South Africa

Police in the Eastern Cape are continuing with their efforts to clamp down on cash-in-transit robberies as well as on the proliferation of illegal firearms.

Despite diverse political party affiliations, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, believes it is crucial to combine strengths to achieve the strategic goals set out in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address (OPA), last week.

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has hailed the various initiatives that were implemented by government to create jobs when many people lost their livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has extended his commendation to the dedicated members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) Inanda Trio Task Team in KwaZulu-Natal for their relentless and courageous efforts in locating and apprehending suspects involved in the killing of a police officer in Inanda last year.

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has welcomed the signing of the Climate Change Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa, into law.

Ending gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is one of the most important areas in which The Presidency has been involved, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

For the next five years, government’s overriding priority is to achieve more rapid and inclusive economic growth so that it can create jobs, reduce poverty, and build a more just and equal society.

While this week marks 120 days without load shedding in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is too soon to claim victory.

Cape Town residents have one week left to submit their comments on the revised Sub-council by-law which proposes that the number of sub-councils operating in the metropolitan be reduced from 21 to 20 sub-councils.

Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande, has announced a new programme to foster cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI) between South Africa and war-torn Palestine. 

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) on Tuesday seized various assets and properties valued at approximately R52.6 million.

The KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council, led by Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, will today meet for the first provincial lekgotla of the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU).

Over 700 people have been arrested in Operation Shanela operations in the North West.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has started public consultation meetings on the proposed raw water use charges for the 2025/26 financial year.

Dinda Technologies, a distinctly South African company and role-player in harnessing the power of indigenous plants for modern uses and purposes, will display its innovative approach at the third South African Conference on Essential and Vegetable Oils.