South Africa

With just over a week remaining in Eskom’s Winter Outlook period, the power system remains well-positioned to maintain stability and reliably meet demand.

Prolific actress Mam’ Nandi Nyembe has been described as the “very soul of South African storytelling” and as someone who was a "teacher and guide” in the country’s arts landscape.

A series of successful operations under the Vala Umgodi initiative has led to several arrests and the seizure of illegal goods and equipment across the Free State province.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, is set take the Matric Support Programme to the Northern Cape.

The police have arrested three suspects following an attempted robbery in Belfast, Mpumalanga on Friday night.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with European leaders on the Russia-Ukraine peace efforts.

A suspect implicated in the murder of a female prosecutor in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape is due to appear in court on Monday.

A 26-year-old suspect arrested for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend, is expected to appear before the Temba Magistrates’ Court on Monday, police in the North West said.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has welcomed the 20-year sentence imposed on 30-year-old Constable Courtney Madella for the murder of her partner last year.

The Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (STEASA) will be among the 15 companies participating in the Outward Selling Mission (OSM) to Nigeria and Ghana next week.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has reminded parents that the 2025 Online Admissions Application Period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 will close on Friday, 29 August 2024, at midnight.

A task team has been established to ensure that a lasting solution is found to resolve the Knoflokskraal land occupation in the Theewaterskloof municipality in the Western Cape.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has urged South Africans to view rapid urbanisation not as a crisis but a “repository of opportunities” capable of driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and dignity for millions.

The Western Cape Provincial Government has called for the whole of government, every industry partner, researcher, farmer, and citizen – urban and rural – to unite in defence of the province’s agriculture sector.

As a significant step towards opening South Africa’s rail network to private operators and reforming the rail sector, Transnet has completed the adjudication process of selecting new Train Operating Companies (TOCs).