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SAPS destroys over 13 000 firearms

Today at 09:49 AM, via SAnews

SAPS destroys over 13 000 firearms

In an effort to remove illegal firearms from circulation, the South African Police Service (SAPS) destroyed a total of 13 859 firearms during its second firearm destruction process for the 2025/26 financial year. 

This brings the total number of firearms destroyed over the past seven years to 305 934.

The District Commissioner of Sedibeng in...

SAPS to welcome new members of the Special Task Force

Today at 09:34 AM, via SAnews

SAPS to welcome new members of the Special Task Force

The South African Police Service (SAPS) will today welcome 13 Special Task Force (STF) Operators to join the organisation’s elite tactical unit. 

The STF unit deals with high-risk operations that fall beyond the scope of general policing, which requires specialised skills.

The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie...

Manamela appoints administrator to stabilise College of Cape Town

Today at 09:08 AM, via SAnews

Manamela appoints administrator to stabilise College of Cape Town

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed Dr Robert Nkuna as Administrator of the College of Cape Town following findings of serious governance and financial failures at the institution.

The appointment, made in terms of Section 46 of the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006, takes...

Lives have been improved but more still needs to be done – President Ramaphosa

Yesterday at 15:36 PM, via SAnews

Lives have been improved but more still needs to be done – President Ramaphosa

Notwithstanding the persistent challenges and need for continued effort, government has profoundly transformed the lives of South Africans in the three decades since the advent of democracy.This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who delivered his reply to the Debate of the State of the Nation...

Rand Water granted temporary boost to stabilise Gauteng supply

Yesterday at 15:33 PM, via SAnews

Rand Water granted temporary boost to stabilise Gauteng supply

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has authorised Rand Water to abstract additional water from the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) as part of urgent interventions to stabilise Gauteng’s strained water supply network.

The decision follows a series of disruptions between 27 January and 1 February 2026, when...

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