South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made a cocaine bust of some R56 million after a vessel was intercepted off the east coast of Durban.

Women have been urged to take a leading role in shaping the future of South Africa’s maritime industry.

In light of the activities of South Africa’s Group of 20 (G20) Presidency, the Department of Defence has announced that it is in discussions regarding the postponement of the joint naval exercise scheduled for November 2025, involving South Africa, Russia, and China.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has begun work with the Law Reform Commission and other agencies to assess how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact South African laws and how the technology can enhance the work of the department.

The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, is scheduled to join the families of police officers and reservists who lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) Commemoration Day on Sunday, 7 September 2025.

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has urged judiciaries around the globe to “step forward and affirm the enduring power of the law” in an ever increasingly challenging environment.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has commended an undertaking by uMkhanyakude District Municipality leadership to improve consequence management and enforce accountability against officials implicated in financial misconduct.

Transnet has welcomed the arrest of five suspects for allegedly being in possession of copper cable worth approximately R3 million at an unregistered scrapyard in Gauteng.

The Department of Health Has extended its best wishes to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as he prepares for a scheduled eye operation on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the St John Eye Care Centre, located near Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg.

According to the department, the Minister has been experiencing ongoing vision issues that necessitated this procedure, and he has recently been placed on the waiting list for surgery.

The St John Eye Care Centre is a public health facility renowned for its expertise in eye examinations. 

Spanners and spades are out in Johannesburg as the city gears up to host the historic G20 Leaders' Summit this November.