South Africa

As the annual World Economic Forum meeting draws closer, Team South Africa has met to chart the path for South Africa’s strategy at Davos, Switzerland.

National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has saluted members of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Tracking Team after they on Monday night, for the second time, stopped the same suspects from committing a business robbery in Marapyane, near KwaMhlanga.

The Gauteng Department of Education has challenged communities to join law enforcement agencies in hunting the criminals who robbed a new state of the art school in Tsakane, in Ekurhuleni.

North West MEC for Rural‚ Environment and Agricultural Development, Desbo Mohono, says she will speedily address farmers’ challenges and prioritise the needs of emerging farmers in the province.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today depart for Ethiopia where he will attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Double Troika Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that killed 15 people and left several others injured in Kenya.

The South African government is monitoring events in neighbouring Zimbabwe following violent protests in which three people were killed.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has urged parents, traditional leaders and the medical fraternity to work closely to ensure that all avenues are explored in a quest to stem the death of young men at illegal initiation schools.

A total of 109 medical interns have joined various health facilities in the North West province for practical training.

The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Francois Beukman, has urged matriculants keen on careers in law enforcement to apply at their nearest police station before the Friday, 18 January deadline this week.