South Africa

Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding during evening peak from 4pm today until 10pm on Thursday evening.

While government has made significant strides since the 1990s in adopting digital technologies to ensure that it delivers efficient services to its citizens, it has not fully achieved this ideal.

The official unemployment rate has crept up slightly by 1% to reach 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025.

Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 officially kicked off today, with Deputy President Paul Mashatile using the platform to highlight the continent’s vast, untapped tourism potential.

The Police Ministry has condemned the incident in which an 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped earlier this month by a 54-year-old Inkosi of the KwaBhidla area in KwaZulu-Natal.

The National Press Club (NPC) and the African Media and Communicators Forum (AMCF) welcome the court order granted by the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Monday permitting media houses to record proceedings of the case involving kidnapped journalist Sibusiso 'Aserie' Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli.

The High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, has ruled that the confession made by the man accused of starting the deadly Usindiso building fire, is admissible as evidence.

The Ministry of Police extends gratitude to communities of the Free State province, the provincial government and the people of South Africa at large, for the support shown to the families of three Constables who died in a car crash, three weeks ago.

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has called for an immediate strengthening of security in all courts following a second shooting incident at a court over the past two months.

With the newly launched plan of modernising the delivery of essential government services, government aims to ensure that conducting administrative tasks with the State is easier for citizens.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will appeal the judgement in the case against controversial televangelist, Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho.

In recent weeks, pressing infrastructure challenges facing our public hospitals have been in the spotlight. The recent incidents including the patient complaint at Helen Joseph Hospital and two alarming fires at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital, have intensified the public discourse around the state of our healthcare facilities. As the MEC for Health and Wellness in Gauteng, I want to assure residents that we are committed to revitalising our health infrastructure for quality patient care.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is pushing ahead with an international investigation into the first team of prosecutors who were involved in the Timothy Omotoso matter, following a public outcry when the verdict was delivered.

Just weeks after announcing plans to build the Nkandla Disaster Management Centre, KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has moved swiftly to prepare for the multimillion-rand project.

As government intensifies its efforts to prevent and combat Gender-based Violence and Feminism (GBVF) related crimes, the South African Police Service (SAPS) operations led to the arrest of 224 suspects for rape as well as five suspects for attempted rape.