South Africa

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has pounced on a suspect who posed as a Hawks officer and attempted to extort R200 000 from a person mentioned in the ongoing Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is expected to reach a roll-over agreement with the United Kingdom post Brexit.

While condemning the destruction of property and violence in the country’s tertiary education sector, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training says the wide-ranging student demands are legitimate.

While there has been some improvement in generation performance, Eskom is implementing Stage 2 load shedding.

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has welcomed the Department of Water and Sanitation’s commitment to reconsider the model of the War on Leaks programme, following challenges experienced in the last year.

South Africa’s efforts to curb rhino poaching continue to produce results, with 2018 figures revealing that incidents had dropped to 769, down from 1 028 in 2017.

The North West provincial government says it is keen to work with the wildlife sector in order to boost the economy.