Pretoria: As festive season celebrations get underway, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has called on young people to avoid alcohol and substance abuse. The department warns that while this period is often one of “celebration, rest and social connection,” it also gives rise to troubling

Pretoria: Government has congratulated Bafana Bafana for their win over Angola in the national football team’s opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The tournament is being held in Morocco this month with the final expected to be held on 18 January. According to South African Government

Pretoria: ‘G20’ has been announced as the 2025 South African Word of the Year, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) said on Tuesday. On 23 December 2025, PanSALB, in partnership with media research company Focal Points, declared “G20” the winner after considering various words and expressions. The term outpaced

Cape town: Ten of the 11 members of the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit accused of murder, four counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, four counts of kidnapping, and one count of torture, have been denied bail in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court. The charges are related to

Johannesburg: Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has issued an appeal for an immediate end to hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging conflicting parties to honour their pledges for peace. The Minister was delivering remarks at the Ad Hoc Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the

Cape town: The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has pledged its support to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the corruption busting unit investigates allegations of serious maladministration and improper or unlawful conduct in the affairs of the department. According to South African Government News Agency, this development

Bekkersdal: Acting Gauteng Premier, Jacob Mamabolo, has condemned the escalation in mass shootings that have occurred in the province. This follows a mass shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal, which claimed the lives of at least nine people and left 10 injured. According to South African Government News Agency, earlier

Bekkersdal: Police have launched a manhunt to find suspects linked to the mass shooting perpetrated at a tavern in Bekkersdal in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident claimed 11 lives, with 10 others taken to medical facilities for injuries. According to South African Government News Agency, about 12