South Africa

The Department of Home Affairs has expressed condolences to the family of a cancer patient who died at its Barrack office in Cape Town on Monday.

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has encouraged young journalists to draw inspiration from the late veteran photo journalist, Samuel “Sam” Nzima.

While there has been a slight increase in dam levels due to recent rainfalls, the City of Cape Town on Monday cautioned that usage had also increased.

South African cuisine is set to tantalise the taste buds of the world at the SIAL China International Trade Fair for Food, which gets underway in China on Wednesday.

Power utility Eskom has proposed the phasing in of its tariff review.

The Hawks have confirmed that the device found inside the Imam Hussein Mosque in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, was indeed a bomb.

The South African government on Monday announced the recall of its ambassador to Israel with immediate effect, in protest against the Israeli attack in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, says the department will use the lessons learned over the past few years as a game changer for the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Deputy President David Mabuza as his Special Envoy to the Russian Federation, where he is set to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has set the wheels in motion to intervene in the North West province by placing it under administration.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will this afternoon launch the tenth iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) which places emphasis on stronger interventions to support transformation in the South African economy.

Currency worth close to R2 million was seized at the Cape Town International Airport at the weekend.

Two men, who allegedly blockaded a taxi and assaulted its driver before shooting and wounding a passenger, are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court this morning.

The process of designating the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) should be completed soon, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe.

The police have arrested seven suspects in the North West and Limpopo in separate incidents for possession of explosive devices and conspiracy to commit an offence.