South Africa

Pretoria - All eyes will be on the South African Police Service (SAPS) as they release the much anticipated national crime statistics tomorrow.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development has moved swiftly to contain costs by slashing the department’s subsistence and travel claims by R8 million in less than six months.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has foiled an escape plan by inmates that included Radovan Krecjir at Zonderwater Correctional Centre, when the DCS raided a number of cells over the weekend.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape should take advantage of its strength in agriculture and become a leading agro-processing hub in South Africa, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina.

Cape Town – Minister Malusi Gigaba says government has partnered with youth organisations and business to ensure that youth development is prioritised.

Cape Town – The Governance and Administration Cluster chair, Minister Malusi Gigaba, says the National School of Government has recruited 775 public servants as facilitators of the school’s Compulsory Induction Programme (CIP).

Cape Town – Most of the municipalities whose equitable share was withheld by the National Treasury due to debt owed to Eskom and the National Water Board have now received their allocations.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says there was a high rate of compliance in the appointment of senior managers at municipalities.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says young people must be made aware of the excitement, importance and potential of careers in science if more are to be attracted to study in the field.

Pretoria - PetroSA, the Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa, regrets the death of one of its employees who died on Saturday at the Mossel Bay Gas to Liquids (GTL) Refinery.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says a recently launched counter corruption project has netted 26 suspects.

Pretoria – The Department of Transport will launch the October Transport Month (OTM) campaign on 1 October.

South Africa will for the first time host the South African International Renewable Energy Conference from 4 to 7 October in Cape Town.

Cabinet has welcomed the announcement that South Africa will take over as lead Chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

Cabinet at its meeting welcomed the appointment of 154 district magistrates for various magistrates’ courts countrywide.