been misled, she reported the matter to the Hawks in Gauteng.
Three suspects arrested for ‘execution style’ murders in KwaNdengezi
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KwaZulu-Natal police arrested three men in connection with “the execution-style killings of four young men” in KwaNdengezi, Durban, last week.
Police spokesman Brigadier Jay Naicker said the three men were arrested on Friday and a 9mm handgun was seized.
“On Saturday September 26, 2020, the KwaNdengezi police received a report of four men who were killed in the Zwelibomvu reservation, near the sports fields of Olwambeni Primary School. The four men between the ages of 17 and 24 were shot in the upper body. Information from the community indicated that the men were charged with theft of shares, which may have contributed to their deaths. A murder file was registered at the KwaNdengezi Police Station and assigned to the Provincial Organized Crime Unit for investigation.
“After a rigorous investigation, detectives pounced on the three suspects, aged between 46 and 49, who were arrested yesterday at their homes in KwaNdengezi. A 9mm pistol was also seized as part of the investigation. The three men are expected to appear before the KwaNdengezi Magistrates Court on Monday for murder. Detectives have not ruled out the possibility of further arrests, ”Naicker said.
KwaZulu-Natal Acting Police Commissioner Major General Thulani Gonya welcomed the arrests.
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