South Africa

Tourism remains a powerful economic driver in South Africa and across the continent, says Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille.

Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding during evening peak from 4pm today until 10pm on Thursday evening.

While government has made significant strides since the 1990s in adopting digital technologies to ensure that it delivers efficient services to its citizens, it has not fully achieved this ideal.

The official unemployment rate has crept up slightly by 1% to reach 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025.

Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 officially kicked off today, with Deputy President Paul Mashatile using the platform to highlight the continent’s vast, untapped tourism potential.

The Police Ministry has condemned the incident in which an 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped earlier this month by a 54-year-old Inkosi of the KwaBhidla area in KwaZulu-Natal.

The National Press Club (NPC) and the African Media and Communicators Forum (AMCF) welcome the court order granted by the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Monday permitting media houses to record proceedings of the case involving kidnapped journalist Sibusiso 'Aserie' Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli.

The High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, has ruled that the confession made by the man accused of starting the deadly Usindiso building fire, is admissible as evidence.

The Ministry of Police extends gratitude to communities of the Free State province, the provincial government and the people of South Africa at large, for the support shown to the families of three Constables who died in a car crash, three weeks ago.

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has called for an immediate strengthening of security in all courts following a second shooting incident at a court over the past two months.