The official opening of the 2026 Winter Initiation Season in the Eastern Cape has been accompanied by renewed calls for safe, responsible and dignified initiation practices, as government intensifies efforts to eliminate deaths, injuries and illegal initiation schools.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on Monday in Johannesburg.
Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele will this week on Wednesday deliver a Keynote address at the 1st Annual 2026 Future of Work and Business Conference taking place at the Freedom Park in Pretoria.
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has confirmed that the BMA successfully processed 663 Ghanaian nationals for repatriation from South Africa to Ghana through OR Tambo International Airport over the weekend.
In a demonstration of the intensified crackdown on illicit trade and crime, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has intercepted a consignment suspected to bear drugs at KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban port.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has noted with concern instances of political parties, potential candidates and their supporters using the Commission's name, logo, designs and other intellectual property in their election campaign material.
Government is responding to the genuine concerns that South Africans have expressed regarding illegal migration and its impact on the country.
South African vaccinologist and public health leader Professor Shabir A. Madhi has been recognised with one of the world's leading infectious disease honours, underscoring his decades-long contribution to vaccine research that has helped save countless lives globally.
As South Africa strengthens its response to citizens’ growing concerns over illegal immigration, government has set out a clear approach that demonstrates its unambiguous ability to secure its borders, and create an environment conducive to advancing the economy and building a country that works for all.
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has reiterated its call for the inclusion of young people with disabilities in the economy to advance the legacy of the 1976 youth uprising.
In a demonstration of government’s commitment to advancing public healthcare, South Africa is taking a bold step toward the future with plans to manufacture the groundbreaking HIV drug, Lenacapavir, locally.
Government will establish an Intelligent Population Register containing biometric data for every person in South Africa and introduce new regulations to prevent the misuse of Traffic Registration Numbers (TRNs).
Government is stepping up efforts to help thousands of spaza shop owners formalise their businesses, meet compliance requirements and access financial support through the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, as part of a broader drive to strengthen township and rural economies.
Parliament will this week host a special intergenerational dialogue marking the 50th anniversary of the 1976 June 16 uprising, alongside a packed programme of debates, ministerial question sessions and committee meetings.
Twenty emerging entrepreneurs from across eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal have secured places in the prestigious Project 10X Unicorn Programme which is designed to accelerate business growth and improve market readiness.
