The sixth National Shelter Indaba has called for a strengthened national and global effort to curb gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), with stakeholders stressing the need for greater collaboration and collective action to address the scourge.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the North West has noted a message circulating on social media alleging that a suspect described as the “Kempton Park Serial Killer” has relocated to Potchefstroom and that an extensive police operation has been launched in the city.
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has announced that it is placing operational units on heightened alert along regional borders to support ongoing investigations into the deaths of eight women in Ekurhuleni.
The Department of Home Affairs has successfully relocated 274 asylum seekers and refugees who were located outside the department’s office on Che Guevara Road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
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As Chairperson of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Cabinet Committee, Deputy President Paul Mashatile has strongly condemned the recent killings of women in and around Kempton Park in Gauteng.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill into law.
Department of Social Development (DSD) of Minister Dina Pule has visited the family of 38-year-old runner, Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, who was murdered in Ekurhuleni last weekend.
Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has assured the nation that a high-level, multidisciplinary team has the required expertise to investigate a streak of murders of women in Ekurhuleni.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the date for the Local Government Elections (LGE) as a public holiday.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn charges against the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola.
The Department of Home Affairs has begun relocating asylum seekers and refugees outside its offices on Che Guevara Road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
An investment of approximately R1 million in productive equipment is set to strengthen 60 women-owned businesses in eThekwini, helping entrepreneurs increase productivity, expand their operations, create livelihoods and unlock opportunities for growth.
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has called for urgent safety measures in areas where the bodies of seven women have been discovered in Gauteng over the past two months.
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says government views green hydrogen as part of a broader industrialisation agenda.
