# The Ministry of Transport has intensified efforts to improve road safety, launching joint operations and vehicle inspections ahead of the Easter weekend. These operations include checks on bus and taxi safety, with a focus on vehicle roadworthiness and driver fatigue management. During the launch of the Easter Road Safety campaign, minister Barbara Creecy told […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy reported a drop in road accidents this year, with a ten-percent decline in January and 25-percent in February compared to last year. There were over three-thousand drunk driving arrests, 12-thousand illegal vehicles impounded, and 21-thousand-282 speeding fines, with the highest pedestrian fatalities recorded in Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. At […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban has postponed the case against former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter to 14 August for a pre-trial hearing. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting violence during the July 2021 unrest. She faces charges of incitement to commit terrorism and public violence linked to the unrest triggered by the arrest […]
# The Presidency has denied claims that South Africa is engaged in nuclear cooperation with Iran, calling the allegations baseless. It reaffirmed that the country abandoned its nuclear weapons programme before 1994, with the process verified by the United Nations. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya insists South Africa has no secret nuclear agreements and urged those […]
# Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the government is engaging with the City of Johannesburg over the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive to Palestinian politician Leila Khaled, due to diplomatic sensitivities. This comes as the US has expressed concerns about the name change. Briefing the media, Magwenya said the process must follow legal […]
# The Presidency has cautioned political groups against actions that could worsen diplomatic tensions with the US over the return of ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. It urged restraint in planned homecoming rallies, emphasising the need to manage relations carefully. In a media briefing, Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to diplomatic engagement to prevent […]
# The chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council, deputy president Paul Mashatile, will lead the national World TB Day commemoration and launch the end tuberculosis campaign on Monday, at the Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. The campaign aims to significantly reduce tuberculosis incidence and deaths by 2035. The council’s Nelson Dlamini […]
# The Gauteng government will today honour the late struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile will deliver a memorial lecture as part of the Human Rights Festival. The event celebrates Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as a fierce anti-apartheid activist who endured banning orders, detentions, and political […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has surpassed its funding targets, helping over 542-thousand university students for the 2025 academic year. More than one-million students have enrolled in universities and colleges. However, enrolments at community education and training colleges are lower than expected, Deputy Minister Buti […]
