The Maphephetheni Phase 3 Rural Housing Project in KwaZulu-Natal is expected to provide decent homes to 2 286 families by 2028 as government steps up efforts to improve living conditions in rural communities.
The Department of Home Affairs will extend operational hours at all its front offices to ensure that eligible voters have access to their identity documents required to participate in the Local Government Elections on 4 November 2026.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has welcomed the inaugural workshop of the National Police Advisory Council (NPAC), which is expected to strengthen strategic policy guidance and support policing reforms in South Africa.
Wesselsbron Regional Court has sentenced a 66-year-old man to life imprisonment for rape. This was after an 11-year-old female minor was repeatedly raped by the accused.
The North West Provincial Treasury has intensified efforts to address municipal unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (UIFWE), through coordinated interventions aimed at strengthening financial governance, enforcing accountability and safeguarding public resources.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has called for renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation, saying international institutions must demonstrate their ability to improve people’s lives amid growing global inequality, conflicts and economic uncertainty.
Kliptown residents in Soweto have answered the call to join the #LoveYourStreet campaign by taking to the streets to clean their neighbourhood in a demonstration that cleaner communities depend on collective action.
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Dr Jack Bloom, says Gauteng can save billions of rands and improve water supply by reducing water losses, with a new national framework setting a target to bring non-revenue water (NRW) down to below 25% by 2035.
South Africa has every reason to be proud of its aviation industry. For 40 years, the country has maintained a record without a fatal commercial airline accident, an extraordinary achievement that reflects decades of professionalism, discipline and an unwavering commitment to passenger safety. This remarkable achievement is a source of national pride and a milestone worthy of recognition and celebration.
The City of Tshwane has stepped up interventions to stabilise water supply across affected communities, including targeted overnight water restrictions, increased tanker distribution in Ekangala and continued monitoring of water quality in Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit.
