South Africa

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will today host a webinar preceding the 3rd Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made a cocaine bust of some R56 million after a vessel was intercepted off the east coast of Durban.

Women have been urged to take a leading role in shaping the future of South Africa’s maritime industry.

In light of the activities of South Africa’s Group of 20 (G20) Presidency, the Department of Defence has announced that it is in discussions regarding the postponement of the joint naval exercise scheduled for November 2025, involving South Africa, Russia, and China.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has begun work with the Law Reform Commission and other agencies to assess how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact South African laws and how the technology can enhance the work of the department.

The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, is scheduled to join the families of police officers and reservists who lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) Commemoration Day on Sunday, 7 September 2025.

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has urged judiciaries around the globe to “step forward and affirm the enduring power of the law” in an ever increasingly challenging environment.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has commended an undertaking by uMkhanyakude District Municipality leadership to improve consequence management and enforce accountability against officials implicated in financial misconduct.

Transnet has welcomed the arrest of five suspects for allegedly being in possession of copper cable worth approximately R3 million at an unregistered scrapyard in Gauteng.

The Department of Health Has extended its best wishes to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as he prepares for a scheduled eye operation on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the St John Eye

Spanners and spades are out in Johannesburg as the city gears up to host the historic G20 Leaders' Summit this November.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is set to deliver a virtual keynote address at the National Economic Development and Labour Council’s (NEDLAC) 30th Annual Summit on Friday.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in collaboration with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), have confirmed that criminal proceedings are set to commence following the 2022 tragic collapse of the Jagersfontein Fine Tailings Storage Facility (FTSF).

National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have called on the public to comment on the recently published 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (2025 draft TLAB) and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (EM).

The work of the South African National Parks (SANParks) is now recognised internationally as best practice for inclusive conservation, says Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George.