South Africa

Police Minister Bheki Cele says police went into the festive season well equipped to take on the task of tackling crime.

An intensive police awareness campaign against sexual offences-related crimes has yielded positive results with a decline in the number of sexual offences crimes registered in the country. 

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) has increased in real terms for the first time in four years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says individuals born after the advent of democracy embody the essence of Tintswalo, as they have gone on to record commendable achievements in their lives and careers. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says despite challenges, the “lives of millions of South Africans have been transformed” since the dawn of democracy in 1994.

The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on Wednesday committed to doing everything in its power to ensure that criminals involved in the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) corruption are brought to book.

The Department of Health has encouraged healthcare workers and communities to be mindful of early signs of childhood cancer.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) confirmed on Wednesday that two soldiers were killed and three injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 

State power utility Eskom says it will be going live with the piloting of load limiting at Bedford in the Eastern Cape.

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola says the sixth administration is steadily rebuilding law enforcement agencies like the National Prosecuting Authority to fight crime.

Police in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga, have opened an investigation following the discovery of a human skull next to a graveyard and railway line on 13 February 2024.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola and her management has welcomed the eight year sentence handed down to a  45-year-old for possession of child pornography material.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will outline all the financial, economic, and social commitments that government will prioritise in its planned expenditure during the National Budget Speech next week.

As South Africa marks 30 Years of Freedom, citizens have been urged to remember how far government has come in improving the lives of South Africans and undoing the damaging legacy of apartheid.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has completed 90% of the second phase in its three-phased National Lotteries Commission (NLC) investigation.