South Africa

City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has commended a beachgoer, who risked his life to save a swimmer from drowning over the weekend.

Government activities for the week 7 – 11 October 2024.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the renaming of the department as proclaimed in Government Gazette No. 51283 on 27 September 2024.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dr Dion George has published South Africa’s draft First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), which provides critical insights into the country's progress in implementing and achieving its National Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, for public comment.

South Africa and Botswana have committed to strengthening economic ties between the two countries and reducing the barriers that currently impede the free flow of goods.

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has announced a planned surveillance programme for African citrus greening disease in and around Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

In a bid to cushion companies in distress and prevent job losses, the Department of Employment and Labour has significantly increased its Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) budget from R400 million to R2.4 billion for the current financial year.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) through its National Coordination Centre (NCC) is monitoring the nationwide Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) strike, taking place today.

Minister Pemmy Majodina has challenged women leaders in her department and its entities to ensure that the rights enshrined in the Constitution, especially access to water and sanitation, become the lived experience for all women in South Africa.

Every week in the last month, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested at least one drug mule at OR Tambo International Airport, with the 14th drug mule to be arrested in recent weeks, nabbed on Sunday.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has achieved the first unqualified audit opinion in 14 years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter on Monday to once again call for an “immediate ceasefire that will end the suffering of the people of Gaza”.

The National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola congratulates Lieutenant Colonel Kgothatso Khunou for walking away as the overall winner in the aviation category at the Forty under 40 Awards.

Four male suspects, aged between 26 and 38, have been apprehended at separate locations during routine operational duties conducted by various police units across the Capricorn District in Limpopo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed six new and two amended proclamations authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at various institutions.