New York, USA - South African Ambassador to the United States Roelf Meyer has called for dialogue between South Africa and the United States (US) to restore the bilateral relationship, saying the two countries must engage with each other as partners.
To answer the call to serve is to take on one of life’s highest callings. Every September, Public Service Month gives us an opportunity to recognise the thousands of public servants who work every day to improve the lives of South Africans. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how we can continue strengthening the public service so that it remains responsive, accessible and capable of meeting the changing needs of the people it serves.
After years of waiting, Monica Pityana can finally say that the house she has called home is legally hers, bringing relief to the elderly resident and securing the property for her grandchildren.
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury has recorded a significant improvement in its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) performance, advancing from a Level 6 contributor to a Level 3 contributor after achieving an overall score of 91.02 points on its latest B-BBEE scorecard.
The eThekwini Municipality is intensifying damage assessments and recovery operations following a Level 6 thunderstorm that battered the city between 16 and 19 September, affecting 27 wards and damaging homes and municipal infrastructure.
Last year, during Public Service Month, I called on the public service to recommit itself to professionalism, integrity, and the Batho Pele principles of service excellence. I did so with a clear understanding that our people have grown impatient with empty promises. They want to see a state that works, responds to their needs and delivers services efficiently and with dignity.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast that a surface high-pressure system will extend its ridge into the eastern and southern parts of the country this week, bringing isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
Government has committed to accelerating interventions to address persistent service delivery challenges in the Phokwane Local Municipality in the Northern Cape.
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has commended the Eastern Cape police for the swift and decisive response shown following the killing of two police officers in Libode.
As the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) continues to monitor the 2026 sardine mortality event, no renewed widespread mortality has been observed.
