South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined South African Catholics and adherents globally in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XV1.

Safer Festive Season Operations in the Garden Route District in the Western Cape have seen 683 suspects arrested between 27 December 2022 and 2 January 2023.

President Cyril Ramaphosa shares a message of hope as the 2023 New Year dawns.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of global football icon and social activist, Pelé.

Government has paid tribute to Daily Sun’s multimedia journalist, Chris Matome Moagi, who passed away after a short battle with cancer.

Mourners are expected to pay their respects to the victims of the of Boksburg explosion during a memorial service hosted by the Gauteng provincial government on Friday at the Boksburg Civic Centre.

Police management in the North West has warned members of the public to exercise caution when responding to social media advertisements, as criminals are coming up with numerous tricks to scam citizens.

Police have arrested two suspects in separate incidents in the Northern Cape for the alleged possession of drugs during Operation Vala Konke.

As law enforcement officials across the country continue carrying out Safer Festive Season Operations, police in Mpumalanga have vowed not to allow borders in the province to be used as transits for vehicle smuggling.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is on track with arrangements to disburse the January 2023 social grants payments from 03 January 2023.

The City of Cape Town has reminded residents and visitors that Milnerton Lagoon, Milnerton Estuary Mouth and Lagoon Beach remain closed for swimming due to pollution in the Diep River.

Operations at O.R. Tambo International Airport are back to normal after travellers experienced delays with domestic departures, as well as international departures.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has expressed sadness at the sudden passing of Peter Theodore Alexander Cloete, the Education District Director of Namakwa in the Northern Cape, who lost his battle with cancer.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says his department will assist the family members of those who died in the Christmas Eve gas tanker explosion in Boksburg.

Government has relocated all families that were displaced by the KwaZulu-Natal floods to new and more acceptable accommodation.