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Tourism department thanks local travellers

Friday, January 5, 2024

The Department of Tourism has thanked South Africans who have supported local establishments and boosted the tourism sector during the holiday period.

Home Affairs system back online

Friday, January 5, 2024

The Department of Home Affairs says its system is back online and services are once again available to citizens and other clients.

Tributes for Magubane continue

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Tributes for the late veteran photographer Peter Magubane are continuing continued to pour in.

Memorial service held for the late Dr Ngema

Thursday, January 4, 2024

A memorial service reflecting on the life of the late legendary playwright, Dr Mbongeni Ngema was held at the Playhouse Theatre in Durban on Wednesday.

Home Affairs services temporarily unavailable

Thursday, January 4, 2024

The Department of Home Affairs has issued an alert to citizens that its services are not available at the moment due to a technical problem on the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) mainframe which affects access to the National Population Register (NPR).

“We have contacted SITA [State Information Technology Agency[ and have been assured that its technicians and engineers are attending to the matter. We hope that this will not take long to be resolved,” said the department in a statement.

Oscar Pistorius placed on parole from Friday

Thursday, January 4, 2024

The Department of Correctional Services says a decision taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) on 24 November 2023 to place inmate Oscar Pistorius on parole remains valid and is to be enforced.

City of Cape Town events generate almost R4bn for economy

Thursday, January 4, 2024

The year 2023 was a prolific year for the City of Cape Town as it hosted more than 1 200 events, which contributed nearly R4 billion to the economy and created job opportunities for its citizens.