South Africa

Western Cape police are probing the deaths of 11 individuals in three separate shooting incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, will hand over some 150 completed low-flush sanitation systems at the Zenzele and OR Tambo townships in the Rand West Municipality, Gauteng, on Monday.

As a wide-ranging investigation continues, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is urging the public not to collect or consume dead fish found on beaches,” the department said.

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has urged Banyana Banyana to hold their heads up high following their elimination from the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026).

Eskom has, this financial year, recorded the highest Energy Availability Factor (EAF) performance in six years.

The Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, together with the Premier of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi and the Acting National Commissioner, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, will today visit the scene in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni, where two civilian women and two members of the Anti-Gang Unit tragically lost their lives.

As South Africa commemorates Women’s Day today, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is shining the spotlight on Captain Karin Botha, a forensic social worker who played a role in the sentencing of three human traffickers to four life terms in prison earlier this year.

With Banyana Banyana set to take on Morocco in the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarterfinal match tonight, government is calling on all South Africans to continue supporting the senior women's national team.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 National Women’s Day commemoration event at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Sunday.

With a cold front expected to bring very cold, wet and windy conditions to parts of the country from Sunday, government is urging the public to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions.

While urging eligible South Africans to cast their vote in the upcoming Local Government Elections, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has also called on voters to ensure peaceful, credible, free, and fair municipal elections.

A chance encounter with a German tourist in a restaurant in Vilakazi Street, Soweto, has transformed North West farmer Mems Ramaila's curiosity about beekeeping into a thriving agribusiness.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on South Africans to rally behind 17-year-old Sinenhlanhla Sikhulile Nkosi, as he prepares to represent the country at the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) in Sweden later this month.

As the first Black South African woman to earn a university degree in the United States in 1901, struggle stalwart Charlotte Mannya Maxeke broke barriers and laid the foundation for generations of

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has assured that comprehensive security arrangements are in place for the 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit, which will take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 16 to 17 August.