“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
- Albert Einstein
“Anyone thinking they are making progress in the fight against crime when the latest statistics show an increase of more than 50% of murdered women in a year is not thinking at all,” said @IanCameron23, director of community safety at Action Society.
https://t.co/13p4HMVWjR
“If Cele spent less time attending imbizos and funerals with his entourage, micromanaging his commissioner and making insensitive statements to the press and instead started being an effective minister, he wouldn’t have to worry about a horrific crime rate.” - @IanCameron23
CGE calls for speedy GBV trials: “We allow this #DNAbacklog to happen in South Africa. We have people with BSC’s who are unemployed. This backlog shouldn’t be an excuse as to why there’s a delay in DNA tests. https://t.co/pRBqj79aoh
PRESS RELEASE | Survivors of gender-based violence start speaking up against failure of criminal justice system – Action Society tells government not to celebrate Women’s Month.
https://t.co/zGIFPDdXch #GBV#WomensMonth2022#WomensMonth#ACauseNotToCelebrate
In Namibia today. Clean streets, perfect roads, friendly officials at immigration,people still having lunch next to the road at those benches... SA 20 odd years ago...
Held the 1st talks in the history of bilateral relations with 🇨🇮 President @AOuattara_PRCI. Discussed support for 🇺🇦 within the UN. Told about countering Russia’s artificial creation of the global food crisis. 🇺🇦 aims to open a new page in relations with the African continent!
KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi witnessed first hand the insidious way corruption has infiltrated the SAPS when he was part of a team that caught a police sergeant allegedly soliciting a bribe on Friday. https://t.co/kCGuttOffl
Hurricane #Darby has rapidly intensified overnight, with a defined eye and max winds of around 105 mph. It’s expected to become a major hurricane (cat. 3) later today, but with no immediate threat to land. Its remnants are likely to pass south of Hawaii on Sunday.