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No further reports of dead sardines: DFFE

Monday, September 28, 2026

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) says it has received no further reports of dead or dying sardines in the past two weeks, indicating that the acute phase of the mortality event has subsided.

New register to track action against water polluters

Sunday, September 27, 2026

South Africans will soon be able to see which municipalities, companies and other entities have faced formal enforcement action for polluting the country's water resources.

Gauteng police arrest suspect in Tembisa cemetery murder

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Gauteng police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered at Mooifontein Cemetery in the Vusimusi section of Tembisa on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

National GBVF inquiry extended after positive public response

Sunday, September 27, 2026

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) have extended the Joint National Inquiry into the reporting, victim support, investigation and pre-trial functioning of the criminal justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

Multidisciplinary team to investigate murder of 10 people

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi, has established a multidisciplinary team, led by serious violent crime detectives, to investigate after 10 people were shot and killed in Lwandle in the early hours of this morning.