South Africa

Beyond the names of the 12 police officers remembered at the Union Buildings on Sunday, stand families whose lives were changed forever.

The 12 South African Police Service (SAPS) members, who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year, have been remembered with high praise, with Acting Police Minister noting sombrely the impact of their loss on the fallen members’ families and colleagues.

Social Development Minister Dina Pule has called on churches and faith-based organisations to continue playing a leading role in building resilient communities and supporting South Africa’s most vulnerable people.

The South African Police Service (SAPS), together with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders, has seized more than 1 700 counterfeit sports apparel and footwear items, as well as manufacturing equipment with an estimated value of more than R1.5 million.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State is cautioning members of the public to refrain from using artificial intelligence (AI) to create and share photographs of themselves wearing SAPS uniform or showing themselves being arrested by the police.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday join the families and colleagues of police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) Commemoration Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

A cohort of 18 young recruits from disadvantaged backgrounds will pursue medical studies in the Republic of Cuba through the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical (NMFC) Training Programme.

The recently concluded commemoration of Women’s Month in August, has not closed the door on issues facing women. It remains a reminder of the need to keep the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) going.

With Tourism Month in full swing, Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu has urged South Africans to “explore their own country”.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong says since the establishment of Pheli FM in 2015, it has touched countless lives, offered hope and served as a trusted companion.

Durban Tourism has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the tourism sector and supporting local tourism enterprises through the handover of tools of trade valued at a combined R720 000 to 24 tourism businesses.

Government, working with the private sector, is making tangible progress in the fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).

If South Africa is to achieve meaningful economic transformation, women entrepreneurs must be given more access to finance, markets, procurement opportunities and investment, Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Friday.

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has called for a human-centered approach to artificial intelligence (AI), emphasising that rapid technological innovation must not leave South Africa’s workforce behind.

The North West Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC), in coordination with district and local municipalities, emergency services and other relevant stakeholders, has activated monitoring and preparedness measures, as the province braces for severe weather conditions.