South Africa

National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has welcomed the arrest of two suspects, who are allegedly responsible for the attack on two Free State sergeants on Saturday.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has appealed to community members of Qwaqwa who have any information regarding the theft of batteries from water trucks, to share it with the local law enforcement agencies.

Cape Town residents are advised to take caution when driving through Cape Town’s CBD as there are some road closures to accommodate an event to mark the 30th anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.

Many people across the globe today are remembering the day in which former President Nelson Mandela raised his fist in the air as he made his way out of the Victor Verster prison, in a move that would alter the history of South Africa.

The Hawks in the Free State have arrested six suspects linked to a criminal network that allegedly created fraudulent payslips and proof of payments.

Tshwane Municipality and the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Department have been instructed to provide quarterly reports on the intervention to resolve Hammanskraal water quality challenges.

South Africa’s agenda during its African Union (AU) chairship will focus on women’s financial and economic inclusion, gender-based violence and accountability to global gender commitments.

The private sector’s contribution to the realisation of South Africa’s social development agenda will come under the spotlight at a high-level roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

Police Minister General Bheki Cele has condemned the murder of a Free State sergeant on Saturday.

South Africa, as chair of the African Union (AU), will champion infrastructure development as the key to unlock economic development and industrialisation on the continent.

Eskom says it will continue to implement Stage 1 rotational load shedding after 09:00 today owing to a shortage of capacity and to replenish the emergency reserves.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, as the new chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), has called on more members of the African Union to join the agency.

Three suspected drug mules will appear before the Kempton Park Magistrate Court this morning after they were arrested on Saturday for drug trafficking at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA).

Police in Gauteng arrested 780 suspects for various crimes during a multi-disciplinary crime combatting operation.

“Let us build the Africa we want. Let the guns be silenced. Let our swords be beaten to ploughshares, and our spears turned into pruning hooks. It is the actions we take from this day onwards that will determine our continent’s destiny,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa.