Category: General

GAUTENG – All communities serviced by Florida police station are advised that the police station has been temporarily closed for decontamination after a positive test for Covid-19.

The Community Service Centre will be operating from Rainbow FM hall, at Cnr Sauer and Goldman Street.

The telephone lines at client service centre will not be accessible for the duration of closure.

The building will be undergoing decontamination and the community will be informed when the station will be operational again.

Station Commander: 079 034 4195

Vispol Commander: 082 778 9050

CSC Commander: 071 675 7145

Detective Commander: 082 461 3325

Sector numbers: 071 675 7149 / 071 675 7146

The South African Police Service management apologise for any inconvenience that may arise.

Source: South African Police Service

GAUTENG – All communities serviced by Olifantsfontein police station are advised that the police station has been temporarily closed for decontamination after one of its members tested positive for Covid-19.

The Community Service Centre will be operating at Forward in Faith Church situated at 30 Premier Street, Olifantsfontein.

The telephone lines at the Community Service Centre will not be accessible for the duration of the closure.

The building will be undergoing decontamination and the community will be informed when the station will be operational again.

The community is advised to contact the following numbers:

Station Commander: 082 822 7819

Support Head: 082 332 3910

Detective Commander: 082 822 7751

Standby duty officer: 082 556 4860

Communication Officer: 079 896-8291

Sector cellphone numbers: 071 675 6853/071 675 6846/071 675 7356

The SAPS management apologise for any inconvenience that may arise this.

Source: South African Police Service

Deputy Minister of Transport, Dikeledi Magadzi, has emphasised the importance on removing structural distortions in economies to enable women and youth empowerment.

This as many businesses, especially small businesses, continue to shed jobs to contain costs and stay afloat, with most of these job losses affecting women.

“We are asked to respond with urgency to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan by removing structural distortions in our economies and combat high-levels of unemployment and under-employment, especially among women and youth, address inequalities in the labour market and adequately mainstream gender concerns,” Magadzi said.

Addressing the virtual Southern African Transport Conference on the impact of COVID-19 on women and small business on Wednesday, Magadzi said there is an urgent need for economic improvement in the region that will curb a further negative impact on women.

“The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women and girls’ socio-economic welfare is threatening to reverse the hard-won gains in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment,” the Deputy Minister said.

She noted that the pandemic had also exacerbated public debt vulnerabilities.

“These have risen quite high according to research and will continue to rise in many countries, which raises questions about the ability of governments to implement the most basic developmental programmes.

“In fact, it is clear from studies that the debt burden of many countries in the region will affect investments in education, health and infrastructure in the short to medium term.

“Given the impact on education, health and infrastructure development, it will remain difficult to continue with the implementation of the necessary transformative actions planned by governments in the region to improve the condition of women and girls,” the Deputy Minister said.

Source: South African Government News Agency

In an effort to build capacity in the South African Revenue Services (SARS), the revenue collector has entered into a partnership with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to meet its skills demand.

This comes after SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter and SAICA chief executive Freeman Nomvalo agreed to establish a mutually beneficial partnership to build capability in the revenue collector.

The agreement was part of a process of ensuring that SARS has the requisite skills to fulfil its mandate.

“SARS has reached out to SAICA to assist with recruiting specialists with tax and forensic experience to help capacitate the organisation by mobilising resources from within SAICA’s Chartered Accountancy membership base,” the two said in a joint statement.

They said the collaboration will assist SARS in meeting the demand for skills in areas such as Specialist Auditing, Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Illicit Economy and High Wealth Individual Unit.

According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), SAICA will assist SARS in identifying and recruiting talent based on experience, qualifications and career trajectory. This would be in the areas of trainees, recently qualified candidates and experienced candidates.

Trainees relate to students who have completed their under- and post-graduate university studies who would train towards qualifying as CAs(SA) at SARS. Recently qualified candidates deal with young professionals who have recently qualified as CAs(SA) and who have a keen interest in tax and related disciplines will have the opportunity to start their careers with the revenue collector. Experienced candidates entails working CAs(SA) with specialist expertise in tax and related disciplines will have the opportunity to lead/assist teams and investigations at SARS.

SAICA will work with SARS to promote the various SARS employment opportunities to its members to assist with SARS’ capacitation exercise as it looks towards building a capable state through a more robust and effective revenue collector. In addition, SAICA is committed to its members’ continued development through its ongoing professional development opportunities.

Source: South African Government News Agency

Suspect aged 27 is expected to appear at Pearston Magistrates’ Court today 07 July 2021 following her arrest on Tuesday 06 July 2021 by Graaff-Reinet and Cookhouse Operational Command Center members in an information driven operation.

It is alleged that on Tuesday 06 July 2021 at about 14.30 the team conducted an information driven operation at a house in Van der Vywer Street, Pearston, where the suspect was allegedly were found in possession of five full mandrax, two half’s and three quarters mandrax tablets and an undisclosed amount of cash.

An estimated street value of the drugs is R640.00

Subsequently the suspect was arrested for possession of drugs.

Source: South African Police Service

POTCHEFSTROOM – The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the province noted with concern message doing the rounds on various social media platforms notifying Mahikeng community about the so called “Mahikeng Total Shutdown” on Wednesday, 7 July 2021.

Members of the community are urged to ignore this message, which is meant to mobilise them to take part in an illegal activity. Law abiding citizens are advised to respect the rule of law and not to participate in actions that are destined to undermine and challenge the authority of the State.

The use of social media platforms to encourage, incite and mobilise others to commit crime is therefore discouraged. Furthermore, the police will not tolerate any criminality or action that is intended to cause destruction of properties including Essential Infrastructure and disruption of basic services. “We are therefore calling upon all members of the community to not only avoid being part of any action that is intended to undermine or challenge the authority of the State, but to report all criminal acts to the police”, said Lieutenant General Sello Kwena.

Source: South African Police Service