Minister welcomes decline in coal share, growth in renewables

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the latest estimates from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer, which shows that coal accounted for 74.31% of South Africa’s electricity generation in January 2025.“This record low, which includes behind-the-meter estimates, is a...

Deputy President appoints Gadija Brown as Special Economic Advisor

The Office of the Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has announced the appointment of Gadija Brown, the former MEC for Finance in the Free State, as his Special Economic Advisor.

A seasoned professional with rich experience in the commercial banking sector, the Office of the Deputy President believes Brown brings a...

FCS unit deployed to boost Matatiele case 

The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has tasked the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Investigations (FCS) unit to bolster and oversee the ongoing investigation into the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in Matatiele.The FCS unit has 176 units across the country and...

Housing lobby group Ndifuna Ukwazi has lodged court papers in the Western Cape High Court opposing the Department of Public Works’ plan to evict residents who hijacked a building in the Cape Town CBD.

Operation Shanela continues to make strides 

Operation Shanela continues to register commendable progress in the fight against crime with 13 633 suspects having been arrested through the multidisciplinary operation.“Through high visibility patrols, stop and searches and the tracing of wanted suspects, police are hard at work in stamping the authority of the state,” the South...

Critical services continue amid budget consideration

National Treasury has moved to assure the public that critical government services will not be affected as Parliament continues to consider the 2025 budget.

This year, the budget was tabled on 12 March, instead of the customary February – eliciting questions and comments on government’s ability to deliver services while budget...

Internet connectivity can aid SA’s development 

Internet connectivity has the potential to boost employment while also broadening access to education, healthcare and the speeding up of service delivery, says Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Nomalungelo Gina.Internet connectivity also has the potential to broaden modern agricultural practices, mobility, and...

Treatment plant to alleviate KwaXimba water supply challenges

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the completed two phases of the KwaXimba Water Treatment Package Plant will bring relief to the longstanding water supply challenges facing villages in KwaXimba.Majodina and Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo visited KwaXimba on Monday, to assess the...

SA’s senior delegation meet US officials to address expropriation, equity laws

A delegation of senior officials, led by South Africa’s Group of 20 (G20) Sherpa and the Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Zane Dangor, have met with United States officials to clarify the country’s expropriation and equity laws.

During their visit, the...

Liberty Nkiwani evaded multiple warrants of arrest for a series of robberies for almost a decade, but his freedom came to a dramatic end in a manhole – where, according to authorities, he was found hacking at Telkom copper cables.

Bergview College has filed an urgent application in the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda to prevent provincial education MEC Fundile Gade from deregistering the school over allegations of a 7-year-old pupil’s rape.

Residents and civil society organisations on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education demanding that police arrest those responsible for the alleged rape of a 7-year-old pupil in the Eastern Cape last year.