South Africa

The Hawks in the Free State have arrested six suspects linked to a criminal network that allegedly created fraudulent payslips and proof of payments.

Tshwane Municipality and the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Department have been instructed to provide quarterly reports on the intervention to resolve Hammanskraal water quality challenges.

South Africa’s agenda during its African Union (AU) chairship will focus on women’s financial and economic inclusion, gender-based violence and accountability to global gender commitments.

The private sector’s contribution to the realisation of South Africa’s social development agenda will come under the spotlight at a high-level roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

Police Minister General Bheki Cele has condemned the murder of a Free State sergeant on Saturday.

South Africa, as chair of the African Union (AU), will champion infrastructure development as the key to unlock economic development and industrialisation on the continent.

Eskom says it will continue to implement Stage 1 rotational load shedding after 09:00 today owing to a shortage of capacity and to replenish the emergency reserves.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, as the new chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), has called on more members of the African Union to join the agency.

Three suspected drug mules will appear before the Kempton Park Magistrate Court this morning after they were arrested on Saturday for drug trafficking at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA).

Police in Gauteng arrested 780 suspects for various crimes during a multi-disciplinary crime combatting operation.

“Let us build the Africa we want. Let the guns be silenced. Let our swords be beaten to ploughshares, and our spears turned into pruning hooks. It is the actions we take from this day onwards that will determine our continent’s destiny,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa.

South African business people are upbeat ahead of the start of a trade and investment mission to West Africa.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has committed to work with the Mopani District Municipality and Lepelle Northern Water to fast-track the completion of the Giyani water supply scheme.

BMW Group South Africa has handed over five BMW i3 cars that will be used by community-based care workers to reach victims of gender-based violence.

Germany has agreed to identify a few technical colleges in South Africa to work with, in an attempt to develop skills and create more jobs in the country.