Skip to main content
Search SAnews

South Africa

Winter rainfall boosts dam levels

539 views

While the overall outlook of the national water levels improved slightly week-on-week, the Department of Water and Sanitation reiterated its call to water users to exercise maximum caution when utilising water.

Odendaalsrus police station closed due to OHS non-compliance

426 views

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services has prohibited the use of the South African Police Service station in Odendaalsrus, Free State, due to non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

SA calls for probe into migrant deaths

333 views

South Africa has joined the African Union and the United Nations in calling for an immediate independent investigation into the deaths of at least 23 migrants who attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish city of Melilla.

SA reports 399 new COVID-19 cases

348 views

South Africa recorded 399 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the number of laboratory confirmed case to 3 993 843.

Changes to 2022 tax filing season

679 views

With the filing season getting underway today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made significant changes to the 2022 tax filing season.

Eastern Cape communities receive forestry plantations

497 views

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Makhotso Sotyu has handed over forestry plantations to communities in Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape as part of government’s efforts to transform the economy and create jobs.

Load shedding ramps up to Stage 6 from 2pm

353 views

Eskom says Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 2pm until midnight this evening due to a slow return to work of personnel at its power stations following violent strike action this week.

SA launches "insightful" COVID-19 country report

443 views

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says although government initiated interventions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many lessons can be learnt and gaps covered in order to improve the State’s disaster management capabilities.

DPWI, SIU sign anti-corruption pledge

386 views

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, and Head of the Special Investigative Unit, Advocate Andy Mothibi, on Thursday signed an Anti-Corruption pledge with members of the Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum.

Home Affairs extends hours at some of its offices

836 views

With effect from today, the Department of Home Affairs has announced the extension of operating hours at some of its offices to 6pm for the application and collection of Smart ID cards and passports.

President Ramaphosa in Botswana for SACU Summit

404 views
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in the Republic of Botswana on a working visit to attend the 7th Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit of Heads of State and Government.

Over R2m recovered from labour non-compliance cases

504 views

The Department of Employment and Labour Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES), in the Western Cape province, has recovered a grand total of R2 563 440 during inspections conducted in the 2021/2022 financial year.