BRITS POS – BRITS - On Friday, 6 June, the Critter Chronicles team received a call from Secra Security company and responded to an incident in a rural community where a Southern African Python (python natalensis) was being illegally offered for sale. 
(The Southern African Python is the largest snake species in Southern Africa. It is a non-venomous constrictor, a snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.) The team located the animal and, following legal and ethical protocols, immediately confiscated it to ensure its safety.

BRITS POS – BRITS – Members of Brits police, the Department of Correctional Services, Department of Social Development and the Department of Health took part in Child Protection Week activities.

On Wednesday, 28 May they paid a visit to Laerskool De Kroon and addressed Grade 5 to 7 learners on Children’s Rights as embedded in the Children’s Act (Act No 38 of 2005). 

BRITS POS – BRITS - Kidnapping remains a persistent and evolving threat in South Africa, affecting individuals across socio-economic backgrounds.
Syndicates target victims for ransom, extortion, human trafficking, or in connection with criminal or political disputes. While adults remain high-risk targets, children and young adults are increasingly vulnerable due to gaps in awareness and digital exposure.

BRITS POS – BRITS - Recently the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) vowed to intensify its oversight on Wednesday following a committee briefing in which the Auditor-General (AG) painted a bleak picture of municipal audit outcomes. 
The committee was briefed on municipalities’ audit outcomes for the 2023/24 financial year.