South Africa

The Western Cape is working with the police and other law enforcement agencies to address the issue of extortion involving gangs.

The Department of Community Safety attended the first meeting of the Priority Committee on Organised Crime and Extortion, which was established by the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele.

According to Premier Alan Winde, this is a positive step towards addressing extortion, where businesses and individuals in communities across the Cape metro region are forced to cough up a portion of their earnings in exchange for “protection”.

A book handover ceremony, hosted by the Beijing Review Africa Bureau and organised by the Global Max Media Group, was held in Pretoria earlier this month.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African government will this week demonstrate that the country remains an attractive investment destination.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended Banyana Banyana and Bafana Bafana for their victories in two successive days in Africa’s premier soccer contests.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has expressed concerns about the climbing number of COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.

Health Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, says the country is witnessing COVID-19 cluster outbreaks and needs to guard against a possible resurgence.

The South African government has initiated an extradition process in an effort to retrieve two fugitives, who last week unlawfully left the country for Malawi while facing a criminal trial.

While there has been a drop in the number of sexual offences reported, the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continues to haunt women and children in the country.

Following a lull in criminal activity during the hard national COVID-19 lockdown, figures began to rise as restrictions were eased between July and September.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished South Africa’s Hindu community well as they observe the religious festival of Deepavali.