South Africa

Operation Shanela continues to make an impact across the country, with police having arrested 12 892 suspects recently.

With Eskom not meeting minimum emission standards and delaying critical energy reforms, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, warned the power utility that government will not grant it unchecked permission to pollute.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called on the international community to urgently accelerate efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The development of a high-level national turnaround plan for water security will take centre stage at the National Water and Sanitation Indaba.

Intellectual property and technology commercialisation will come under spotlight at a colloquium that will be hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).

Two suspects are expected to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrates Court on Wednesday in connection with the attack of community-based patrollers at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber has warned crooked officials that the department will leave no stone unturned to rid its ranks of corruption.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, Francois Rodgers, has announced a number of strategic initiatives aimed at boosting the province's economic growth, creating jobs, and stabilising the cost of living.

Government has implemented island closures with immediate effect to enhance the conservation of South Africa’s penguin populations.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed gratitude for the vital role nurses played during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Deputy Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe and Dr Namane Dickson Masemola have successfully convened the inaugural Eastern Seaboard Development (ESD) Traditional Leaders’ Summit in the Eastern Seaboard region.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will deliver the keynote address at the opening of the second meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) Health Working Group on Wednesday.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, has commended the Eastern Cape MEC for Community Safety, Xolile Nqatha and national government for the swift and decisive intervention in deploying additional police resources to strengthen crime-fighting efforts in the region.

A groundbreaking hydroponic farming system has won first prize at the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme – South Africa (GCIP-SA) Awards.

Eskom has issued an urgent alert regarding a high risk of load shedding at short notice due to several generation unit breakdowns.