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IEC postpones voter registration weekend by two weeks

Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced it has postponed the voter registration weekend by two weeks in light of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping the country.

Former President at Estcourt Correctional Centre

Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has this morning confirmed that former President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to start serving a 15-month sentence at Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.

Call to advance gender equality

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Deputy Minister of Transport, Dikeledi Magadzi, has emphasised the importance on removing structural distortions in economies to enable women and youth empowerment.

SAPS vaccination programme gains momentum

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Two days after launching COVID-19 vaccinations for its members, the South African Police Service (SAPS) Vaccination Programme is gaining momentum.

Cape Town set to open mass vaccination centre

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The City of Cape Town and Discovery Health on Tuesday conducted an oversight visit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre mass Vaccination Centre of Hope to check on its preparation ahead of its activation today.

SA joins forces with US to tackle economic crimes

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The United States’ (US) Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) enforcement division are joining forces to fight tax and economic crimes affecting the two countries.

SAICA to train SARS staff

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

In an effort to build capacity in the South African Revenue Services (SARS), the revenue collector has entered into a partnership with South African Institute of Charted Accountants (SAICA) to meet its skills demand.

Illegally treated timber confiscated from distributors in KZN

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The National Regulator for Compulsory Specification (NRCS) inspectors have seized an illegal treated timber from distributors in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, worth more than R1 million and halted all treatment due to non-compliance with the regulation.