South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has appointed Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers as the new Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo.

South Africans who have not yet registered to vote or need to update their details, have been urged to do so during the final voter registration weekend on 1 and 2 August.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber has officially opened the department's new Centurion Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall, marking a milestone in the Home Affairs @ home reform programme to make services more accessible.

Mandela Month will conclude on Friday with a R150 000 donation of educational equipment and learning materials to Thiboloha Special School in the Free State, in a partnership between the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Chinese Embassy in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, next week, officiate the opening of the King Nyabela Hospital at Middelburg in Mpumalanga.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is facing the risk of further deindustrialisation after manufacturing’s contribution to the regional economy declined from 11.3% of GDP in 2024 to 10.9% in 2025.

The Department of Social Development (DSD) has warned South Africans, particularly young people, to be cautious of fake online job offers that are increasingly being used by human trafficking syndicates to lure victims into exploitation.

The fight to safeguard public resources cannot be won only through arrests and prosecutions alone. While accountability for wrongdoing remains essential, the most effective strategy is one that prevents misconduct before public funds are misused and public trust eroded.

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has reappointed Naheem Essop as the Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator (DPFA) at the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA) for a period of three years, effective from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed a landmark report by the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT), setting out the framework for establishing a fully independent state-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO).

North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi will today lead Phase 6 of the Accelerated Service Delivery Thuntsha Lerole Programme in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed seven members to serve on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.

A comprehensive reset of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has begun in the wake of damaging allegations presented at the Madlanga Commission against members of the directorate.

Motorists have been advised to continue renewing expired driving licence cards for light motor vehicles and motorcycles until a new law extending the validity period from five to 10 years comes into effect.

South Africa has reaffirmed its support for the long-standing decision of the African Union to convene a continent-wide conference on migration, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said.