Day: December 14, 2022

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Post Office offers its services outside South Africa

Send money home through the Post Office
Many families in neighbouring countries are supported by breadwinners who work in South Africa, and who send money home to support them.
The huge increase in transport cost means that many breadwinners will not be able to return home to their families this Christmas. The Post Office offers a solution for them to at least send some extra funds home at a particularly cost-effective rate. The service is available to and from Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique and eSwatini.
All Post Offices in South Africa offer the service, and the money can be collected at any post office in the destination country. The transferred funds become available on the same day.
The service is offered through the Universal Post Union and managed by the International Financial System, a system that automates the processing and management of international money orders. The system complies with exchange regulations.
Commission on money sent to Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique and eSwatini is as follows:
• Up to R500.00: R50.00
• R500.01 – R999.99: R75.00
• R1000.00 – R1999.99: R92.00
• R2000.00 – R5000.00: R115.00

The recipient is not charged when the sender uses the SA Post office to send money.
Before sending money to another country, the sender has to show an identity document or passport, as well as proof of residence.
For enquiries on the money transfer service and any other postal service, please contact the SA Post Office on:

Source: Government of South Africa

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Minister Patricia de Lille unveils latest Anti-Gender-Based Violence and Femicide billboard at Caledon Police Station, Western Cape, 15 Dec

Minister Patricia de Lille to unveil latest Anti-Gender-Based Violence and Femicide billboard at Caledon Police Station, Western Cape

As part of continued activism of no violence against women children, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille will tomorrow Thursday 15, December 2022, unveil one of the latest anti-Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) billboards installed by the Department of Public works and Infrastructure(DPWI) at the Caledon Police Station in the Western Cape.

During the joint sitting on the National Assembly regarding GBVF in September 2019, Minister de Lille made a commitment that the DPWI would allocate unoccupied state-owned properties for service delivery purpose, especially to provide shelter to victims of GBV. So far 14 state-owned properties have been handed over to provincial social development departments for use as shelters for victims of genderbased violence in the Western Cape, Gauteng, the Free State and Limpopo.

In September 2019, Minister de Lille also committed that DPWI would use stateowned properties to install anti-GBV messaging as a campaign to show government’s solidarity with communities and families who have been affected by this scourge and to demonstrate government efforts in the fight against GBV and femicide. To date more than 20 billboards have been installed at police stations in Caledon, Paarl, Bredasdorp and Laingsburg police stations are the latest police stations where anti-GBVF billboards have been installed by DPWI.

Minister de Lille will be joined by the SAPS and local leaders to unveil the latest billboard at the Caledon Police station to demonstrate government’s commitment against the scourge of GBVF and to communicate government’s efforts to assist victims and communities to fight the scourge.

Details of the billboard unveiling are as follows:
Date: Thursday 15 December 2022
Time: 10h30 – 11h30
Location: Caledon Police Station, 8 Church Street, Caledon, Western Cape

All media are welcome to attend and are kindly requested to confirm attendance to Zara Nicholson on 079 416 5996.

Source: Government of South Africa

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President Ramaphosa Cyril suspends Judge President Hlophe of Western Cape division of High Court

President Ramaphosa suspends Judge President Hlophe of the Western Cape division of the High Court
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission (“JSC”) and in terms of section 177(3) of the Constitution, decided to suspend Judge President Mandlakayise John Hlophe from his duties pending a decision of the National Assembly as contemplated in section 177 of the Constitution.
In order to ensure continuity and stability in the work of the divisional high court, the suspension which is in effect immediately, is on condition that Judge President Hlophe completes all part-heard matters and reserved judgments.
President Ramaphosa received the JSC report on the 27th of July 2022. Due to the long history and complexity of the matter, President Ramaphosa took time to carefully consider all the permutations of the JSC recommendations, including obtaining guidance from an independent legal opinion.
The President fully appreciated the need to balance Judge President Hlophe’s rights with those of the public and the interest of the judiciary as a whole.
Section 177 (3) of the Constitution provides that the President, on the advice of the JSC, may suspend a judge who is the subject of a procedure in terms of subsection (1) that deals with the removal of a judge who is found guilty of gross misconduct.
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal (“JCT”) concluded that Judge President Hlophe’s conduct breached the provisions of section 165 of the Constitution by improperly attempting to influence the two Justices of the Constitutional Court to violate their oaths of office. The JCT established that Judge Hlophe’s behavior seriously threatened and interfered with the independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the Constitutional Court and further undermined public confidence in the judicial system. The JSC has referred the matter to parliament for the National Assembly to institute impeachment proceedings against Judge President Hlophe.
In May 2008, 11 Justices of the Constitutional Court lodged a complaint with the JSC against Judge President Hlophe for his improper attempt to influence the outcome of certain cases pending before the Constitutional Court in favour of former President Jacob Zuma.

Source: Government of South Africa

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Robbed business goods recovered

QONCE – The Cambridge task team led by Warrant Officer Victor Yekani arrested four suspects aged between 23 and 40 years of age yesterday and recovered 8 plasma TV sets with a value of R60 000-00. This is after a warehouse was robbed by four armed men in Vincent, East London on Saturday, 10 December 2022.
The team followed up information and spotted a VW polo in the East London CBD yesterday and questioned the driver who led them to Mdantsane where these items were recovered of which some had already been sold and more suspects arrested. The polo which was a rental car was confiscated as well the Toyota Avanza which was used during the robbery.
All detained suspects will appear before the East London magistrates court tomorrow facing a charge of business robbery.

Source: South African Police Service

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SAPS Academy Oudtshoorn Project 10 000

WESTERN CAPE – SAPS Academy Oudtshoorn Project 10 000 passing out parade was hosted at the De Jagers Sportsgrounds in Oudtshoorn earlier today.
The Deputy National Commissioner: Policing, Lieutenant General TC Mosikili, inspected the parade of 439 newly trained Constables passing out after an intensive training. She was joined by the Provincial Commissioners of the Western Cape and Mpumalanga.
Addressing the parade, Lt Gen Mosikili congratulated all the trainees on the completion of the SAPS basic police training learning programme. She also urged them to be mindful, alert and vigilant in the execution of their mandate as members of the service.

Source: South African Police Service

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Woman shot and killed during robbery of stokvel, two suspects arrested

NELSPRUIT – Two suspects, both aged 23 years, were arrested in connection with an incident in which a group of women belonging to a stokvel group were robbed of their cash whilst busy sharing. Two armed suspects are said to have suddenly showed up in the house where they had gathered. A 30-year-old woman was fatally shot during the incident which took place on Saturday, 10 December 2022 just before midday at Dingindoda Section in Mshatsa near Masoyi outside White River.
According to the report, it is alleged that after three women were given their share and left, two armed men entered the house. They allegedly held the women hostage and robbed them of undisclosed amount of cash. It is further indicated that when they (suspects) were leaving, one suspect shot at the woman who was later certified dead on arrival in hospital after she was transported by some members of the community. A case of robbery with an additional charge of murder was opened. Members worked tirelessly to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. As the team connected the dots, the investigation led them to the two suspects, one is a female whilst the other is a male. The investigation is still ongoing and police suspects that the robbery could have been orchestrated whereby suspects somehow knew about the women’s gathering prior to the incident. The team of experts in the field of investigation are working around the clock with an anticipation for more suspects to be arrested in connection with this case.
The two who were arrested are due to appear at the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court today, 14 December 2022.
Meanwhile the Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela was elated by the breakthrough that has been made thus far by the investigation team. The General further took the opportunity to warn members of the stokvel groups to be alerted about criminals who target unsuspecting victims that abstained and restrained themselves from spending their cash on things that they need most during the year in order to make withdrawal at the end of the year. This is indeed a sad story hence we advise the groups to approach their respective banks for rather safe alternative methods such as electronic transfers in order to prevent incidents like this,” warned Lieutenant General Manamela.

Source: South African Police Service