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.
POOR MUNICIPAL AUDIT OUTCOMES - “We are no longer interested in excuses,” says COGTA Committee
BRITS POS – BRITS - Recently the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) vowed to intensify its oversight on Wednesday following a committee briefing in which the Auditor-General (AG) painted a bleak picture of municipal audit outcomes.
The committee was briefed on municipalities’ audit outcomes for the 2023/24 financial year.
North West hijackings increased Q1 of 2025
BRITS POS – BRITS - According to the SAPS, only one province experienced a year-on-year increase in hijackings for the most recent quarter: the North West. Interestingly, five provinces saw a significant decrease (>20%) in hijackings.
“Vehicle hijackings are largely a business driven by demand and supply in South Africa,” says Wahl Bartmann, CEO of Fidelity Group. “Popular models are targeted due to the high demand for their parts or resale value, often through illicit markets.”
4%-brandstofverhoging wyd veroordeel
BRITS POS – BRITS - Die Outomobiel-Assosiasie (AA) het die verhoogde brandstofheffing van 4%, wat in die minister van finansies, Enoch Godongwana se begroting aangekondig is, veroordeel. Dit nadat ‘n verhoging van 3c per liter koolstofheffing reeds in April in werking getree het.
Volgens die AA sal dit vervoerkoste opjaag, voedselpryse hoër laat styg en meer druk op reeds sukkelende huishoudings plaas.
Afrikaans-letters tuis by Voortrekkermonument
BRITS POS – PRETORIA - Die reuse- driedimensionele letters wat “Afrikaans” spel en ’n landwye draai gemaak het as deel van die 100ste bestaansjaarviering van Afrikaans as amptelike landstaal, het op 27 Mei eindelik by die Voortrekkermonument in Pretoria aangekom.
Dié geskiedkundige oomblik is met groot opgewondenheid en trots gevier.
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