Alon Skuy

Feb 3, 2025 | sowetanlive.co.za | Alon Skuy

An advance payment has been made to a listeriosis claimant who required interim assistance to address urgent medical needs though liability has not been proven, Tiger Brands, Richard Spoor and LHL Attorneys said on Monday. “The parties are engaged in discussions to extend the relief to other qualifying claimants in a similar position,” the company and law firms said.

Jan 31, 2025 | sowetanlive.co.za | Alon Skuy

Johannesburg residents wanting burial space will have to look north and far south as Westpark Cemetery near Melville will reach full capacity in four months time. Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) on Friday informed residents, traditional leaders and funeral homes that the cemetery, a significant part of the city’s burial services since 1956, is only allowing 15 interments a week in the lead-up to the May cutoff.

Nov 18, 2024 | heraldlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Alon Skuy

The study also examined the perpetration of violence by men against their female partners and the underlying role of gender norms in driving GBV. File photo. The first national gender-based violence (GBV) study has revealed that women with disabilities experience higher rates of all types of violence.

Oct 17, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Alon Skuy

RISSIK STREET POST OFFICE, JOHANNESBURG Wooden partitions that are a fire hazard, plastic ceilings, crumbling walls, overcrowding, lack of fire equipment, running sewage and broken windows. These are just a few of the conditions uncovered by the commission of inquiry into Usindiso fire while inspecting abandoned buildings across Johannesburg.

Sep 24, 2024 | heraldlive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Alon Skuy

The NPA says it has a constructive working relationship with the justice department, facilitated by regular meetings between minister Thembi Simelane and National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi (pictured). National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has never sought an extension of her contract or term of office beyond the age stipulated in law, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday.