South Africa

Free State Police, through Operation Vala Umgodi, have arrest 195 suspects involved in a wide range of crimes over the past weekend.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will undertake a working visit to the AmaMpondo Kingdom on Tuesday, 19 August. 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions in South Africa (AWSISA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), marking a landmark step towards stronger collaboration in advancing water security and sustainable sanitation solutions.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has welcomed the commitments secured at the inaugural African Union–Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) Water Investment Summit, expressing confidence that more will be achieved in tackling Africa’s water challenges.

The South African government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has concluded its participation in the 45th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government.

The first National Convention of the National Dialogue took place over two days of vibrant discussion, with over 1 000 delegates from over 200 organisations at the University of South Africa (Unisa

While security concerns persist in parts of southern Africa, the region remains “generally stable and peaceful”.

The City of Cape Town has announced that electricity has been switched on for the 46 families, who were recently relocated from Eskom’s National Transmission Company (NTCSA) Tower 37 site in Langa as part of efforts to improve living conditions.

Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers has handed over 20 Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing units to beneficiaries of the R113 million Bergsig housing project in Calitzdorp on Friday.

The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to comment on the draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Masiphumelele and the surrounding areas in the Far South.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) session in Geneva, which aimed to deliver a binding global treaty on plastic pollution, ended without agreement on a global plastics treaty due to divisions between nations and procedural shortcomings.

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has advised the public of the temporary lane and full road closures taking place along Racecourse Road in the Lansdowne and Kenwyn area.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi, has reaffirmed the regional bloc’s “unequivocal” commitment to promoting lasting peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar, ahead of the Southern African Development Community’s 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government.

The inaugural National Convention of the National Dialogue has concluded with a resounding call for citizens to take ownership of shaping South Africa’s future.