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SA reaffirms support for global treaty to tackle plastic pollution

Monday, August 11, 2025

With the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on Plastic Pollution underway in Geneva, Switzerland, South Africa has reaffirmed its support for a legally binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.

Gender Commission welcomes conviction of serial rapist pastor

Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a serial rapist pastor in a harrowing case involving the sexual abuse of 12 minor children, including 10 boys and two girls, aged between seven and 14.

Four women killed in Limpopo bus crash

Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety has confirmed the death of four women in a bus accident that occurred on the R81 road in Sekgopo, Mopani District, Limpopo, on the evening of Saturday, 9 August 2025.

Killing of police officers "attack on state"

Sunday, August 10, 2025

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has condemned the recent killings of South African Police Service (SAPS) members, warning that it is not only an assault on the Justice and Crime Prevention Security Cluster, but a direct attack on the authority of the rule of law and the state.

Motsoaledi steps in to address N Cape health service challenges

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the Northern Cape following the release of Health Ombud report on the treatment, complications, and deaths of psychiatric patients at the Northern Cape Mental Hospital (NCMHH) and the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital (RMSH).