South Africa

Customs officials of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have confiscated two large consignments of crystal meth at OR Tambo International Airport worth over R18 million.

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, says her department has stopped the services of the doctor, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a patient.

Cape Town estimated Day Zero has been moved to 9 July 2018, due to a weekly drop of 0.5% in dam levels.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has commended the swift response of the Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) and South Africa Police Service (SAPS) after the unattended bag incident at the terminal building of OR Tambo International Airport.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has instructed Transnet to report alleged irregularities on the R54 billion procurement process of 1064 locomotives in 2014 to the law enforcement authorities.

Health MEC Magome Masike has called on parents to give their consent by signing forms that allow health officials to vaccinate their children against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

The Vulekamali portal, launched by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday, will make information on the Budget more accessible to ordinary South Africans.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the conviction of former Western Cape top cop Arno Lamoer, saying it sends a strong message to the men in blue that crime doesn’t pay.

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has disputed reports that the children who were found in a truck in Rustenburg en-route to Cape Town are being held in the country against their biological parents’ will.

Environmental Affairs Minister Dr Edna Molewa has published the draft Buffalo River Estuarine Management Plan for public comment.

The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape is rolling out phase two of the enforcement and monitoring blitz as part of drought interventions.

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says business confidence has been on the rise in the run-up to the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism, Beatrice Thembekile Ngcobo.

Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza’s legal team has filed extensive opposing papers in the Carolina Magistrates Court on the matter opposing the interim protection order by local businessman Frederick Daniels against the Premier.

Following the evacuation at OR Tambo International Airport, police have appealed to travellers not to leave any luggage unattended.