South Africa

In considering the relevance of Steve Biko’s life and legacy, President Cyril Ramaphosa has recalled his call to the people to be architects of their own liberation.

A team of investigators assigned to probe the murder of late Collins Chabane Municipality mayor, Moses Maluleke, has positively linked a suspect to the killing, says the South African Police Service (SAPS).

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the Jagersfontein area today where flooding from a disused mine has caused the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes and the death of at least one person.

The Department of Home Affairs has reiterated its commitment to making its services more accessible to the nation through a number of measures, including the procurement of mobile units to serve remote communities.

A multidisciplinary team was on Sunday dispatched to Jagersfontein, Free State, following the burst of an abandoned mine in the area.

The increase in the number of visitors to the country’s national parks is an indication that the tourism sector is recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy.

The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has called for better planning and coordination between national, provincial and local government in order to finish stalled human settlements projects.

The loss of at least five generation units has led to the implementation of load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 3, starting on Friday afternoon.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says expanding local production and manufacturing is pivotal to creating more opportunities for entrants and making the economy more inclusive.

Through the recently gazetted proposed Spectrum Policy, government seeks to lower communication costs and bridge the connectivity divide that results in the exclusion of citizens from rural areas and under-served communities in the country.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has reiterated that peace-loving people of KwaZulu-Natal had to find it within their hearts not to allow criminals to continue terrorising defenceless women and children.

Police in Mpumalanga have warned the public not to purchase medication from unauthorised people.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa sent sincere condolences to His Majesty, King Charles III, on the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has warned that if not abated, illegal mining “will reach crisis proportions” and poses a “threat to national security, government authority and socio-economic development” in the country.

Government has purchased land to accommodate the relocation of the illegal occupants on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Central Line in Cape Town.