The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged all communities along the Vaal Dam and Orange River to consider evacuating and move to high lying areas as water levels rise.
Eskom has announced that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented until further notice.
Eskom will on Sunday evening from 8pm ramp up load shedding to Stage 6, the power utility confirmed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed heartfelt condolences following the passing of Peter Cyril Jones, a liberation activist and leader of the Black People’s Convention.
The lessons Africa learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic must be an opportunity to build more robust health systems.
The Lekwa Municipality in Mpumalanga is reeling from the floods that have in the past week again tested the resilience of its infrastructure.
Eskom has warned the public Stage 6 load shedding could be implemented on Sunday evening.
A pregnant woman and an 11-day old baby are among the scores of people that were rescued by Eastern Cape government emergency services from floods in Komani at the weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders move as a collective in efforts to curb the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on the continent.
As Eskom continues to experience power capacity constraints, acting general manager Thomas Conradie says the power utility will implement Stage 3 and 4 load shedding this weekend.
A total of 7555 people were killed in South Africa between October and December 2022, said Police Minister Bheki Cele.
Between October and December 2022, South Africa recorded an alarming 5 935 rape incidents, says Police Minister Bheki Cele.
Calls by South Africans for police to decisively deal with crime are not falling on deaf ears, says Police Minister Bheki Cele.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government set to be held on 18 and 19 February 2023.
Eskom has called on the public to report the theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure which has risen to disastrous proportions, threatening essential services and the lives of innocent people across the Gauteng province.
