South Africa

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development has paid tribute to former Judge Willem Hendrik Heath who died this week at the age of 79.

Gauteng MEC of Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has called for calm in Naledi, Soweto, following reports of angry community members looting, destroying and shutting down foreign owned shops in the area.

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will on Thursday handover machinery and equipment to 104 business owners in Greater Tzaneen in the Limpopo province.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the newly gazetted reforms to South Africa’s visa regime as a major step towards attracting international skills and investment, growing tourism and creating jobs.

Police from the Gauteng Organised Crime Investigation Unit and Johannesburg Metro Police Department have arrested four suspects for extortion and intimidation in the Johannesburg CBD this week.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says a man arrested in connection with the murder of 18 people in the Eastern Cape was currently out on parole for murder, while the massacre took place.

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has welcomed the arrest of a 43-year-old sergeant attached to a police station in Limpopo.

Issues related to gender equality and women’s empowerment will come under the spotlight at the G20 Ministerial Women’s Empowerment Working Group (EWWG), currently underway in Brasília, Brazil.

South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dr Dion George and his counterpart from Norway, Minister of Climate and Environment Tore Onshuus Sandvik, have been appointed to steer informal consultations on mitigation before and during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, will on Thursday, 10 October 2024, lead the National Nutrition Week commemorative event in Cape Town. 

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called on law enforcement to clamp down on the selling of expired food in local spaza shops.

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) have a critical role to play in providing economic opportunities to young people, which will enable them to gain practical work experience in the construction sector.

The Department of Home Affairs is proud to announce the gazetting of the highly anticipated Remote Work Visitor Visa and the new Points-Based System for Work Visas.

The North West Provincial Government says it is on a promising trajectory concerning its audit outcomes compared to previous financial years.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reflected on the work done in his department since coming into office 100 days ago.