South Africa

Some 40,000 informal and micro businesses have been captured on the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) Connect System.

The recently announced Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre (TRPC) in Musina has commenced operations aimed at enabling the faster processing and verification of undocumented foreign nationals as well as facilitating efficient clearance through the Beitbridge port of entry in Limpopo.

With over 400 operating licences at risk of cancellation, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, is appealing to operators who have applied for operating licences, particularly minibus and scholar transport operators, to collect their operating licences.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration has strongly condemned illegal actions by isolated groups conducting identity checks on foreign nationals in South Africa.

South Africa has urged the United States of America to exempt it from a proposed 12.5% tariff linked to the importation of goods produced using forced labour.

Western Cape police are investigating two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident in Wesbank during the early hours of Sunday, 12 July 2026.

Tributes continue to pour in for Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams and former South African Rugby Under-18 prop Luqobo Makwedini.

Ministers responsible for Energy and Water in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will meet to deliberate on strategic issues aimed at strengthening regional energy security and improving water resource management.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended condolences to the families of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams and former South African Rugby Under-18 prop Luqobo Makwedini, following the announcement of their deaths on Saturday.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the 25-year sentence meted out in a R62 million VAT fraud case.