South Africa

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber officially opened a new modern Home Affairs office at the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday.

The eThekwini Municipality's Recreation and Parks Directorate, working together with the City's Emergency Services, has deployed teams to attend to multiple incidents across the city following strong winds, which caused outages across the city.

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has received an additional 28 593 Lenacapavir initiation packs as the province moves to expand access to the six-monthly, long-acting HIV prevention injection.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has registered 124 renewable energy generation facilities during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year.

A total of 1145 suspects have been arrested across Mpumalanga during a four-day high-density crime-fighting operation targeting serious and violent offences, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement.

A major urban transformation is underway in Ntuzuma, Ward 42, north of Durban, where more than R200 million is being invested in projects aimed at driving economic inclusion, creating jobs and expanding opportunities for local residents.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the third phase of the government-business partnership will focus on accelerating economic growth, expanding employment opportunities and ensuring that the benefits of economic reforms translate into improved livelihoods for South Africans.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says fine, cool to warm weather conditions are expected across the country this week.

The Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, has welcomed the launch of Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership, which will expand its focus to tourism as one of the key sectors identified to drive inclusive economic growth, job creation and build confidence.

Social grant beneficiaries, who have not yet replaced their South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Gold Cards with Postbank Black Cards, have less than a week to complete the migration before the 31 August 2026 deadline.

Young South Africans have been urged to take a more active role in democratic and governance processes, with concerns about youth disengagement, misinformation, unemployment and exclusion taking centre stage at a Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) roundtable in Pretoria on Wednesday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday respond to questions from Members of Parliament on government’s management of migration, the National Water Crisis Action Plan and interventions to combat illegal mining.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, will preside over the official co-launch and handover of the Ngqungqushe Campus and Renewable Energy Training Centre at Ingwe TVET College in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday deliver the keynote address at the fifth Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister Stella Ndabeni as Acting Minister of Health.