South Africa

South Africa has reiterated its call for calm and restraint following post-election protests in Mozambique.

South Africa is set to play a pivotal role at the upcoming G20 Summit next week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as it prepares to assume the G20 presidency in December.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Ronald Lamola, along with a business delegation, will today undertake a working visit to Cairo, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, to co-chair the South Africa-Egypt Political Consultations.

A woman is expected to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates Court for the possession of suspected stolen/hijacked motor vehicles that were allegedly used in the commission of a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery earlier this week.

The Government of South Africa has condemned the spreading of disinformation concerning its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has announced that the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus is suspected to have reached Marion Island, one of South Africa’s two sub-Antarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, says he is pleased to see the construction sector rebounding.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli has underscored the commitment to economic development, trade, and investment growth toward 2030, aligned with the province's broader strategic priorities.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has urged Early Childhood Development (ECD) operators to participate in its mass registration drive - as it commences the registration process of ECD programmes that are operating outside the regulated system.

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has called on all South Africans to remain actively engaged in fostering the inclusion of people with disabilities.

The official unemployment rate has decreased by 1.4 percentage points from 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024 to 32.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024.

The City of Johannesburg is set to implement the throttling of water supply between 9pm and 4 am.

The Special Investigating Unit is expected to launch separate investigations into several government institutions.

At least three municipalities are to be placed under investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

A former SAPS officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for accepting a R5 000 bribe in exchange for facilitating an investigation in Alberton.