Tourism a powerful economic driver in SA and Africa

Tourism remains a powerful economic driver in South Africa and across the continent, says Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille.

“In 2024, South Africa alone welcomed 8.9 million tourists, and their direct spending contribution was R91.6 billion, supporting an estimated 1.6 million jobs,” the Minister said on Tuesday.

She was speaking...

Stage 2 load shedding to be implemented during evening peak

Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding during evening peak from 4pm today until 10pm on Thursday evening.

The power utility explained that the move is aimed at managing “limited generation capacity and to ensure continued supply during the working days”.

“This decision follows the delayed return...

Elevating the delivery of government services

While  government has made significant strides since the 1990s in adopting digital technologies to ensure that it delivers efficient services to its citizens, it has not fully achieved this ideal.

To make up for this shortfall, government has, in recent years, taken important steps to improve the quality of and access to...

Unemployment rate increases by 1%

The official unemployment rate has crept up by 1% to reach 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025.

This according to Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey released on Tuesday morning.

“There was a decrease of 291 000 in the number of employed persons to 16.8 million from 17.1 million in Q4: 2024, while there was an...

Mashatile explores tourism’s potential to boost Africa’s economy

Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 officially kicked off today, with Deputy President Paul Mashatile using the platform to highlight the continent’s vast, untapped tourism potential. 

Speaking at the opening ceremony in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Deputy President Mashatile highlighted Africa’s rich cultural heritage and...

Police Ministry condemns rape of 18-year-old in KZN

The Police Ministry has condemned the incident in which an 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped earlier this month by a 54-year-old Inkosi of the KwaBhidla area in KwaZulu-Natal.

Reports indicate that the suspect gave the young woman a lift from eGqumeni, only to allegedly refuse to drop her off at her stop. He instead drove her...

Media to record court proceedings in Ndlovu murder case

The National Press Club (NPC) and the African Media and Communicators Forum (AMCF) have welcomed the court order permitting media houses to record proceedings of the case involving kidnapped journalist Sibusiso ‘Aserie’ Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli.

The order was granted by the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court on...

Confession of Usindiso building fire accused ‘admissable’, court declares

The High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, has ruled that the confession made by the man accused of starting the deadly Usindiso building fire, is admissible as evidence.

The fire, allegedly started by 30-year-old Lawrance Mdlalose, killed at least 76 people living in the building situated in the Johannesburg...

Police Ministry grateful for support shown to families of fallen Constables

The Ministry of Police has extended its gratitude to communities, the Free State provincial government and the people of South Africa at large, for the support shown to the families of three Constables who died in a car crash, three weeks ago.

The police constables were accorded official funerals held last...

Court security to be strengthened following shooting incident

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has called for an immediate strengthening of security in all courts following a second shooting incident at a court over the past two months.

The latest incident occurred at the Melmoth Court in KwaZulu-Natal, resulting in the fatal shooting of an...

Digital Transformation Roadmap to make it easier to access government services

With the newly launched plan of modernising the delivery of essential government services, government aims to ensure that conducting administrative tasks with the State is easier for citizens.

This will be achieved through the Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of Government, which sets out a focused...