BRITS POS – BRITS – The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Mr David Mahlobo voiced his strong dissatisfaction on the delays of the upgrading of Brits Water Treatment Works (WTW) that falls under Madibeng Local Municipality and called for an acceleration plan to expedite the project which is not yet complete after multiple delays over an extended period of 11 years, which is totally unacceptable.
The upgrade project, is funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to the value of more than R80 million and it is implemented by Magalies Water Board.
Schoeman skitter vir PSG Legends
BRITS POS – BRITS – Terwyl die telbord ‘n nederlaag vir die PSG Legends in hul jongste Fantasieliga-wedstryd teen die Pretoria Tigers, op Groenkloof Oval verlede Sondag getoon het, was dit ‘n wedstryd ryk aan uitstaande oomblikke.
Die ontembare Dries Schoeman van PSG Legends, het die Speler van die Wedstryd-toekenning, met sy topklas-vertoning, ontvang.
Southern African Python illegally offered for sale
BRITS POS – BRITS - On Friday, 6 June, the Critter Chronicles team received a call from Secra Security company and responded to an incident in a rural community where a Southern African Python (python natalensis) was being illegally offered for sale.
(The Southern African Python is the largest snake species in Southern Africa. It is a non-venomous constrictor, a snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.) The team located the animal and, following legal and ethical protocols, immediately confiscated it to ensure its safety.
Child Protection Week outreach
BRITS POS – BRITS – Members of Brits police, the Department of Correctional Services, Department of Social Development and the Department of Health took part in Child Protection Week activities.
On Wednesday, 28 May they paid a visit to Laerskool De Kroon and addressed Grade 5 to 7 learners on Children’s Rights as embedded in the Children’s Act (Act No 38 of 2005).
Combating the kidnapping threat in South Africa
BRITS POS – BRITS - Kidnapping remains a persistent and evolving threat in South Africa, affecting individuals across socio-economic backgrounds.
Syndicates target victims for ransom, extortion, human trafficking, or in connection with criminal or political disputes. While adults remain high-risk targets, children and young adults are increasingly vulnerable due to gaps in awareness and digital exposure.