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Some of the new GRA committee members (clockwise from back left) Carin Swart, Philip Machanick, Sally Price-Smith, Xolani Simakuhle and TIm Bull with GRA administrator, Nthuthu Blow (back centre). Photo: Steven Lang Members vote for GRA name change
By STEVEN LANG
The Grahamstown Residents’ Association (GRA) has decided to change its name to the Makana Residents’ Association (MRA) to include residents of the whole local municipal area. The decision was one of three motions passed at its annual general meeting held at the Amazwi auditorium on Wednesday evening 3 March 2021.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has welcomed heavy jail sentences handed out to perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country. Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency (ANA)
Cele happy with 13 life terms handed down to 5 rapist and a man who killed his lover
By Gift Tlou
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Johannesburg - Police Minister Bheki Cele has welcomed heavy jail sentences handed out to perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV) around the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently proclaimed that GBV had become a second pandemic. He stated that acts of violence had made people doubt the very foundation of South Africa’s democratic society, commitment to human rights and human dignity, to equality, to peace and to justice.
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Civil society organisations say it will be a dark moment for democracy if the government opposes this week s judgment to dissolve the Makana Council. Illegal dumping back in the spotlight
More than 100 loads of dumped waste were removed from Aiken Street during three weeks in 2019 and 15 loads were removed from outside JD Dlepu stadium in Joza from 29-31 October. From October through December of that year, skips and containers across the town were emptied 71 times.
This information is contained in the Council’s Social Development portfolio minutes of 28 January 2020. It forms part of Makana Municipality’s response to an October 2020 court application.
On Thursday, 11 February 2021 at 9:30am the Grahamstown High Court will review the 2016 decision taken by the Department of Social Development, Eastern Cape ("DSD") to terminate or reduce subsidies to certain NGOs for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 financial years. These cuts amounted to between 56% and 87% of the subsidies these NGOs received and severely impacted upon the quality of their services to vulnerable persons. On behalf of the NGOs, the Eastern Cape NGO Coalition will argue that the .
Police on jail sentences for perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence
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The Police Ministry is encouraged by the numerous life sentences handed down in the past three weeks for crimes committed against women and children.
Most recently is the two life sentences handed down to Lungile Nxelelwa for the rape and brutal murder of his girlfriend Keneilwe Pule.