Johannesburg: Johannesburg Water has moved to assure residents that progress is being made to improve water supply to Coronationville in the west of the city. The area was the site of violent protest last month with residents demanding water supply. According to South African Government News Agency, Johannesburg Water stated,

Pretoria: The South African Police Service (SAPS) has urged communities to unite in protecting older persons and to take a stand by reporting abuse. ‘SAPS is obliged and mandated by the Constitution and the Older Persons Act, 2006, to ensure the protection of all elderly persons and dealing effectively with

Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Israeli government to immediately release South Africans and other nationals abducted as part of Israeli authorities’ interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission delivering aid to Gaza. According to South African Government News Agency, President Ramaphosa stated that the interception

Pretoria: The Madlanga Commission has declared a scheduled break from its ongoing proceedings, with hearings set to resume on 13 October 2025. This pause comes as a result of the unavailability of Commissioner Sesi Baloyi, who will be attending to her responsibilities with the Judicial Service Commission during the break

Pretoria: Over 5000 suspects have been arrested for various crimes while 105 unlicensed firearms were recovered in the month of September, said KwaZulu-Natal police. According to South African Government News Agency, the South African Police Service (SAPS) announced that of the 5,527 suspects arrested across the province, 1,464 were apprehended

Pretoria: The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is closely monitoring the situation regarding the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which is currently navigating a high-risk area in the Mediterranean Sea. Recent reports indicate that the Gaza-bound aid flotilla has many ships still ‘sailing strong’ toward the Palestinian territory on Thursday,

Johannesburg: Long-serving Eskom official, Monde Bala, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the power utility’s transmission arm, the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA). Bala has been serving as the entity’s interim CEO for the past two months and was appointed following a rigorous recruitment process. NTCSA board

Pretoria: North West Premier Kagiso Lazarus Mokgosi is set to spearhead the launch of the Thuntsha Lerole programme in the Tswaing Local Municipality on Friday. The municipality, part of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, is among the ten local municipalities included in Phase 5 of the provincial government’s Accelerated Service