South Africa

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says a committee has been set up to revisit cold cases relating to sexual offences and gender-based violence.

An Interim Steering Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) has invited members of the public to submit comments on the Draft National Strategic Framework on GBVF.

Kids playing hide and seek as their mothers do laundry, men offloading belongings from hired cars -- acts which seem ordinary but the setting - DH Williams Community Hall - dispels all normality.

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says government has moved to restore stability in areas where incidents of public violence flared up over the past week.

The Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management, Tasneem Motara, said her department will continue to monitor the maintenance of old buildings and progress of new structures that are currently under construction.

Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza says Eskom has run out of its borrowing abilities and that it’s only short-term option is to turn to the shareholder for support.

In an effort to create vibrant agricultural communities and improve food security, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government will this week launch a multimillion rand Crops Planting Programme in Mkhanyakude District Municipality.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Dr Naledi Pandor has reassured ambassadors of foreign nationals living in South Africa that government is doing all it can to return calm to the country.

An intelligence-driven police operation over the weekend discovered and seized narcotics worth over R85 million at the Port Elizabeth.

MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, on Monday paid the family of the late Jabulani Baloyi a visit to update them about the support that he committed to provide for the family in an earlier meeting this month.

Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina on Monday called on the liquor industry to enhance awareness on the dangers of consuming alcohol while pregnant.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says lawlessness is a crime against the country’s prosperity and stability as a nation, and those who want to upset public order must expect to face the gravest impact of the law.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will rehabilitate sections of Road D1701 (Sterkfontein Caves Road) as it has noted the development of sinkholes that urgently need attention.

Following unrest and violence in parts of Ekurhuleni, the City has established two sites that are currently housing about 800 displaced foreign nationals, 588 adults and 227 children.

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has assured the public that it is committed to getting to the bottom of the circumstances that led to the appointment of the implicated employee charged with the murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana.