Johannesburg: In a coordinated weeklong operation, Gauteng police emergency services, including the Flying Squad, K9 Units, and Highway Patrol members, apprehended 133 suspects between Friday, 25 July, and Thursday, 31 July 2025. The operation also resulted in the recovery of 35 hijacked and stolen vehicles and eight unlicensed firearms. According

Maseru: The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, recently engaged in discussions with his Lesotho counterpart, Advocate Borotho Matsoso, regarding allegations of illegal Basotho military training camps in South Africa. The meeting took place in Maseru, Lesotho, and focused on addressing these concerns. According

Pretoria: With the country commemorating Women’s Month, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has highlighted progress made in protecting women, children, and other vulnerable groups. Over the past year, the SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit has made significant inroads in tackling gender-based violence (GBV) and

Lurhwayizo: Deputy President Paul Mashatile will unveil the bust of Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) combatant Mbulelo ‘Khaya Kasibe’ ‘Ntsizwa’ Ngono on Thursday, 7 August 2025, in Lurhwayizo village, Eastern Cape. As part of his responsibilities to promote social cohesion initiatives, particularly focusing on Traditional and Khoisan leaders, as well as Military

Moses kotane: The North West Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), aimed at leveraging the province’s skills base to drive socio-economic development and combat unemployment and poverty, has been relaunched. North West Premier Kagiso Lazarus Mokgosi recently spearheaded the relaunch at the Mankwe Campus of Orbit TVET College in Moses Kotane

Gqeberha: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has committed to fully restoring the sewer system in the Kings Beach and surrounding areas in Gqeberha. This follows recent heavy rainfall, which led to a new sewerage spill in the Kings Beach parking area, despite existing flow control measures and bypass pumping infrastructure

Johannesburg: Petrol consumers will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this month, as the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced a decrease in the price of fuel for the month of August. Those who use diesel and paraffin, however, will have to dig deeper into

Johannesburg: Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has called for the marketing of South African natural diamonds across the world, as the sector faces a decline in demand and price. The local sector now faces an added challenge of a US tariff of some 30%. According to South African