National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
A new study has warned of a sharp drop in blue crane chicks in Overberg and Swartland
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The allocation follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation address (Sona) that the defence force will be deployed alongside the police to combat illegal mining […]
The fire on the landside disrupted operations on Tuesday, suspending international departures, diverting incoming flights and affecting key IT systems
The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and economic development’
The Constitutional Court will hear challenges to the National Health Insurance Act from 5 to 7 May 2026
Not long ago, it was unthinkable that the leader of the DA would ever walk up the steps to the Union Buildings
South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace
In 2025, the national Mathematics pass rate, calculated at the very low threshold of 30%, declined from 69% to 64%.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa’s tolerance for “just one drink” has become a licence for mass death
2025 didn’t see a boom but it was not a bust
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
Selling too much public property now could limit future opportunities for social housing, community facilities or public projects that only the state can deliver
Civil society cannot solve the country’s literacy crisis on its own, because the scale is too vast and the resources required too substantial
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports of beef
The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
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The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern
The Swartberg Protected Area sees largest damage with more than 15 500 hectares burned
The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes
The State Information Technology Agency has recommended an investigation into the tender awarded to Blue Network Consortium
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints
But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town
Grazing and plant poaching are also factors leading to the rare Prince Albert vygie dwindling, researchers said
Interventions are needed to address demand in destination countries in East Asia, Democratic Alliance says
Warmer, drier weather in the coming weeks would boost production in the Western Cape where two-thirds of South Africa’s wheat is grown.
A committee has been set up to establish the scale and extent of the outbreak along the Cape coast
The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend
But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019