South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the spirit of Nelson Mandela Day is a timely reminder that although South Africa faces difficult challenges, these are not insurmountable.

Two more suspects were at the weekend arrested by the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Johannesburg in relation to theft of over R36 million from a deceased First National Bank (FNB) client.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the late struggle stalwart, ambassador and ANC Deputy Secretary General, Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte, as a faithful, dedicated and fiercely loyal leader – a revolutionary dynamite.

Messages of condolences continue to pour in for the late struggle stalwart and ANC Deputy Secretary General, Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte, who succumbed to a battle with cancer in the early hours of Sunday morning.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special official funeral Category 2 for the late struggle stalwart and ANC Deputy Secretary General, Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government and Eskom’s main focus is to put megawatts on the grid to mitigate the rolling black outs that the country is currently experiencing.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has welcomed the guilty plea by murderer and rapist, Njabulo Ndlovu, who appeared before the Pietermaritzburg High Court facing two charges of rape and murder of three people.

Government will embark on tuberculosis (TB) catch-up programmes as it continues to pursue shortened treatment after the infectious disease took a backseat due to COVID-19.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed concern at the impact that the fuel hikes has on the public transport industry.

Police in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for unknown armed suspects after five people were fatally shot and another five injured at different locations in Alexandra on Thursday evening.

The Department of Social Development says it is concerned by the low number of approved applications for the R350 special COVID-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has set up a multi-disciplinary task team to probe and curb ongoing taxi industry-related violence in KwaZulu-Natal’s Ugu and Harry Gwala Districts.

Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has undertaken a working visit to New York leading South Africa’s delegation to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Ministerial Segment.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has detected 482 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 3 999 345 since the outbreak.

South Africa has come second in transparency globally, with Georgia claiming first spot in the 2021 Open Budget Index (OBI).