Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the Government and people of Zimbabwe following the loss of 44 lives in a ferry tragedy on Lake Kariba. The ferry capsized on 11 August 2026, resulting in the deaths of 44 people.

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Pretoria: The Department of Employment and Labour has called for urgent and coordinated action to address South Africa’s worsening employment crisis, following the release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2026. The…

Johannesburg: Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Leon Schreiber, has described the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system as revolutionary for South Africa’s immigration management. The Minister was speaking at the official launch of the ETA system …

Rustenburg: The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lt General Puleng Dimpane, has deployed additional specialised capacity to support and enhance ongoing rescue, recovery, and investigative operations at the disus…

Cape town: Municipalities in the Eastern Cape are set to experience cold weather conditions, with cloudy skies anticipated over the interior regions and morning fog in some areas. Otherwise, the weather is expected to be fine and cool to cold, with ve…

Johannesburg: Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) Minister Parks Tau has reiterated that transformation and economic inclusion are moral and economic imperatives central to South Africa’s democratic political order. Tau was delivering a keynote add…