South Africa

In a call to action, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged men across South Africa to take a decisive stand against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). 

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has pledged that his department will use economic diplomacy to tackle the underlying challenges of poverty, inequality, and unemployment in South Africa.

As the country observes women’s month, the South African Police Service (SAPS) joins the nation in celebrating its women in blue who are breaking barriers and blazing a path in their daily duties towards making South Africa a much safer and better place to live in.

Government has joined the nation in mourning the passing of Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule, a stalwart in the gospel music industry and a beloved radio personality.

The Special Tribunal has declared as invalid and set aside a R257 million COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contract awarded by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH).

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has dispatched an emergency housing team to urgently assist displaced families whose homes were flooded when the walls of a dam collapsed in the Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape.

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the power grid is expected to be strengthened, with generating units expected back by the end of August.

On Monday, 12 August, Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi engages with Limpopo stakeholders on the National Health Insurance. 

KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has urged local government office bearers to be responsive to the needs of communities or face the consequences from the electorate.

Police in Gauteng have arrested over 900 suspects in the high-density Operation Shanela carried out under the leadership of the Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasized that through stronger collaboration between government and business, along with the backing of labor and civil society, entrepreneurship can be a powerful tool to lift more women out of poverty.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has given the City of Cape Town permission to construct an emergency spillway on the fourth and remaining farm dam reported to be on the verge of collapse to lower the risk of its collapse.

Twenty-eight year-old Mia Le Roux has won the Miss South Africa title at glitzy event held at the Sun Bet Arena in Pretoria.

Team South Africa has shown commendable fortitude at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, having participated in five sporting codes on Saturday.

South African athlete Jo-Ane van Dyk has earned Team South Africa’s sixth medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.