South Africa

Eskom has successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, to the national grid.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Professor Sibusiso Bengu, the democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, who has passed away at the age of 90.

Gauteng public healthcare facilities delivered 203 New Year babies on Wednesday.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has announced that it will step in to strengthen efforts to reduce road crashes and fatalities in the Eastern Cape as holidaymakers prepare to return to the cities and workplaces in the coming days.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to rally together for a better future for all in the New Year.

Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will join mothers in celebrating the arrival of their newly born bundles of joy and officially open the newly expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli on Monday joined the Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala to hand over building materials to households affected by the recent fires in the City of Cape Town.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has urged all road users to exercise vigilance in high-risk areas affected by the vandalism of streetlights and traffic signals.

Deputy Minister of Police, Polly Boshielo, has condemned as a “heinous crime” the alleged statutory rape and subsequent impregnation of a 13-year-old child in Limpopo.

The City of Cape Town says it expects some 35 000 people to make their way to Waterfront in Cape Town for the New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration tonight.