South Africa

Western Cape police last week scored major successes when 19 illegal firearms, 790 rounds of ammunition and drugs worth R2 million were confiscated during various operations.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development says it has made strides in recovery after its IT systems experienced a ransomware attack last month.

South Africa has now administered 19 041 535 COVID-19 vaccines after new 21 867 jabs were distributed in the past 24 hours.

The National Consumer Commission has urged consumers to return 100% Apple juice produced by Pioneer Foods.

With only weeks to go until the 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is expecting more than 890 000 candidates to sit for the exams.

South Africa and Palestine have agreed to “exert” joint efforts aimed at reversing the decision to admit Israel, the occupying power, as an observer member to the African Union (AU).

Deputy President David Mabuza has urged sports fans and lovers of the arts to get the COVID-19 jab so that they can return to fill sports stadiums and events in the arts as spectators and audiences.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura, together with Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Moerane, have signed a milestone power purchase agreement which is expected to add an extra 100MW of electricity added to the city's power supply.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks) have launched an investigation into the construction of the R15 million Lesseyton sports facility Enoch Mgijima Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

The establishment of South Africa's hydrogen valley, which has the potential to create up to 32 000 jobs per year by 2030, is inching closer to reality.

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has called for private collaboration to unlock the country’s investment potential, particularly within the context of a stretched government budget and increasing infrastructure needs.

National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on humanity should encourage world parliaments to vigorously perform their oversight functions, so that agreements adopted at different multilateral platforms are realised.

A Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team in Germiston has swooped on three company directors who allegedly defrauded the COVID-19 Temporary Relief Scheme Fund (TERS) of about R10 million last year.

South Africans can now download their digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate following the official launch by the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla.

A former Northern Cape Health Department head and two company directors have been charged on allegations of fraud and contravention of the Public Finance Management and Private Security Industry Regulation acts.