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Daily News update: 7th suspect in AKA case arrested | Vodacom challenges ‘Please Call Me’ verdict | Mandela family declines government offer to renovate mansion
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News today includes another suspect allegedly involved in the murders of Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, and his friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, has been arrested.
Meanwhile, the Vodacom is seemingly not prepared to throw in the towel over the ‘Please Call Me’ service legal battle just yet.
Furthermore, the family of Nelson Mandela has declined an offer from the Gauteng government to use public funds to renovate the former statesman’s Johannesburg home.
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AKA murder case: Seventh suspect arrested
Another suspect allegedly involved in the murders of Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, and his friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, has been arrested.
This is according to the South African Police Service (Saps).
National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed that the 30-year-old suspect was apprehended in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Wednesday after being on the run.
CONTINUE: AKA murder case: Seventh suspect arrested
Exposing legal loopholes: Vodacom challenges SCA’s ‘Please Call Me’ verdict
Vodacom is seemingly not prepared to throw in the towel over the ‘Please Call Me’ service legal battle just yet.
The telecoms giant confirmed on Wednesday that it has lodged an application for leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment in the Constitutional Court.
The move comes after the SCA recently ordered Vodacom to pay ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate 5% of total revenue generated from the service between 2001 and 2021.
“Having considered the SCA judgment and order, it is Vodacom’s view that there are key aspects of this matter which do not accord with the spirit of the law and that the judgment and order are fundamentally flawed,” Vodacom said in a statement.
CONTINUE: Exposing legal loopholes: Vodacom challenges SCA’s ‘Please Call Me’ verdict
Mandela family declines government’s offer to renovate late statesman’s Joburg mansion
The family of Nelson Mandela has declined an offer from the Gauteng government to use public funds to renovate the former statesman’s Johannesburg home.
This comes after concerns from the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (JHF) that the use of public funds for the renovation of the Houghton private home could create a bad precedence.
The JHF spokesperson, David Fleminger, told The Citizen that he and other members of JHF were invited to a meeting by an organisation which served as a middle man between the JHF and the Mandela family on Monday.
CONTINUE: Mandela family declines government’s offer to renovate late statesman’s Joburg mansion
Parliament shortlists eight candidates for R1.9m deputy public protector position
Parliament has moved on to the next step in finding a replacement for former Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka.
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met on Wednesday to shortlist potential candidates after the closure of application cycle.
An advertisement calling for nominations from the public, and applications from eligible candidates was published earlier this month and closed after two weeks.
CONTINUE: Parliament shortlists eight candidates for R1.9m deputy public protector position
Limpopo crime stats: Arrests up, some gains made, but violent crimes persist
While almost 29 000 people were arrested, and drugs, illegal cigarettes and stolen equipment worth millions were recovered in Limpopo during the third quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year, certain categories of violent crime had not improved, and in some cases had increased.
The Provincial Commissioner of Saps in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, along with MEC for Transport and Community Safety Florence Radzilani, released the crime statistics for the province during a media briefing in Polokwane on Tuesday.
They said the main objective of sharing the crime statistics was to inform the public, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders about the current state of criminal activities in the province and detail the efforts in fighting crime.
CONTINUE: Limpopo crime stats: Arrests up, some gains made, but violent crimes persist
In other news today:
- AKA murder case: Here’s what we know so far
- South Africa’s Information Regulator acts against FT Rams over privacy law breach
- More than just the spread: ‘Urgent investigation’ into all peanut products
- Malema wants ANC-EFF coalition without Ramaphosa
- Thandi Modise dismisses reports of leaving ANC for MK Party
Yesterday’s News recap
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