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Chemicals seized at Gauteng makeshift manufacturing facility 

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Members of the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has seized chemicals and manufactured detergents worth millions of rands at the Windmill Park informal settlement in Boksburg.

President Ramaphosa lauds eThekwini for early recovery

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says eThekwini has moved from the brink of decline to early recovery. However, he warned that stabilisation must now give way to structural economic reform if the metro is to achieve catalytic growth.

Nkuna to restore governance at College of Cape Town

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed Dr Robert Nkuna as Administrator of the College of Cape Town, following what government described as disturbing evidence of governance failures at the institution.

Rights-based approach amid national water challenges

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The Department of Water and Sanitation has reaffirmed that access to sufficient, safe and reliable water is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone for advancing dignity, gender equality and social justice.

DWS rolls out nationwide activities to mark National Water Month

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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has announced a series of nationwide activities in March to highlight government’s response to water security challenges, infrastructure maintenance and investment, as South Africa observes National Water Month.

IPID head acting period extended

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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has extended the acting period of the Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), Dr Hlengani Bila, until the vacancy is filled.

SA urges citizens across Middle East to register with embassies

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South Africa has called on all its citizens currently in the Middle East to urgently contact the relevant South African embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered, and that their whereabouts are known to officials amid heightened regional tensions.