LIMPOPO: Limpopo police have arrested 11 suspects on charges of extortion reported at one of the mines in the Tubatse policing area in the Sekhukhune district. Members of the Provincial Organised Crime Unit were notified of an incident where the local business forum handed a memorandum of complaints to the

Gqeberha: The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi, has underscored the crucial role of local government in strengthening South Africa’s manufacturing and export capabilities. Addressing the 2nd Annual District Development Model (DDM) Conference at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha on Saturday, Godlimpi emphasized that municipalities are central

Drakensburg: While the government has made strides in environmental compliance, significant work is needed to address pervasive issues like untreated sewage discharge to land, freshwater, and coastal areas. This is according to the 2023/24 National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER), which was launched on Monday by Deputy Minister of

Stilfontein: President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed government’s commitment to resolving the tense situation at Stilfontein in the North West, through peaceful and safe measures. In his weekly newsletter to the nation, the President emphasised the importance of upholding human rights and fostering peace amidst the ongoing standoff in the area.

pretoria: The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is leveraging the ongoing Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM 2024) to address the significant yet often-overlooked issue of gender-based violence (GBV) affecting women with disabilities. According to South African Government News Agency, the Minister of Youth and Persons with

Pretoria: A comprehensive study on gender-based violence in South Africa has disclosed that approximately 7,310,389 women aged 18 and older have endured physical violence at some point in their lives. This revelation was part of the first South African National Gender-Based Violence Prevalence Study: A Baseline Survey on Victimisation and

Stilfontein: The SAPS welcomes the interim court order issued by the Gauteng High Court. SAPS static deployment operations continue at all abandoned and disused mining shafts in the Stilfontein area, where a call is once again made to all illegal miners to resurface. The order does not in any way

Aliwal North: The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Crime Investigation, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), has successfully secured a conviction against Christopher Andrew Joe, aged 44, for defrauding the South African Police Service (SAPS) of more than R160,000. According to South African Police Service, in 2023, a SAPS Ford