South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed that the investigations into the murders of six women in Ekurhuleni be prioritised by police.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has welcomed the steady advancement of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 (LHWP2), with the Polihali Dam expected to start impounding water in July 2027.

Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, has expressed deep concern following the discovery of six bodies of women in the Kempton Park area.

The need to strengthen and coordinate responses to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) will take centre stage when Social Development Minister Dina Pule leads the sixth National Shelter Indaba in Benoni, Johannesburg.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has vowed to apprehend those responsible for the murders of women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng as the body of a sixth woman was discovered in the area.

The Acting Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Major General (Retired) David Chilembe, will today introduce a new BMA Port Health Management System (PHMS) at the Durban Harbour in KwaZulu-Natal.

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Nokuzola Capa, will lead an interactive stakeholder dialogue with sugarcane growers at the Sezela Illovo Cricket Sports Field, in South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.

Government and the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a $1 billion loan agreement to upgrade infrastructure for the Metropolitan Municipal Services as part of the Metro Trading Services Reform Programme (MTSR).

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry Into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, known as the Madlanga Commission, is expected to resume its hearings today.

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has condemned the murders of four women in Ekurhuleni.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Dr Johnstone Makhubu, has outlined the revenue service’s vision for the next era of tax administration, placing trust, institutional capability, modernisation, and stakeholder partnership at the centre of its strategy.

South Africa is using its participation in the Pujiang Innovation Forum to pursue partnerships aimed at strengthening domestic capabilities in biotechnology, satellite development and green hydrogen.

Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth and Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane have welcomed the disbursement of over R42 million in compensation and benefits to former mineworkers and surviving beneficiaries in the province.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for government, business, organised labour and academia to break down institutional silos and work together with urgency to tackle the province’s unemployment crisis.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will investigate procurement and contracting processes of the North West Transport Investments (NTI).