# State prosecutors have added an additional charge against deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya amid his bail application in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court in Gauteng. The charge of unlawful storage of a firearm relates to a firearm found in his vehicle during his arrest. Sibiya already faces charges including rape, human trafficking and sexual […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has announced the first working prototype of a digital ID, demonstrating it live with his own details at Constitutional Hill. The smart IDs remain available, while the digital IDs will use biometric verification and let citizens monitor access to their data. He also confirmed green ID documents will no […]
# Home Affairs is preparing a national campaign to document every undocumented South African citizen during the 2028/29 financial year. At the launch of the Quantum Leap modernisation project at Constitutional Hill, minister Leon Schreiber said with the digital reforms, the department will review late birth registration, documentation processes and deploy mobile biometric technology. The […]
# The government has confirmed that 53 affected families will travel to Angola today as part of South Africa’s delegation for the Angola Exile Repatriation Project. Spearheaded by the SA Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, the programme aims to trace, exhume and repatriate the remains of an estimated five-thousand liberation heroes who died in […]
# The National Transmission Company South Africa will establish a ring-fenced market surveillance unit to guard against abuse of dominance in the South African Wholesale Electricity Market. The company’s General Manager for Energy Market Services, Andrew Etzinger, says the unit is a regulatory requirement ahead of the market’s planned launch in April 2027 and the […]
# Tanzania will require foreign visitors entering the mainland to have mandatory travel insurance from today. The policy will cost 720-rand for adults and 360-rand for children aged three to 17, while infants under three are exempt from payment. The insurance, issued through the National Insurance Corporation, covers emergency medical treatment, evacuation, repatriation and luggage […]
# The Institute for the Future of Work is hosting its fifth annual Future of Work Dialogue in Pretoria, looking into the future of the digital economy. Senior director Tseliso Mohlomi says the initiative by Tshwane University of Technology aims to improve graduate employability. He emphasised to the SABC on implementing strategies, redesigning curricula and […]
# The Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court has postponed Zimbabwean-British fugitive Ndodana Tshuma’s plea and sentencing to 21 October. He is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal entry into South Africa. The state and defence require more time to negotiate, while magistrate Sindisiwe Malindi says discrepancies in the guilty plea and prosecution […]
# The SABC has reiterated its proposal to host Parliament TV across its broadcast and digital platforms. The public broadcaster told Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies its television, radio and streaming platforms, including SABC Plus, could expand access to national legislation. CEO Nomsa Chabeli says both institutions share a mandate to inform […]
