South Africa

The Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has designated seven more places as depots for the purpose of impoundment of unroadworthy vehicles.

South Africa has seen a 30% reduction in road fatalities since the start of the festive season, says Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Eskom says it will not be implementing any load shedding on Christmas Eve.

Two former Justice and Constitutional Development officials have appeared at the Zastron Magistrate Court in the Free State on charges of fraud.

A Mpumalanga man is to spend Christmas behind bars after he was sentenced to 29-years in prison for stock theft, said the Hawks on Monday.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Monday paid a visit to one of the country’s busiest border gates Kopfontein, to assess its readiness to process people and goods over the festive season.

Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday spoke out against the abuse of women and children while also urging police not to turn away any victim of abuse.

Police have arrested a man for allegedly being involved in a business robbery in Durban.

Government has put in place contingency plans to mitigate against the impact of inclement weather conditions during the summer period.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has encouraged law enforcement officials to deal decisively with corruption.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has spoken out about overloaded vehicles that embark on cross-border travel overnight.

The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has called for an investigation into the deaths of 21 boys at an initiation schools in the Eastern Cape.

A 31-year-old man is to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court after he was caught in possession of over 40 illegal firearms and ammunition, said the Office of the National Police Commissioner.

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has confirmed a successful eradication of the invasive fruit fly species Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) in the Pixley ka Seme and ZF Mgcawu District Municipalities in the Northern Cape.

Two former Eskom senior managers and two businessmen who were arrested for alleged fraud and corruption committed at Eskom’s Kusile power station have been granted R300 000 bail each.