South Africa

Over 23 000 suspects were arrested for various offences nationwide, as the South African Police Service (SAPS) continued to carry out Operation Shanela.

Four people were killed in a nine-vehicle collision on the R555 near Middelburg, the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison said.

An independent investigation into the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) by the Public Service Commission (PSC), covering the period 2020 to 2025, has found serious weaknesses in spending controls, contract management and governance.

The Department of Basic Education has reached 100% completion of all pit toilet eradication projects identified through the 2018 Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative audit.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has commended the significant improvement in the number of municipalities adopting funded budgets for the 2026/27 financial year, describing it as an important step towards strengthening financial governance and ensuring sustainable service delivery across the province.

The Department of Home Affairs says it is moving to strengthen immigration enforcement capacity through the recruitment of an additional 301 immigration officers.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has warned property owners who lease their properties to spaza shop owners that failure to comply with land use, zoning and other municipal by-laws could result in enforcement action.

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, has appointed technology leader and digital transformation advocate, Lady Mariéme Jamme as the department's Special Envoy for Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has visited the families of two men who were killed during violent service delivery protests at Ratanda in the Lesedi Local Municipality.

The Board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) Group has welcomed the appointment of Dr Tshepo Mokoka as the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the CEF Group of Companies.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for climate change interventions to be driven and owned by communities.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State has warned the public against performing law enforcement functions.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has handed over four boreholes, valued at about R2 million, to previously unserved communities in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will convene the second leg of the National Investigative Hearing into South Africa’s Food Systems on Monday.

Two men arrested for the illegal fitting and possession of blue lights on a private motor vehicle, are set to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court today, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said.