Innholdsfortegnelse for 2023-12-12 i Daily Voice

A CAPE Town taxi boss who had been on the run was arrested in Pretoria at the weekend. Police say the high-profile businessman appeared at the Pretoria Central Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a string of crimes committed in Nyanga and other provinces. Bonke Makalala had been sought by the police for murder, attempted murder and extortion and other crimes including impersonating a police official. He runs transport, cleaning services, construction, supply and delivery and logistics businesses. According to his website, he comes from Tsomo where he was a taxi driver and started Makalala Trans in 2013. Makalala had been in hiding when the police swooped in on him. He was nabbed on Sunday in a joint operation between Western Cape Provincial Detectives, Pretoria National Intervention Unit, Eastern Cape and Head…

Maintain The goal is to install and maintain 50 solar lights by February 2024, focusing on key areas. InDrive has partnered with popular Amapiano singer and TikTok sensation Khanyisa Jaceni, as well as producers Beats Slide and Sbuda Maleather for the campaign. Streaming Khanyisa’s song Layita Khayelitsha on platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music will directly contribute to the lighting project. For every 2 000 streams of the track, one solar light will be installed. Delmaine Cottee, who is on the subcouncil for wards 94, 95, 96, 97 and 98, says: “I am not aware of the campaign, but we welcome this initiative. It will definitely be a benefit and it being solar is even better.”…

Receives The home receives R70 per day for adult women from the provincial Department of Social Development and R17 per day per child. Children’s programme coordinator, Martin Gumpo, says the maintenance of the facility in Balfour Street was also a challenge, as the building was old. Martin says: “Right now our geyser is broken, so I have to lodge a complaint with the insurance. While that is happening, the water is gushing out.” The provincial Department of Social Development said its budgeting process for 2024-25 has not yet concluded. However, it noted the R1.1 billion provincial budget shortfall as a result of reduced national budget allocations to provinces. The department says: “This will impact the transfer allocations and number of NPOs the department is able to fund during the next…