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National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the deployment of soldiers to crime hotspots in the country will provide space for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to disrupt, disable and dismantle organised crime groupings involved in illegal mining and gang violence. He was speaking during a joint media briefing by the SAPS and the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) …

Gauteng Legislature’s acting Chairperson of Committees, Dulton Adams, has held a series of mentorship sessions for young boys aimed at addressing the growing crisis of youngsters being lured into gangsterism, drugs and violent crimes in historically coloured communities. The sessions were held in various areas, including Riverlea, Noordgesig, Westbury, Reiger Park, and Eldorado Park in Johannesburg. There’s been an emerging …

By Robert Segawa The Uganda Police Force is set to reintroduce roadblocks as part of renewed efforts to curb the rising crime rate in Ibanda District and other parts of Western Uganda. The development was revealed by Ubaldo Bamunoba, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) and Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda Police Force, during a security stakeholders’ meeting …

The Central Drug Authority (CDA) has called for strengthened border control to combat the smuggling of drugs into the country. The CDA had a stakeholder engagement session on the National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on Thursday. The NDMP is South Africa’s central policy framework for addressing substance use, misuse, illicit drug trafficking and aims to ensure a …

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun “major combat operations” in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile …

Anti-LGBT law has made it harder for queer Ugandas to access health services Patient visits an HIV clinic in rural Uganda. (Photo courtesy of UNICEF) Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has urged the Ugandan authorities to repeal the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023, if it is serious about protecting the gains Uganda has made in preventing and ending HIV/AIDS …

The Resident District Commissioner Mbale district (RDC) Mr. Bayole Stanley emphasized the need to instill ethics and integrity from a young age to combat corruption in Uganda. He suggested incorporating ethics training in schools and religious institutions, starting from primary level.The RDC proposed a 6-month civil service training for all new employees, whether in the private or government sector, to teach …