Nationwide: Operation Shanela II operations have led to the arrest of over 15,000 suspects, said the South African Police Service (SAPS). According to South African Government News Agency, in a statement on Monday, the police reported that 15,763 suspects were arrested for various offences, including 2,133 wanted individuals who were

Johannesburg: The Deputy Minister of Finance, Ashor Sarupen, has emphasised the importance of governments, the private sector, development finance institutions, and multilateral partners working together to create an enabling environment for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to succeed. Addressing an official side event of South Africa’s Group of Twenty

Johannesburg: Eskom has entered into a lease agreement for its historically significant steam locomotives in a bid to ensure the locomotives’ preservation and continued operation. The power utility announced on Monday that the successful bidder for the five-year lease is New Cape Central Railway Ltd. According to South African Government

Pretoria: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will expand its investigation into allegations of maladministration at the Department of Water and Sanitation to include the ‘Drop the Block’ Project. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of a proclamation that amends an earlier authorisation for the corruption-busting unit to probe the department.

Tokyo: Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to advancing sustainable fuels and hydrogen energy. Addressing the Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Fuels, Gina highlighted the country’s strides in decarbonising its economy, despite its historically carbon-intensive profile. The Deputy Minister, who is currently on

Pretoria: As South Africa joins the world in celebrating World Ozone Day 2025, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has reflected on the importance of ozone protection, while highlighting measures that South Africa has implemented to protect the ozone layer. The Minister on Tuesday highlighted

Gaza: The report is intended to be detailed and damning, presenting evidence it says shows that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It says that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention that was passed in 1948 by the newly established United Nations. The word genocide, and the convention that defined

New York: A United Nations commission of inquiry has released a report accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, citing four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law. The report, produced by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, claims that Israel